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New Mexico lawmakers sue over water settlement

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New Mexico lawmakers sue over water settlement

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A bipartisan group of legislators and a northwestern New Mexico farmer asked the state’s highest court on Wednesday to nullify an agreement between the state, the federal government and the Navajo Nation settling tribal rights to water from the San Juan River.

The lawsuit contends the governor can’t unilaterally bind New Mexico to the deal and the settlement must be approved by the Legislature to take effect.

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