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S 3168 117th Congress Senate Native Americans Arizona Congressional oversight Government trust funds Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Lakes and rivers Water resources funding Water use and supply

A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 4, 2021 Introduced by: Kelly, Mark Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2023
Became Public Law No: 117-342.
Jan 5, 2023
Signed by President.
Dec 28, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 21, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 21, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 33 (Roll no. 537). (text: CR H9937-9938)
Dec 21, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 33 (Roll no. 537).
Dec 21, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9979-9980)
Dec 21, 2022
By Senator Schatz from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-285.
Dec 21, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Dec 21, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3168.
Dec 21, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9937-9939)
Dec 21, 2022
Mrs. Peltola moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7314-7315)
Dec 19, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2022
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S7292)
Dec 19, 2022
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7291-7292)
Dec 19, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 683.
Dec 19, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 16, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 23, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.
Nov 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 22, 2022 House · vote #537 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 378–33 See who voted →
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This act revises the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010, including by extending certain deadlines and establishing reporting requirements. (The quantification act approved the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Agreement, settling the tribe's water rights in Arizona. It authorized the design and construction of a rural water system to address the water infrastructure needs on the tribe's reservation.)

Specifically, the act extends the enforceability deadline, from 2023 to 2027, for the Department of the Interior to publish a statement of findings required by the quantification act. In particular, the act repeals the settlement agreement on December 31, 2027, if Interior does not publish by December 30, 2027, a statement of findings that specified conditions have been fulfilled (including that funds necessary to construct the rural water system have been deposited into a specified subaccount).

The act makes changes to cost indexing for the funds and subaccounts established under the quantification act, including by allowing adjustments for construction costs.

The act also requires annual reports to Congress describing all expenditures and including additional information, such as progress and cost accounting on the planning, design, and construction of the Miner Flat Dam and any additional water supply facilities resulting from expenditures.

Finally, the act establishes requirements for determining whether the rural water system is substantially complete. In particular, the rural water system shall be determined to be substantially complete if (1) the infrastructure is capable of storing, diverting, treating, transmitting, and distributing a supply of water as set forth in the final project design; or (2) Interior has expended all available funding and cannot complete construction due solely to the lack of additional authorized funding.

What's happening now January 5, 2023

Became Public Law No: 117-342.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1