![Susan Montoya Bryan U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland prepares to address reporters and water experts during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 10, 2024. Haaland announced the federal government is dedicating $60 million for conservation projects along the Rio Grande, marking the first distribution of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/06cc5df7a73445fbbdfaabf01bd15727/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland prepares to address reporters and water experts during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 10, 2024. Haaland announced the federal government is dedicating $60 million for conservation projects along the Rio Grande, marking the first distribution of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland talks about the importance of water for arid states in the Western U.S., during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 10, 2024. Haaland announced the federal government is dedicating $60 million for conservation projects along the Rio Grande, marking the first distribution of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/78028a68ff614a5c9241a5f2122542fe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland talks about the importance of water for arid states in the Western U.S., during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 10, 2024. Haaland announced the federal government is dedicating $60 million for conservation projects along the Rio Grande, marking the first distribution of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
![Susan Montoya Bryan U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, left, is flanked by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and state and local water officials during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 10, 2024. Haaland announced the federal government is dedicating $60 million for conservation projects along the Rio Grande, marking the first distribution of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5d256dfacd16454eb463582b24fb5a8c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, left, is flanked by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and state and local water officials during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 10, 2024. Haaland announced the federal government is dedicating $60 million for conservation projects along the Rio Grande, marking the first distribution of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)