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, the Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023
H.R.3977, the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023
H.R.6599, the 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, the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8685, the Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8791, the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8920, the Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8940, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8945, the Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8949, the Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8951, the Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
H.R.8953, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024
Witness List
Panel I
Members of Congress TBD
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 (all bills)
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
The Hon. Jeffery Stiffram (H.R.8791)
President
Fort Belknap Indian Community
Harlem, Montana
The Hon. Frank White Clay (H.R.8953)
Chairman
Crow Tribe of Indians
Crow Agency, Montana
The Hon. Lester Shine Nieto (H.R.8920)
Vice Chairman
Tule River Indian Tribe of California
Porterville, California
The Hon. Larry Phillips, Jr. (H.R.8685) [Minority Witness]
Governor
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
The Hon. Arden Kucate (H.R.8951) [Minority Witness]
Governor
Pueblo of Zuni
Zuni, New Mexico
Mr. Marko Manoukian (H.R.7240)
Co-Chair
St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group
Malta, Montana
Panel III – (H.R.1304, H.R.3977, H.R.6599, H.R.8940, H.R.8945, and H.R.8949)
Mr. David Palumbo (all bills)
Deputy Commissioner of Operations
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
The Hon. Craig Andrews (H.R.8940)
Vice Chairman
Hopi Tribe
Kykotsmovi, Arizona
The Hon. Tanya Lewis (H.R.8949)
Chairwoman
Yavapai-Apache Nation
Upper Verde Valley, Arizona
The Hon. Buu Nygren (H.R.3977, H.R.6599, H.R.8940, and H.R.8945) [Minority Witness]
President
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, Arizona
The Hon. Fred Romero (H.R.6599) [Minority Witness]
Governor
Pueblo of Taos
Taos, New Mexico
The Hon. Randall Vicente (H.R.1304) [Minority Witness]
Governor, Pueblo of Acoma
Acoma, New Mexico
Committee Notice:
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=416293
