3.0.0 3113 2022-10-28T01:46:12Z 2022-10-28T01:46:12Z Senate S 2019-12-19 116 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2019-12-19T17:09:39Z Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020 116 5673 HR 2020-01-27 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Related bill CRS 2019-12-19 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-12-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N Native Americans 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 Missouri River Montana Outdoor recreation State and local government operations Water quality Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Watersheds Native Americans 00 2019-12-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-08T16:33:31Z Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

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 of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana).

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.

Among other things, the Department of the Interior must

  • negotiate with Montana for the transfer of specified parcels of state land located on and off the reservation,
  • hold transferred land in trust for the benefit of the community,
  • allocate 20,000 acre-feet per year of stored water from Lake Elwell,
  • establish a settlement trust fund, and
  • request Montana to pay a specified amount to contribute to the design and construction of the Peoples Creek Dam and Reservoir to support mitigation activities.

The bill requires the Bureau of Reclamation to modify the operating procedures of the Milk River Project to ensure that the Fresno Reservoir is operated in accordance with the agreement.

The bill also outlines certain waivers, releases, and retention of claims under the settlement agreement.

]]> Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 Display Title Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3113is/xml/BILLS-116s3113is.xml 2019-12-19 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.