US Congress House Bill 644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-18 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah. The agreement gives the Navajo Nation the right to use water from sources located within Utah and adjacent to or encompassed within the boundaries of the Navajo Reservation, provided that depletions do not exceed a specified amount annually. The Navajo water rights shall be held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of the Navajo Nation and shall not be subject to forfeiture or abandonment. The Navajo Nation shall have authority to allocate, distribute, and lease the water rights for any use on or off its reservation in accordance with the agreement. The Department of the Interior shall establish and manage the Navajo Utah Settlement Trust Fund, with amounts available for withdrawal by the Navajo Nation for planning, designing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and replacing Navajo water development projects. The bill also specifies waivers and releases that must be executed in order for the settlement to be binding and effective.

Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020

Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]	Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 557.
2020-12-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-673.
2020-02-12	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2020-02-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-02-12	House	Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
2019-06-26	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2019-01-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-01-17	House	Introduced in House

SB1207 (Related) 2019-09-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.
HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.
SB886 (Related) 2020-06-15 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/644/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr644/BILLS-116hr644ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr644/BILLS-116hr644rh.pdf