HR 5592 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010

Introduced Jun 24, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Denny Rehberg R-MT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 29, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 24, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in providing to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana the St. Mary River water right, to allocate to the Tribe 50,000 acre-feet per year of stored water in Lake Sherburne Reservoir as part of the tribal water right. Exempts the Tribe from any requirement to pay any costs associated with the allocation. Prohibits the allocation from being increased by any year-to-year carryover storage.

Requires the Tribe and the Secretary to enter into an agreement to lease the water allocated to the Tribe for use by the Secretary for the Milk River Project.

Requires, as part of the tribal water right, the Secretary to permanently allocate to the Tribe all remaining unallocated water in Lake Elwell.

Directs the Secretary to carry out such activities as are necessary relating to: (1) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; (2) the completion to authorized acreage of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; and (3) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Four Horns Dam and Reservoir and associated delivery systems of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project.

Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified compact and the Birch Creek Agreement.

Holds the tribal water right in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.

Establishes: (1) the Blackfeet Land and Water Development Fund; and (2) the Birch Creek Mitigation Fund.

Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) water rights in the Lewis and Clark National Forest; and (2) Milk River water rights.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

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  1. Jun 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
  2. Jun 24, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Jun 24, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3290Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010Identical billJul 22, 2010

Subjects

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  1. Jun 24, 2010Introduced in House

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