Rep. Leger Fernandez, Sen. Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Approve Ohkay Owingeh Water Rights Settlement
June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to approve the water rights settlement of Ohkay Owingeh and participating non-Tribal parties for water in the Rio Chama Basin. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are original cosponsors.
The Ohkay Owinge . . .
U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to approve the water rights settlement of Ohkay Owingeh and participating non-Tribal parties for water in the Rio Chama Basin. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are original cosponsors.
The Ohkay Owinge . . .