Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 18, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020
This bill ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah. The 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, provided that depletions do not exceed a specified amount annually.
The Navajo water rights shall be held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of the Navajo Nation and shall not be subject to forfeiture or abandonment.
The Navajo Nation shall have authority to allocate, distribute, and lease the water rights for any use on or off its reservation in accordance with the agreement.
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 planning, designing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and replacing Navajo water development projects.
The bill also specifies waivers and releases that must be executed in order for the settlement to be binding and effective.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2019 to Jun 24, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jun 24, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
- Dec 18, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-673.
- Feb 12, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 12, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 12, 2020Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Moving Forward Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| S 886 | Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act | Related bill | Jun 15, 2020 |
| S 1207 | Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2020Reported in House
- Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
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