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The bill delivers a modest, targeted $5.1M funding boost and clearer statutory wording for land-management activities while increasing federal spending slightly and leaving some state/local partners uncertain about the timing and use of related payments.
State and local governments (and Interior Department programs) receive a $5,124,902.12 deposit into the Development Fund to finance specified land-management and development activities.
Federal agencies and employees gain clearer statutory wording (adding 'In general—There is'), reducing ambiguity about the provision's application and likely easing implementation and administration.
Taxpayers, including middle-class families, face a modest increase in federal spending due to the $5.1M appropriation, which could add to budgetary pressure or require offsets elsewhere.
State and local governments may face uncertainty because the bill provides limited transparency on how 'adjusted interest payments' will be used or timed, complicating planning and coordination with federal funds.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes $5,124,902.12 to be deposited into the Development Fund as “Adjusted interest payments” and makes a textual correction to the existing settlement statute.
Introduced February 12, 2025 by Catherine Marie Cortez Masto · Last progress December 15, 2025
Makes a technical correction to a prior water rights settlement law and authorizes a one-time appropriation of $5,124,902.12 to the Department of the Interior to be deposited into the Development Fund as “Adjusted interest payments.” Also sets a short title for the Act. The change updates a phrase in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to explicitly authorize that specific deposit to the Fund.