The bill, S. 4633, aims to settle water rights claims involving the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. It establishes trust funds and funding allocations to support water infrastructure projects and management in Northeastern Arizona. The legislation also...
The bill is about sharing water and money between three Native American tribes to help them build things like pipes for getting water, and to agree on how much water each tribe can use.
The bill, known as the "Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024," aims to resolve water rights claims involving the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe in Arizona. It lays out specific allocations and uses of Colorado River water for...
This bill is about making sure that three Native American tribes in Arizona—Navajo, Hopi, and San Juan Southern Paiute—get their fair share of water from a big river through money and projects to help build things like a water pipeline, but people want to make sure the money is spent wisely and everyone gets treated fairly.
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