Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act

To supply municipal and industrial water supply to the Ute Mountain Ute, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Navajo Nation and non-Tribal participants from the Animas-La Plata Project in settlement of water rights claims for the Tribes, and also fulfill other project activities that may be required as a result of the construction, such as relocation of roads and moving powerlines. To complete construction of a reconfigured Animas-La Plata Project, consisting of facilities to divert and store water from the Animas River to provide for an average annual depletion of 57,100 acre-feet of water, to be used for municipal and industrial water supply only, for the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian Tribes, and other tribal and non-tribal entities in the Four Corners Region of the United States. Also, to supply 4,680 acre-feet per year to the Navajo Nation through a pipeline from Farmington to Shiprock, NM.

Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government - Projects shall be subject to the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ii Stat. 2203; 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) to the same extent as if such functions were performed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and for projects not awarded subject to Public Law 93-638: State, local, Federally recognized Indian Tribal governments, small businesses, individuals, and profit organizations.

There are no criteria for selecting proposals for projects awarded under Public Law 93-638 procedures. When needed work is identified, a request for proposal is issued with a statement of work. The Tribe submits a proposal based on the statement of work. Negotiations are held to arrive at a mutually agreed upon Public Law 93-638 contract for award of the project and the costs associated with performance of the work. For any projects that may be identified that are not subject to Public Law 93-638 procedures, specific evaluation criteria will be included in the funding announcements posted on www.grants.gov.

Fiscal year 2025: NNMP Bluff Road damage repair design build contract incorporated into the NNMP 2-6 contract. The repair design is for install new 24-inch HDD transmission pipe, replacing the damaged section of the pipeline that was damaged due to landslide. Completion of the design work mentioned above and the start of the repair work by NECA and their subcontractor who is installing the new HDD pipeline. Fiscal year 2026: Completion of the pipeline repairs and the commissioning and putting into service the entire 28 miles of the NNMP pipeline. Fiscal year 2027: Upon success completion of the pipeline repairs and commissioning, no further funding of this project is anticipated.