WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, November 16, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs at a legislative hearing on a variety of Indian water rights settlement bills.
Assistant Secretary Newland will present the Department’s views on, S. 4870, Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022; S. 4896, Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022; and S. 4898, Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022.
The hearing begins at 2:30pm ET and can be viewed at https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings.
