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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1277| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
Martha McSally

Martha McSally

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)

Indian Affairs 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
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2459
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • June 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2459
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2459: 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 CongressS-1277| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
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
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2459
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • June 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2459
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Martha McSally

Martha McSally

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2459: 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