Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
- Last Action
- 6/21/2024
Actions
- 2024-06-21Held at the desk.
- 2024-06-21Received in the House.
- 2024-06-20Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2024-06-20Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4188-4198)
- 2024-06-20Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4188-4198)
- 2024-06-20Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4172)
- 2024-06-20Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2024-06-20Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2023-07-19Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2023-07-12Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-120.
- 2023-06-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 2023-06-14Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-14 (00)
Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023
This bill modifies and ratifies a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the United States, Montana, and the Fort Belknap Indian Community (i.e., the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes).
The bill requires the community's water rights to be held in trust for the benefit of the community and its allottees. The community must enact a tribal water code to regulate its water rights.
Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (as applicable) to enter negotiations with Montana to exchange certain state lands for federal lands to be held in trust for the benefit of the community.
The bill also
- establishes the Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill,
- establishes the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement Implementation Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill, and
- provides funding for specified accounts established by the bill.
Cosponsors (1)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
Subjects
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Dams and canals
- Department of the Interior
- Economic development
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Historical and cultural resources
- Hunting and fishing
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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