Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 9, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.
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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019
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 resulting in depletions not to exceed a specified amount annually.
The Navajo water rights shall be held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of 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 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2019 to Jun 20, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Apr 11, 2019 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Apr 11, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jun 20, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2019Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-79.
- Sep 9, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.
- May 15, 2019Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 11, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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 |
| HR 644 | Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2020 |
| S 886 | Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act | Related bill | Jun 15, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2019Reported to Senate
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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