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Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1304, H.R. 3977, H.R. 6599, H.R. 7240, H.R. 8685, H.R. 8791, H.R. 8920, H.R. 8940, H.R. 8945, H.R. 8949, H.R. 8951 & H.R. 8953 | Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | 10:15 AM

On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 1304 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023”;
  • H.R. 3977 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023”;
  • H.R. 6599 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act”;
  • H.R. 7240 (Rep. Rosendale), “Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8685 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8791 (Rep. Zinke), “Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8920 (Rep. Fong), “Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8940 (Rep. Ciscomani), “Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8945 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8949 (Rep. Schweikert), “Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024”;
  • H.R. 8951 (Rep. Vasquez), “Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024” and
  • H.R. 8953 (Rep. Zinke), “Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024”.

Witnesses are by invitation only.

Witness and Testimony

Panel I:
Members of Congress

Panel II – (H.R. 7240, H.R. 8685, H.R. 8791, H.R. 8920, H.R. 8951, and H.R. 8953)

The Hon. Bryan Newland
 Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Washington, DC (all bills)

The Hon. Jeffery Stiffram
President
Fort Belknap Indian Community
Harlem, MT (H.R. 8791)

The Hon. Frank White Clay
Chairman, Crow Tribe of Indians
Crow Agency, MT (H.R. 8953)

The Hon. Lester Shine Nieto
Vice Chairman
Tule River Indian Tribe of California
Porterville, CA (H.R. 8920)

The Hon. Larry Phillips, Jr.
Governor
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
Ohkay Owingeh, NM (H.R. 8685) [Minority Witness]

The Hon. Arden Kucate
Governor
Pueblo of Zuni, Zuni, NM (H.R. 8951) [Minority Witness]

Mr. Marko Manoukian
Co-Chair
St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group
Malta, MT (H.R. 7240)

Panel III – (H.R. 1304, H.R. 3977, H.R. 6599, H.R. 8940, H.R. 8945, and H.R. 8949)

Mr. David Palumbo
 Deputy Commissioner of Operations
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Washington, DC (all bills)

The Hon. Craig Andrews
Vice Chairman
Hopi Tribe
Kykotsmovi, AZ (H.R. 8940)

The Hon. Tanya Lewis
Chairwoman
Yavapai-Apache Nation
Upper Verde Valley, AZ (H.R. 8949)

The Hon. Buu Nygren
President
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ (H.R. 3977, H.R. 6599, H.R. 8940, and H.R. 8945) [Minority Witness]

The Hon. Fred Romero
Governor
Pueblo of Taos, Taos, NM (H.R. 6599) [Minority Witness]

The Hon. Randall Vicente
Governor
Pueblo of Acoma, Acoma, NM (H.R. 1304) [Minority Witness]