Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023

House Bill

H.R. 3977

119th Congress

Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 12, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Greg Landsman

Representative

Democratic

OH-1

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Native Americans

Summary

This bill extends the timeline and expands the scope of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, a water infrastructure project that helps provide clean drinking water to the Navajo Nation and surrounding areas in New Mexico and Arizona. It gives the Navajo Nation more flexibility to connect additional communities to the project and sets up trust funds to help maintain and replace project facilities.

Latest Action

Subcommittee Hearings Held

SponsorGreg Landsman (D-OH)

Introduced6/12/2025

StatusSubcommittee Hearings Held

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Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023

This bill extends the timeline and expands the scope of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, a water infrastructure project that helps provide clean drinking water to the Navajo Nation and surrounding areas in New Mexico and Arizona. It gives the Navajo Nat

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This bill extends the timeline and expands the scope of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, a water infrastructure project that helps provide clean drinking water to the Navajo Nation and surrounding areas in New Mexico and Arizona. It gives the Navajo Nation more flexibility to connect additional communities to the project and sets up trust funds to help maintain and replace project facilities.

Bill Number: 3977
Sponsor: Greg Landsman (D-OH)
Introduced: 6/12/2025
Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held
Policy Area: Native Americans

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Fact Sheet

Title: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023
Bill Number: 3977
Sponsor: Greg Landsman (D-OH)
Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held
Introduced: 6/12/2025
Summary: This bill extends the timeline and expands the scope of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, a water infrastructure project that helps provide clean drinking water to the Navajo Nation and surrounding areas in New Mexico and Arizona. It gives the Navajo Nation more flexibility to connect addition

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill extends the timeline and expands the scope of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, a water infrastructure project that helps provide clean drinking water to the Navajo Nation and surrounding areas in New Mexico and Arizona. It gives the Navajo Nation more flexibility to connect additional communities to the project and sets up trust funds to help maintain and replace project facilities.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023 This bill extends deadlines and otherwise revises the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. This project was first authorized by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which settled the Navajo Nation's water rights in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico. Specifically, the bill extends through December 31, 2029, the deadline for constructing project facilities. The bill allows for additional project service areas, including by allowing the Navajo Nation to expand the project service area in order to deliver water supply from the project to Lupton, Arizona. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Navajo Nation. The bill also establishes (1) the Navajo Nation Operations, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund; and (2) the Jicarilla Apache Nation Operations, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Extends the deadline for constructing project facilities from 2024 to 2029
Allows the Navajo Nation to expand the project's service area to include the community of Lupton, Arizona
Directs the federal government to take certain land into trust for the Navajo Nation
Establishes two trust funds to help cover the long-term operations, maintenance, and replacement costs of the project

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would primarily benefit the Navajo Nation and other Native American communities in the region by ensuring the continued development and expansion of a critical water infrastructure project. This would help improve access to clean, reliable drinking water for thousands of residents who currently lack it.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Native Americans

Related Subjects

Arizona

Government trust funds

Indian lands and resources rights

Infrastructure development

Lakes and rivers

Land transfers

Land use and conservation

New Mexico

Rural conditions and development

Water resources funding

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3977, 119th Congress (2025). "Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3977