3.0.0 907 2025-12-10T00:51:05Z 2025-12-10T00:51:05Z House H HR 2025-01-31 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/907 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House][Pages H434-H435]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ZINKE:H.R. 907.[[Page H435]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-31T15:02:25Z 119 241 S 2025-03-05 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Identical bill CRS 2025-01-31 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 1 N D000634 Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] Troy Downing R MT 2 2025-01-31 True Native Americans Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Dams and canals 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Department of the Interior 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Economic development 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Executive agency funding and structure 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Federal-Indian relations 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Government information and archives 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Government liability 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Government studies and investigations 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Government trust funds 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Historical and cultural resources 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Hunting and fishing 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Indian lands and resources rights 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Indian social and development programs 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Intergovernmental relations 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Lakes and rivers 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Land transfers 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Land use and conservation 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Missouri River 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Montana 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Outdoor recreation 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z State and local government operations 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Water quality 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Water resources funding 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Water storage 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Water use and supply 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Watersheds 2025-05-08T17:55:49Z Native Americans 2025-05-02T13:56:27Z

00 2025-01-31 Introduced in House 2025-05-28T00:22:07Z <p><strong>Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill modifies and ratifies a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the United States, Montana, and the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana (i.e., the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes). The bill also authorizes&nbsp;wastewater infrastructure on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.&nbsp;The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.</p><p>The bill also</p><ul><li>establishes the Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill,</li><li>establishes the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement Implementation Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill, and</li><li>provides funding for specified accounts established by the bill.</li></ul><p>The bill also authorizes Interior to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain, and replace community water distribution and wastewater treatment facilities for the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana.</p>

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