Indigenous water infrastructure bill flows ahead, Google data center proposed in Lea County & more
On Tuesday, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously advanced a bill that will support water infrastructure for some New Mexico Tribes and Pueblos. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez authored the bill.
"In New Mexico we say, 'Agua es vida; water is life.,'" the New Mexico Democrat said. "And water is also key to tribal sovereignty."
The U.S. Senate passed companion legislation last year. This bill now heads to a full House vote.
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Google announced earlier this week that it is exploring the potential of a possible data center in Lea County in Southeast New Mexico.
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