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

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

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 (naturalresources.house.gov)
Legislative Hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1304, Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2023 ; H.R. 3977, Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023 ; H.R. 6599, 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, Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 ; H.R. 8685, Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 ; H.R. 8791, Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 ; H.R. 8920, Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 ; H.R. 8940, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 ; H.R. 8945, Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 ; H.R. 8949, Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 ; H.R. 8951, Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 and H.R. 8953, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024 (docs.house.gov)