H.R. 644 · 116th Congress
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019
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This bill ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House · Dec 18, 2020
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020
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, provided that depletions do not exceed a specified amount annually.
The Navajo water rights shall be held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of the 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020
Latest action (Dec 18, 2020): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 17, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.