3.0.0 3301 2019-11-15T21:23:32Z 2019-11-15T21:23:32Z House H HR 2011-11-01 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REHBERG:H.R. 3301.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clause 3.[Page H7208]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2011-11-04T15:42:42Z Referred to 2011-11-01T16:00:31Z Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 112 399 S 2011-10-20 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-492. Identical bill CRS 2011-11-04 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Committee 2011-11-01 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000571 Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] DENNY REHBERG R MT N Native Americans Dams and canals Forests, forestry, trees Government trust funds Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Lakes and rivers Montana Water storage Water use and supply Native Americans 00 2011-11-01 Introduced in House 2011-11-04T20:25:21Z Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in providing to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana the St. Mary River water right, to allocate to the Tribe 50,000 acre-feet per year of stored water in Lake Sherburne Reservoir as part of the tribal water right. Exempts the Tribe from any requirement to pay any costs associated with the allocation. Prohibits the allocation from being increased by any year-to-year carryover storage.

Requires the Tribe and the Secretary to enter into an agreement to lease the water allocated to the Tribe for use by the Secretary for the Milk River Project.

Requires, as part of the tribal water right, the Secretary to allocate permanently to the Tribe all remaining unallocated water in Lake Elwell. Exempts the Tribe from any requirement to pay any costs associated with the allocation. Prohibits the allocation from being increased by any year-to-year carryover storage.

Directs the Secretary to carry out activities necessary to: (1) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; (2) the completion to authorized acreage of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; and (3) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Four Horns Dam and Reservoir and associated delivery systems of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project.

Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified compact and the Birch Creek Agreement.

Holds the tribal water right in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.

Establishes: (1) the Blackfeet Land and Water Development Fund, and (2) the Birch Creek Mitigation Fund.

Sets forth requirements concerning: (1) water rights in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and (2) Milk River water rights.

]]> Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 Display Title Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To modify the purposes and operation of certain facilities of the Bureau of Reclamation to implement the water rights compact among the State of Montana, the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, and the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-11-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3301ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3301ih.xml 2011-11-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. 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.