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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-2459| House 
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (7)
David Schweikert (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004. The Bureau of Reclamation must construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey at least 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. The bill provides for land to be added to the reservation and taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust through an act of Congress. The bill outlines (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims.
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Timeline
May 1, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1277
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jun 26, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 1, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1277
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • May 8, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • June 26, 2019
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • S 116-1277: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019
ArizonaFederal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsInfrastructure developmentLakes and riversLand transfersWater use and supply

Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-2459| House 
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004. The Bureau of Reclamation must construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey at least 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. The bill provides for land to be added to the reservation and taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust through an act of Congress. The bill outlines (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims.
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Timeline
May 1, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1277
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jun 26, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 1, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1277
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • May 8, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • June 26, 2019
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (7)
David Schweikert (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • S 116-1277: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArizonaFederal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsInfrastructure developmentLakes and riversLand transfersWater use and supply