S 434 · 113th Congress · Native Americans
Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-113.(2013-05-08)
Plain Language Summary
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 - Requires the Blackfeet Tribe (Tribe) of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana to work with the Fort Belknap Indian Community on resolving any conflict concerning Milk River water rights. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to resolve such conflict if the Tribe and Community are unable to do so within a specified period. Requires the Secretary to enter into contracts with the Tribe for the delivery of: (1) 5,000 acre-feet per year of the St. Mary River water right through Milk River Project facilities to the Tribe or an entity specified by the Tribe, and (2) any additional available St. Mary water. Lists Milk River Project purposes as irrigation, flood control, fish and wildlife protection, recreation, hydroelectric power generation, and municipal, rural, and industrial water supply. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to: evaluate alternatives for the rehabilitation of the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project, identify alternatives to provide additional St. Mary River and Milk River water to the Tribe, evaluate the feasibility of increased storage in Fresno Reservoir, allocate costs based on specified Milk Rive…
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