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S. 1207, Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested May 15, 2019
Requested By Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Date Sent June 19, 2019
Description:
The bill would Secure water supplies for the Navajo Nation in Utah by ratifying the Navajo Water Rights Settlement Agreement among the federal government, the State of Utah, and the Navajo Nation Authorize the appropriation of $241 million (including adjustments to account for inflation and interest earnings) to capitalize the Navajo Utah Settlement Trust Fund, which would be administered by the Department of the Interior until its transfer to the Navajo Nation Require the Bureau of Reclamation to survey current and past water use on the reservation Require the State of Utah to contribute $8 million to the trust fund   Prohibit the Navajo Nation from raising claims to certain water rights or for damage to water, land, and other resources Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from The transfer of the trust fund’s ownership to the Navajo Nation, which would trigger a federal expenditure of the trust fund’s balance

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