HR 7640 · 96th Congress · Native Americans
Papago Water Rights Settlement Act of 1980
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1980-06-23)
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Papago Water Rights Settlement Act of 1980 - Defines the term "Central Arizona project" to mean the project authorized under the Colorado River Basin Project Act of September 30, 1968. Title I: Papago Water Projects - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake, and within ten years complete, a program to deliver annually a firm water supply at points designated by the Papago Tribe of: (1) 90,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the San Xavier Indian Reservation; (2) 30,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation for use in the Garcia Strip area; (3) 40,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the Sif Oidak District of the Sells Papago Reservation for use in the Chuichu area; and (4) 20,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the Gila Bend Reservation. Authorizes the Secretary, if a conduit or canal is extended to or near Tucson, Arizona, to construct, operate, and maintain a suitable water distribution system for the delivery of water to the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Schuk Toak project of the Sells Papago Reservation. Allows the Secretary to enter into a written agreement with the city of Tucson for such water delivery, if such action i…
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