Summary

Appropriates specific, limited sums to three Native American water development trust funds: a deposit for the Navajo Nation fund ($6,357,674.46), an adjusted interest payment deposit for the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund ($7,794,297.52), and a deposit for the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund ($4,314,709.18). It also directs the Treasury to waive certain interest earned before September 15, 2017 for the Aamodt fund and preserves earlier Secretarial findings and completed legal steps under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. The bill makes small, targeted amendments to earlier Acts to add the new appropriation authority and update cross-references, while stating that it does not alter or undo prior actions already completed under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.

Key Points

• Authorizes $6,357,674.46 to be deposited into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund.
• Authorizes $7,794,297.52 to be deposited into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund as an adjusted interest payment.
• Authorizes $4,314,709.18 to be deposited into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund for water facility O&M and replacement costs.
• Directs the Treasury to waive certain interest earned before September 15, 2017 related to the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund.
• Updates cross-references in prior public-lands legislation to reflect the new deposit authority.
• Preserves the validity of previously published Secretarial findings and does not undo prior completed steps under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.
• Total new appropriations authorized by the Act equal $18,466,681.16.
• Changes are narrowly tailored to specified deposits, a directed waiver, and conforming technical edits—no broad new program authorizations.
• Implementation requires administrative actions by the Secretary (Interior) and the Secretary of the Treasury.

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