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Union Calendar No. 228 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2978 

[Report No. 109–419] 

To allow the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights 

recognized under the Fort Peck-Montana Compact for the purpose of 

meeting the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, 

Incorporated, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2005 

Mr. REHBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

APRIL 25, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To allow the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck 

Indian Reservation to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights recognized under the 

Fort Peck-Montana Compact for the purpose of meeting 

the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. MONTANA INDIAN TRIBES; AGREEMENT WITH 

4 DRY PRAIRIE RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION, 

5 INCORPORATED. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes 

7 of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation (referred to in this 

8 section as the ‘‘Tribes’’) may, with the approval of the 

9 Secretary of the Interior, enter into a lease or other tem10 porary conveyance of water rights recognized under the 

11 Fort Peck-Montana Compact (Montana Code Annotated 

12 85–20–201) for the purpose of meeting the water needs 

13 of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated 

14 (or any successor entity), in accordance with section 5 of 

15 the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 

16 2000 (Public Law 106–382; 114 Stat. 1454). 

17 (b) CONDITIONS OF LEASE.—With respect to a lease 

18 or other temporary conveyance described in subsection 

19 (a)— 

20 (1) the term of the lease or conveyance shall 

21 not exceed 100 years; 

22 (2) the lease or conveyance may be approved by 

23 the Secretary of the Interior without monetary com24 pensation to the Tribes; and 


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1 (3) the Secretary of the Interior shall not be 

2 subject to liability for any claim or cause of action 

3 relating to the compensation or consideration re4 ceived by the Tribes under the lease or conveyance. 

5 (c) NO PERMANENT ALIENATION OF WATER.—Noth6 ing in this section authorizes any permanent alienation of 

7 any water by the Tribes. 


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Union Calendar No. 228 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2978 

[Report No. 109

–419] 

A BILL 

To allow the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the 

tion, Incorporated, and for other purposes. needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water AssociaCompact for the purpose of meeting the water rights recognized under the Fort Peck-Montana lease or other temporary conveyance of water Fort Peck Indian Reservation to enter into a 

APRIL 25, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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