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This bill, the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, aims to facilitate the implementation of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement by making several key changes. It introduces new definitions for terms like "Mitigation Well System," which refers to infrastructure designed to offset surface water depletion, and "Pueblo Trust Funds," encompassing various funds established for water development and sharing. The bill also reorganizes and renames sections related to these trust funds, clarifying their management, investment, and use for projects like groundwater and surface water infrastructure. Furthermore, it establishes supplemental funding for "Mutual-Benefit Projects," which are collaborative water infrastructure projects, and sets specific deadlines and conditions for their completion, including provisions for alternative or interim offset infrastructure if deadlines are not met. The bill appropriates significant funds for these projects and trust funds, with adjustments for construction cost fluctuations, and includes disclaimers to ensure that these amendments do not alter the original settlement agreement or a related court decree.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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