S 313 · 111th Congress · Native Americans
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 260.(2010-01-21)
Plain Language Summary
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White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009 - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Agreement and amendments made to such Agreement by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in implementing the Agreement, to comply with all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other applicable environmental laws. Requires the water rights of the Tribe to be held in trust by the United States. Provides for reallocations of certain water rights to the Tribe. Requires the Secretary to: (1) enter into a specified contract with the Tribe for tribal water rights in Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, and Yavapai Counties in Arizona; and (2) plan, construct, maintain, and operate the White Mountain Apache Tribe rural water system. Establishes in the Treasury the Rural Water System Construction Fund, consisting of specified funds. Requires the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance to complete the Hawley Lake, Horeshoe Lake, Reservation Lake, Sunrise Lake, and Big and Little Bear Lake reconstruction projects and facilities improvements. Requir…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 313, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009
Nov 16, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 10, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 313, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009
Nov 16, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 10, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office