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Leger Fernndez, Heinrich Lead Bill to Approve Water Rights Settlement for the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jos Watershed

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U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to approve the water rights settlement for the Navajo Nation as well as participating non-Tribal parties in the Rio San José watershed. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.)…

Congresswoman Leger Fernndez Applauds Initial $98 Million Agreement to Strengthen Las Vegas' Water Infrastructure

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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández announced that the City of Las Vegas, New Mexico, will receive $98 million from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office to overhaul its water treatment facilities and systems. The Congresswoman and New Mexico Congressional Delegation secured $140 million for this effort as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill signed into law on December 29, 2022. This significant investment is part of the ongoing recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, which devastated northern New Mexico in 2022.

Congresswoman Leger Fernndez Advances Landmark Water Rights Settlements for 11 New Mexico Tribes

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Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Committee heard Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s five pivotal water rights settlement bills for 11 tribes in New Mexico. If passed, the bills could deliver a combined $3.6 billion in water infrastructure investments—one of the largest investments in water infrastructure in New Mexico history. "Yesterday, we considered…

Leger Fernndez, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Approve Ohkay Owingeh Water Rights Settlement

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U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (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 Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are original cosponsors.  The Ohkay Owingeh…

Leger Fernndez, Heinrich, Lujn Announce $2 Million to Santo Domingo Pueblo for Waste Management

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced two awards totaling over $2 million to Santo Domingo Pueblo to improve wastewater infrastructure and waste management. The funding includes a $1.5 million grant that Heinrich and Luján secured through Fiscal Year (FY22) 2022 Appropriations process, as well as an Environmental Justice Government to Government Award for $539,452 funded through the Inflation Reduction Act.  

N.M. Delegation Announces $60 Million from Inflation Reduction Act to Strengthen Water Security in the Rio Grande

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U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), are announcing $60 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to help Doña Ana and Sierra County residents and farmers with drought…

N.M. Delegation Announces $28.6 Million in Infrastructure Law Funding to Make Drinking Water Safer in New Mexico

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Today, Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández, Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that New Mexico will receive $28,650,000 made possible by the delegation's work to pass the landmark Infrastructure Law. Funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the investment will help New…

N.M. Delegation Welcomes Nearly $2 Million to Restore Watersheds Damaged by Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire

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U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming nearly $2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund the development of a comprehensive Watershed Restoration Plan for the areas directly impacted by the 2022 Hermit's…

N.M. Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $35 Million in Federal Funding for Rural Development

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U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $35 million in federal funding from the U.S.…

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