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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016
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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 This bill: (1) ratifies and modifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others; and (2) satisfies the claims of the tribe for water rights and injury to water rights under all law with respect to the Hualapai land. The bill enumerates the tribe's water rights in the Bill Williams, Colorado, and Verde River basins. The tribe may divert, use, and store the tribe water from the Central Arizona Project, but the tribe must pay charges associated with the delivery of the water as well as the tribe's water project costs. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) must plan, design, and construct the Hualapai Water Project, which must be designed to divert, treat, and convey no less than 3,414 acre-feet per year of water from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. Reclamation must convey to the tribe title for the project once it is substantially complete. The bill establishes the: (1) Hualapai Water Project Account for constructing the project; and (2) Hualapai OM&R Trust Account for the operation, maintenance and replacement charges associated with the project. The Department of the Interior must accept certain parcels of land to hold in trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the boundaries of the reservation may only be taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe through an act of Congress. The bill outlines: (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims.
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Filing registrants (4)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2647 - the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 - matters related to water supply protection H.R. 2898 - the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 - issues affecting water users S. 2533: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act S. 3085: the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 - issues impacting watershed protection. S. 2902: Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 - issues related to western water and watersheds. S. 2959/H.R. 5433: a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 S. 2848/H.R. 5303: Water Resources Development Act - issues impacting western water users and electric utilities. S. 3300: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 Matters related to Tribal water rights. Issues pertaining to watershed management and forestry-matters impacting water users Issues related to Arizona water supplies
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-539.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S3300 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 Related to settlement of Hualapai water rights.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2647 - the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 - matters related to water supply protection H.R. 2898 - the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 - issues affecting water users S. 2533: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act S. 3085: The Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 - issues impacting watershed protection. S. 2902: Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 - issues related to western water and watersheds. S. 2959/H.R. 5433: a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 S. 2848/H.R. 5303: Water Resources Development Act - issues impacting western water users and electric utilities. S. 3300: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 Matters related to Tribal water rights. Issues pertaining to watershed management and forestry-matters impacting water users Issues related to Arizona water supplies
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
H.R.5633 - Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act S.3300 - Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016
Client expense: $119,077 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S3300 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 Related to settlement of Hualapai water rights.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 508 - FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 - issues affecting water users H.R. 2647 - the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 - matters related to water supply protection H.R. 2898 - the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 - issues affecting water users S. 2533: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act S. 3085: the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 - issues impacting watershed protection. S. 2902: Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 - issues related to western water and watersheds. S. 2959/H.R. 5433: a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 S. 2848/H.R. 5303: Water Resources Development Act - issues impacting western water users and electric utilities. S. 3300: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 Discussion Draft of Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act of 2016 - issues impacting watershed protection. Matters related to Tribal water rights. Issues pertaining to watershed management and forestry-matters impacting water users Issues related to Arizona water supplies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 508 - FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 - issues affecting water users H.R. 2647 - the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 - matters related to water supply protection H.R. 2898 - the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 - issues affecting water users S. 2533: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act S. 3085: the Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 - issues impacting watershed protection. S. 2902: Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 - issues related to western water and watersheds. S. 2959/H.R. 5433: a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 S. 2848/H.R. 5303: Water Resources Development Act - issues impacting western water users and electric utilities. S. 3300: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016 Discussion Draft of Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act of 2016 - issues impacting watershed protection. Matters related to Tribal water rights. Issues pertaining to watershed management and forestry-matters impacting water users Issues related to Arizona water supplies
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE