Lawmakers to consider water-rights adjudication

Two interim legislative committees will hold joint meetings in Las Cruces next week to discuss the adjudication of water rights in New Mexico.

The interim Water and Natural Resources Committee and Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee will meet at the NMSU Golf Course Club House, 3000 Champions Drive, Monday through Wednesday.

“Since water rights and water adjudications are a subject of interest to both committees, we are meeting concurrently as we hear testimony on these subjects,” Rep. Andy Nuñez, D-Hatch and chairman of the water and resources committee, said in a release. “We are taking a close look at what’s happening along the Lower Rio Grande.”

The committees will also hear about the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision that limits the regulation of domestic wells.

The courts committee will also meet separately to consider prison reform, with an emphasis on the juvenile justice system.

View the agenda for meetings by clicking here.

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