S. 3013 · 114th Congress
Salish and Kootenai Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016
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This bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement entered into by the United States, Montana, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation of Montana. Specified claims of the tribes against the United States are waived and released.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 26, 2016
Salish and Kootenai Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016
This bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement entered into by the United States, Montana, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation of Montana. Specified claims of the tribes against the United States are waived and released.
The Department of the Interior shall allocate specified amounts of storage water in Hungry Horse Reservoir for use by the tribes.
In addition, the bill: (1) establishes provisions related to the development of hydroelectric power within the reservation; (2) requires the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out specified activities related to the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project; (3) establishes, for purposes of carrying out the bill, the Selis-Qlispe Ksanka Settlement Trust Fund and the Salish and Kootenai Compact Fund; and (4) confirms certain instream flow water rights of the tribes.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Salish and Kootenai Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016
Latest action (Jun 29, 2016): Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-401.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 26, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.