Taos Pueblo signed a $133 million water rights settlement with the state of New Mexico on Tuesday.

The deal resolves the rights of the tribe and non-Indians. It ends a lawsuit filed in 1969.

The tribe is the latest in the state to settle its water rights. But the Bush administration is balking at the cost of the agreements.

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Taos Pueblo water pact signed (AP 5/31)
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Relevant Links:
Taos Pueblo - http://www.taospueblo.com
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer - http://www.ose.state.nm.us

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