117th Congress (2021–2023) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
This page covers S4104 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S4104 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2022-12-22: Passed |
| Latest action | 2023-01-05: Became Public Law No: 117-349. |
| Policy area | Native Americans |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 This act authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The act outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004. Interior must reallocate this priority water to the tribe, firm through 2107 a specified amount of the water, and enter into a water delivery contract with the tribe. The act directs Interior to establish the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account. Amounts deposited in the trust fund account shall be made available to the tribe for specified purposes, including to construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey up to 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. Additionally, the act establishes in the Treasury the Hualapai Water Settlement Implementation Fund Account. Amounts in this account must be used to carry out groundwater monitoring and an estimate for groundwater withdrawals in…
Subjects: Arizona, Federal-Indian relations, Government trust funds, Indian claims, Indian lands and resources rights, Infrastructure development, Lakes and rivers, Land transfers, Water use and supply
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-22 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 251 | 42 | 6 | Official tally |
S4104 (Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ].
On 2023-01-05: Became Public Law No: 117-349.
1 recorded vote in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2022-12-22, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.