Hearing: 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. Ledger 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”.

Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Committee on Natural Resources)

Panel one

The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernandez
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Matthew M. Rosendale
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Ryan K. Zinke
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Vince Fong
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Juan Ciscomani
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable David Schweikert
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Gabe Vasquez
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Panel two

The Honorable Bryan Newland
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

• Testimony DOI on HR 1304, HR 6599, HR 8685, HR 8920 and HR 8951 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:46 PM
• Testimony DOI on HR 3977, HR 8945, HR 8949 and HR 8953 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:46 PM
• Testimony DOI on HR 7240, HR 8791 and HR 8940 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:46 PM

The Honorable Jeff Stiffarm
President, Fort Belknap Indian Community

• Testimony Stiffarm [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Frank Whitclay
Chairman, Crow Tribe of Indians

• Testimony Whiteclay [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Shine Nieto
Vice Chairman, Tule River Indian Tribe

• Testimony Nieto [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Larry Phillips Jr.
Governor, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

• Testimony Phillips [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Arden Kucate
Governor, Pueblo of Zuni

• Testimony Kucate [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM
• Testimony Support Maps [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

Mr. Marko Manoukian
Co-Chair, St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group

• Testimony Manoukian [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM
• Disclosure Manoukian [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:46 PM

Panel three

Mr. David Palumbo
Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Bureau of Reclamation

• Testimony DOI on HR 1304, HR 6599, HR 8685, HR 8920 and HR 8951 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:46 PM
• Testimony DOI on HR 3977, HR 8945, HR 8949 and HR 8953 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:46 PM
• Testimony DOI on HR 7240, HR 8791 and HR 8940 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:46 PM

The Honorable Craig Andrews
Vice Chairman, Hopi Tribe

• Testimony Andrews [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Tanya Lewis
Chairwoman, Yavapai-Apache Nation

• Testimony Lewis [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Buu V. Nygren
President, Navajo Nation

• Testimony Nygren on HR 3977 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM
• Testimony Nygren on HR 6599 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM
• Testimony Nygren on HR 8940 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM
• Testimony Nygren on HR 8945 [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Fred L. Romero
Governor, Pueblo of Taos

• Testimony Romero [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM

The Honorable Randall Vicente
Governor, Pueblo of Acoma

• Testimony Vicente [PDF] Added 07/23/2024 at 04:38 PM