3.0.0 3473 2022-02-03T05:09:00Z 2022-02-03T05:09:00Z Senate S S 2008-09-11 110 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2008-09-11T19:01:28Z 2008-09-11 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-09-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8387-8388) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn N Native Americans Agriculture and Food Arizona Colorado River development Dams Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to Indians Fish culture Government lending Government liability Government trust funds Indian claims Indian lands Indian water rights Infrastructure Land transfers Law Minorities Outdoor recreation Reservoirs Sports and Recreation Water Resources Development Water supply Native Americans 00 2008-09-11 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-18T15:29:11Z White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2008 - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Agreement and amendments made to such Agreement by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in implementing the Agreement, to comply with all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other applicable environmental laws.

Requires the water rights of the Tribe to be held in trust by the United States. Provides for reallocations of certain water rights to the Tribe.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) enter into a specified contract with the Tribe for tribal water rights in Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Counties in Arizona; (2) plan, construct, and administer the White Mountain Apache Tribe rural water system; and (3) provide loans to the Tribe for the construction of the rural water system. Establishes in the Treasury the Rural Water System Construction Fund.

Requires the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance to complete the Hawley Lake, Horeshoe Lake, Reservation Lake, Sunrise Lake, and Big and Little Bear Lake reconstruction projects and facilities improvements.

Requires the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study of options for improving: (1) the manufacture and use of timber products derived from commercial forests on the White Mountain Reservation; and (2) forest management practices.

Sets forth provisions relating to the satisfaction, waiver, or release of claims by the Tribe and for a limited waiver of U.S. or tribal sovereign immunity for the purpose of resolving issues arising under this Act.

]]> White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2008 Display Title White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3473is/xml/BILLS-110s3473is.xml 2008-09-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.