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Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1207| Senate 
| Updated: 9/9/2019
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (3)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-664
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
May 15, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 9, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-79.
Sep 9, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.
Dec 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-644
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-664
    Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018


  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • May 15, 2019
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • September 9, 2019
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-79.


  • September 9, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.


  • December 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-644
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2: Moving Forward Act
  • S 116-886: Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act
  • HR 116-644: Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020
Federal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLakes and riversUtahWater use and supply

Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1207| Senate 
| Updated: 9/9/2019
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.

Bill Text Versions

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2 versions available

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-664
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
May 15, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 9, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-79.
Sep 9, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.
Dec 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-644
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-664
    Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018


  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • May 15, 2019
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • September 9, 2019
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-79.


  • September 9, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.


  • December 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-644
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (3)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2: Moving Forward Act
  • S 116-886: Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act
  • HR 116-644: Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLakes and riversUtahWater use and supply