Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

Bill: 115-s-3168
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2018-06-28
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Department of the Treasury

Executive agency funding and structure

Indian lands and resources rights

Water resources funding
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-343.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (currently, it terminates at the end of FY2034).</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3168 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2018 Mr. Udall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act . 2. Reclamation water settlements fund Section 10501 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 407 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029 and inserting For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034 and inserting for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter ; and (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking for any authorized use and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for any use authorized under paragraph (2). ; and (3) by striking subsection (f).