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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7633| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2022
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (4)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 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. Amounts deposited in an established trust fund account shall be made available to the tribe for specified purposes, including to construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey up to 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. The bill authorizes Interior to take specified land 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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2459
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Apr 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 12, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 5, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4104
Signed by President.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2459
    Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019


  • April 28, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • April 28, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • April 29, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.


  • April 29, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • May 12, 2022
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • January 5, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4104
    Signed by President.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5118: Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
  • S 117-4104: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
ArizonaFederal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsInfrastructure developmentLakes and riversLand transfersWater use and supply

Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7633| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2022
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 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. Amounts deposited in an established trust fund account shall be made available to the tribe for specified purposes, including to construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey up to 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. The bill authorizes Interior to take specified land 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2459
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Apr 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 12, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 5, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4104
Signed by President.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2459
    Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019


  • April 28, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • April 28, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • April 29, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.


  • April 29, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • May 12, 2022
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • January 5, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4104
    Signed by President.
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (4)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5118: Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
  • S 117-4104: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
  • 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