US Congress House Bill 3563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-22 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009 - Ratifies the water rights compact between the Crow Tribe and the state of Montana. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promptly execute the compact and comply with applicable environmental statutes. Requires the Secretary, through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out activities necessary to: (1) rehabilitate and improve the water diversion and delivery features of the Crow Irrigation Project in accordance with an agreement to be negotiated with the Tribe; and (2) design and construct such features of the reservation's municipal, rural, and industrial water system. Ratifies tribal water rights, which shall be held in trust for the use and benefit of the Tribe. Grants the Tribe sole authority to allocate, distribute, and lease such rights, subject to specified limitations. Applies specified provisions of the Act of February 8, 1887, relating to using water for irrigation, to the tribal water rights. Directs the Secretary to allocate to the Tribe 300,000 acre-feet per year of water stored in Bighorn Lake, under a water right held by the United States, as measured at the Yellowtail Dam outlet works. Requires the Tribe, as a condition of receiving an allocation, to enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish the terms and conditions. Declares that the benefits provided satisfy all claims of the Tribe and allottees. Establishes in the Treasury the Crow Settlement Fund. Grants the Tribe the exclusive right to develop and market power generation as a water development project on the Yellowtail Afterbay Dam. Repeals this Act on January 1, 2016, if the Secretary does not publish by March 31, 2016, a statement of findings that specified conditions have been fulfilled (including court approval and ratification of the compact).

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009

Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-22		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-09-17		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
2009-09-15		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

HB845 (Related) 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
SB375 (Related) 2010-01-21 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.
HB4783 (Related) 2010-12-08 - Became Public Law No: 111-291.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3563/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3563/BILLS-111hr3563ih.pdf