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S 886 116th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Department of the Treasury Executive agency funding and structure Indian lands and resources rights Water resources funding

Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

Introduced: March 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2020
Received in the House.
Jun 15, 2020
Held at the desk.
Jun 11, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 4, 2020
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S2745)
Jun 4, 2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 4, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 4, 2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2743-2745)
Dec 19, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 397.
Dec 19, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-189.
Jul 17, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
May 23, 2019
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

This bill ratifies and modifies various agreements related to tribal water rights and contains other related provisions.

The bill ratifies an agreement relating to the settlement of the Aamodt litigation, which resolved claims concerning Pueblo water resources. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to construct a regional water system as part of that settlement. Specifically, the bill ratifies an agreement between the United States, New Mexico, the city of Santa Fe, and the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque relating to the litigation. (This agreement is in addition to previously ratified agreements settling the litigation.)

The bill also ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah. That agreement gives the Navajo Nation the right to use water from sources located within Utah and adjacent to or encompassed within the boundaries of the Navajo Reservation, resulting in depletions not to exceed a specified amount annually.

The Department of the Interior shall establish and manage the Navajo Utah Settlement Trust Fund, with amounts available for withdrawal by the Navajo Nation for Navajo water development projects.

The bill specifies waivers and releases that must be executed in order for the Navajo settlement to be binding and effective.

The bill also authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to enter arrangements for the sharing of medical facilities and services with urban Indian organizations.

What's happening now June 15, 2020

Held at the desk.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2