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Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma And The Chickasaw Nation Water Settlement, United States 114th Congress
Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma And The Chickasaw Nation Water Settlement, United States 114th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation; Parties: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. Purposes, pp 169-170; Definitions, pp. 170-2; Approval of Settlement Agreement, pp. 172-3; Approval of Amended Storage Contract & 1974 Storage Contract, pp.173-5; Settlement Area Waters, pp. 175-7; City Permit for Appropriation of Surface Water from the Kiamichi River, p. 177; Settlement Commission, pp. 177-8; Waivers and Releases of Claims, pp. 178-183; Enforceability Date, pp. 183-5; Jurisdiction, Waivers of Immunity for Interpretation and Enforcement, pp. 185-6; Disclaimers, pp. 186-7. [Source: Government Printing Office http://www.gpo.gov]
Partial Final Judgment And Decree Of The Water Rights Of The Pueblos Of Nambé, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, And Tesuque, Usdc, Dcnm
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Court Decree: Partial Final Judgment and Decree of the Water Rights of the Pueblos of Nambé, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque
Parties: Pueblos of Nambé, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque.
Contents: Approval of Settlement Agreement p. 2; Acquired Water Rights p. 3; Nambé Water Rights p. 3; Pojoaque Water Rights p. 5; Tesuque Water Rights p. 7; San Ildefonso Water Rights p.9; Limitations p. 11; Enforcement, Administration, Held in Trust p. 12.
Attachments: Attachment 1, p. 13: Nambé irrigation uses, domestic, community, commercial and industrial uses, livestock uses; Attachment 2, p. 25: Pojoaque irrigation uses, domestic, community, commercial and industrial …
Partial Final Judgment And Decree On The Water Rights Of Taos Pueblo, Usdc, Dcnm
Partial Final Judgment And Decree On The Water Rights Of Taos Pueblo, Usdc, Dcnm
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Court Decree: Partial Final Judgment and Decree on the Water Rights of Taos Pueblo: Parties: Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA, Town of Taos, Taos Valley Acequia Association, El Prado Water and Sanitation District, 12 Mutual Domestic Water Consumer Associations. Recitals; Approval of Settlement Agreement; Contract Rights to Water from San Juan - Chama Project; Historic and Existing Use Water Rights; Historically Irrigated Acreage; Municipal, Domestic, and Industrial Use; Livestock Use; Groundwater Rights; Disclaimers; Records of Water Use; Change of Use; Rights Held in Trust; Conclusions; Entry and Modification of Decree. 38 Exhibits: 5973-1 Taos Pueblo Settlement Agreement; 5973-2, Att. 1 …
Final Unified Decree For The Snake River Basin Adjudication, Fifth Judicial District Court, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Final Unified Decree For The Snake River Basin Adjudication, Fifth Judicial District Court, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Court Decree: Unified Final Decree relating to all water rights in Snake River Basin. Contents: I. Procedure, p.1; II. Findings of Fact, p.4; III. Conclusions of Law, p.6; IV. Order p. 9; Attachments available on website:
Attachment 1: Snake River Basin Water System Map
Attachment 2 -- Issued Partial Decrees by subcase or basin number
Attachment 3 -- General Provisions by Basin
Attachment 4 -- Water Right Agreements Between the State of Idaho and the United States of America:
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- Revised Partial Final Consent Decree Determining the Rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- Water Right Partial Decrees
- …
Final Unified Decree For The Snake River Basin Adjudication, Fifth Judicial District Court, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Final Unified Decree For The Snake River Basin Adjudication, Fifth Judicial District Court, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Court Decree: Unified Final Decree relating to all water rights in Snake River Basin. Contents: I. Procedure, p.1; II. Findings of Fact, p.4; III. Conclusions of Law, p.6; IV. Order p. 9; Attachments available on website:
Attachment 1: Snake River Basin Water System Map
Attachment 2 -- Issued Partial Decrees by subcase or basin number
Attachment 3 -- General Provisions by Basin
Attachment 4 -- Water Right Agreements Between the State of Idaho and the United States of America:
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- Revised Partial Final Consent Decree Determining the Rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- Water Right Partial Decrees
- …
Final Unified Decree For The Snake River Basin Adjudication, District Court Of The Fifth Judicial District Of The State Of Idaho, In And For The County Of Twin Falls
Final Unified Decree For The Snake River Basin Adjudication, District Court Of The Fifth Judicial District Of The State Of Idaho, In And For The County Of Twin Falls
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Court Decree: Unified Final Decree relating to all water rights in Snake River Basin. Contents: I. Procedure, p.1; II. Findings of Fact, p.4; III. Conclusions of Law, p.6; IV. Order p. 9; Attachments available on website:
Attachment 1: Snake River Basin Water System Map
Attachment 2 -- Issued Partial Decrees by subcase or basin number
Attachment 3 -- General Provisions by Basin
Attachment 4 -- Water Right Agreements Between the State of Idaho and the United States of America:
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- Revised Partial Final Consent Decree Determining the Rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- Water Right Partial Decrees
- …
Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, United States, Taos Valley Acequia Assn & Its 54 Member Acequias, Town Of Taos, El Prado Water & Sanitation District, 12 Taos Area Mutual Domestic Water Consumers’ Assns.
Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, United States, Taos Valley Acequia Assn & Its 54 Member Acequias, Town Of Taos, El Prado Water & Sanitation District, 12 Taos Area Mutual Domestic Water Consumers’ Assns.
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement. Abeyta Water Rights Adjudication Settlement Agreement among the US, Taos Pueblo, NM, Taos Valley Acequia Assn & it s 55 Member Acequias, Town of Taos, El Prado Water & Sanitation District & 12 Taos Area Mutual Domestic Water Consumers’ Assns. (Dec. 12, 2012) (final signatures Dec. 21, 2012) The Settlement Agreement goals are to resolve the water right claims of the Taos Pueblo; protect the non-Pueblos irrigation uses; restore and protect Buffalo Pasture; and foster cooperation among Taos Valley residents regarding the allocation and use of water resources. The agreement addresses ground and surface …
Procedural & Scheduling Order For Review Of Proposed Settlement Agreement & Partial Final Decree (Taos), Usdc, Dcnm
Procedural & Scheduling Order For Review Of Proposed Settlement Agreement & Partial Final Decree (Taos), Usdc, Dcnm
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Court Procedural and Scheduling Order for Review of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Partial Final Judgment and Decree [Doc. No. 5548]: Entered Mar. 11, 2013 by USDC, DCNM, Nos. 69cv07895 Rio Pueblo de Taos Adjudication & 69cv07939 Rio Hondo Adjudication (Consolidated). Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act enacted as Title V of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-291, 124 Stat. 3064, 3122-34 (2010). Court grants July 29, 2011 joint motion [Doc. No. 5492] of settlement parties for approval of procedures for providing notice of Settlement Agreement and proposed decree and judgment; and, conducting inter se proceeding …
Supplemental Partial Final Decree Of The Water Rights Of The Navajo Nation, 11th Judicial District, San Juan County, State Of New Mexico
Supplemental Partial Final Decree Of The Water Rights Of The Navajo Nation, 11th Judicial District, San Juan County, State Of New Mexico
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Supplemental Partial Final Decree of the Water Rights of the Navajo Nation: Parties: Navajo Nation, NM, New Mexico, USA, United States.
Contents:
1. Jurisdiction, p.2; 2. Supplemental Decree, p.2; 3. Reserved Rights, p.2, including a) Livestock Water Use, p.4, b) Irrigation Water Use, p.6; 4. Water Rights Acquired under State Law, p.18; 5. Depletion Limits, p.22; 6. Allottees, p.24; 7. Limitations, p.24; 8. Disclaimers, p.27; 9. Jurisdiction after Entry of Decree, p.26; 10. Metering of Water Uses, p.26; 11. Records of Water Use, p.28; 12. Administration, p.32. [Source: https://sjrbadjudication.nmcourts.gov/navajo-inter-se-ab-07-1.aspx]
Navajo Nation San Juan Basin In New Mexico Water Rights Settlement Agreement Of 2010, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, United States
Navajo Nation San Juan Basin In New Mexico Water Rights Settlement Agreement Of 2010, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, United States
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement Agreement: Navajo Nation San Juan Basin, NM Water Rights Settlement (Dec. 17, 2010) Parties: Navajo Nation, US, NM. This Settlement relates to the Navajo Nation’s water rights in the San Juan River Basin located in NM. It is a part of the Juan River adjudication. It reconciles the Apr. 19, 2005 agreement with the Settlement Act. Allottees may make individual water right claims based upon historic and existing uses found in the Joint Hydrographic Survey Report. This Settlement finalizes all claims the Nation could make to the San Juan River Basin and settles all causes of action against the …
Crow Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2010, United States 111th Congress
Crow Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2010, United States 111th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: Title IV: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement - Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement of 2010 in the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (PL111-291| 124 Stat 3097). The Act ratifies, authorizes, and confirms the water rights 1999 Compact between the Crow Tribe and MT. The DOI Secretary shall promptly execute the Compact and comply with applicable environmental acts and regulations. The Act provides for: 1) the Tribe to a) rehabilitate and improve the Crow Irrigation Project; and b) Reclamation to construct the municipal, rural, and industrial water system; 2) creates a Project Management Committee made up of the Tribe, …
Navajo Nation Water Settlement & Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Acts Of 2009 (Includes Funding Mechanism For 3 Tribal Water Settlements In Nm), United States 111th Congress
Navajo Nation Water Settlement & Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Acts Of 2009 (Includes Funding Mechanism For 3 Tribal Water Settlements In Nm), United States 111th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: Omnibus Public Land Management, Title X - Water Settlements, Subtitle B - Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, PL 111-11, 123 Stat. 991. ◊ Parties: Navajo Nation and US. Part II, Section 10501 sets up the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. For each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2029, the US will deposit 120M dollars into the Fund, if it is available, plus any interest which comes from Reclamation’s appropriation. The funds are to be spent on Indian water rights settlements that involve water supply infrastructure, to rehabilitate water delivery systems for conservation, or …
Amended And Restated Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement Oct. 21, 2005, Amendment No. 2, 2007, Gila River Indian Community, Et Al
Amended And Restated Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement Oct. 21, 2005, Amendment No. 2, 2007, Gila River Indian Community, Et Al
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Amended and Restated Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement Oct. 21, 2005, Amendment No. 2, 2007. Amendment 2 replaces 3 exhibits with documents filed in or by the courts: 1) Attachment 1 - replacing Exhibit 25.18.A1 - “Stipulation of the Parties to the Amended and Restated Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement Setting forth the Terms of the Settlement (as filed with the Gila Adjudication Court on May 23, 2006”; 2) Attachement 2 - replacing Exhibit 25.18.A2 – “Judgment and Decree”; and 3) Attachement 3 - Exhibit 25.18.B “Order Pursuant to Stipulation issued by the Globe …
2005 Amended And Restated Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement, Gila River Indian Community, Et Al
2005 Amended And Restated Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement, Gila River Indian Community, Et Al
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement Agreement: Amended and Restated Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement (Oct. 21, 2005). Parties: Gila River Indian Community; US; AZ; Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District; Salt River Valley Water Users' Association; Roosevelt Irrigation District; Roosevelt Water Conservation District; Arizona Water Company; the Arizona cities of Casa Grande, Chandler, Coolidge, Glendale, Goodyear, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Safford, Scottsdale, and Tempe; the Arizona towns of Florence, Mammoth, Kearny, Duncan and Gilbert; Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage District; Central Arizona Irrigation & Drainage District; Franklin Irrigation District; Gila Valley Irrigation District, San Carlos Irrigation & Drainage District; Hohokam Irrigation …
Az Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress
Az Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: Central AZ Project Settlement of 2004 - (Sec. 103) Parties: Tohono O'Odham Tribe & US Sets forth general permissible uses of the Central AZ Project (CAP), including for domestic, municipal, fish and wildlife, and industrial purposes. The DOI Secretary will reallocate 197,500 acre-feet of agricultural priority water made available pursuant to the AZ Water Settlement for use by AZ Indian tribes, of which: (1) 102,000 acre-feet shall be reallocated to the Gila River Indian Community; (2) 28,200 acre-feet shall be reallocated to the Tohono O'odham Nation (formerly the Papago Tribe); and (3) 67,300 acre-feet shall be reallocated to …
Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement In The Little Co River Basin, Zuni Indian Tribe Et Al
Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement In The Little Co River Basin, Zuni Indian Tribe Et Al
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement Agreement: Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement in the Little CO River Basin (June 7. 2002) Parties: Zuni Indian Tribe, US, AZ, AZ Game & Fish Commission, AZ State Land Department, AZ State Parks Board, St. Johns Irrigation & Ditch Co., Lyman Water Co., Round Valley Water Users’ Ass’n, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Tucson Electric Power Co., City of St. Johns, Town of Eagar, and Town of Springerville.
The Agreement resolves the Zuni Indian Tribe water rights in the Little CO River basin, AZ. The Zuni Tribe intends to reestablish and maintain the wetland environment …
Fort Belknap-Mt Compact Of 2001, Montana
Fort Belknap-Mt Compact Of 2001, Montana
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement & State Legislation: No separate settlement agreement. Fort Belknap-Montana compact ratified. (MCA 85-20-1001) (April 16, 2001) Parties: Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Reservation, MT and US. The Tribes have right to 645 c/f/s from the Milk River and its tributaries upstream from Reservation diversion point with a priority date of October 17, 1855. Off-stream storage is limited to 60,000 a/f and up to 125 c/f/s is for irrigation and other historical purposes. Tribes have right to develop surface water in the Milk River Basin for livestock impoundments provided they don't use more than 30 a/f/y. …
Shivwits Band Of The Paiute Indian Tribe Of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2000, United States 106th Congress
Shivwits Band Of The Paiute Indian Tribe Of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2000, United States 106th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement, PL 106-263, 114 Stat. 737 ( Aug. 18, 2000) Parties: US, City of St. George, & Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. (Not other Bands of Ut Paiute Tribe) The Act provides for St. George (Utah) Water Reuse to divert and transport water for use by City of St. George and the Shivwits Band (2K acre-feet annually). St. George and the Band ($15M) will pay for the project. The Santa Clara Project will deliver 1,900 acre-feet annually to the Band. This project will …
Chippewa-Cree Tribe Of The Rocky Boy Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement And Water Supply Enhancement Act Of 1999, United States 106th Congress
Chippewa-Cree Tribe Of The Rocky Boy Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement And Water Supply Enhancement Act Of 1999, United States 106th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal legislation: Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act of 1999 (PL 106–163, 113 Stat. 1778) Act approves and ratifies the Water Rights Compact entered into on April 14, 1997, by the Tribe and MT, as modified by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute and implement the Compact. Requires the US, the Tribe, or MT to petition the MT Water Court to enter and approve the proposed decree. Provides an expiration date; a tribal water code. Satisfies any entitlement to Federal Indian reserved water of any …
Crow Tribe, Montana & Us Compact Of 1999, Montana
Crow Tribe, Montana & Us Compact Of 1999, Montana
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement & State Legislation: Water Rights Compact Entered into by the State of Montana, the Crow Tribe and the USA (Jun. 22, 1999). (Mont. Code Ann. Sec. 85-20-901) There is no separate Settlement Agreememt. The State Legislation ratifies settlement of Crow water rights. Includes 500,000 a/f/y from Bighorn River, priority of May 7, 1868; 300,000 a/f/y from Bighorn Lake storage but limited to half that amount during low periods. A stream and lake-level management plan to be developed for the Bighorn River. Tribe has surface, GW and storage rights within the Little Bighorn River, Pryor Creek, and Rosebud Creek (to …
San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement Of 1999, San Carlos Apache Tribe Et Al
San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement Of 1999, San Carlos Apache Tribe Et Al
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement Agreement: San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement (Mar. 30, 1999) Parties: San Carlos Apache Tribe, US, AZ, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Salt River Valley Water Users Assn., Roosevelt Water Conservation District, Buckeye Irrigation District, Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert and Central AZ Water Conservation District. This Settlement Agreement resolves the water rights as between these parties in the Gila Water Rights Adjudication of AZ. Other claims remain to be resolved. Neighboring non-Indian communities will relinquish to approximately 58,735 a/f of surface water to the Tribe, provide …
San Carlos Apache Tribe Amendments To Act Of 1992, 1997 Amendment To The San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement, 105th Congress
San Carlos Apache Tribe Amendments To Act Of 1992, 1997 Amendment To The San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement, 105th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: Department of the Interior, General Provisions - San Carlos Apache Tribe Amendments to Act of 1992, Chapter 5 of Emergency Supplemental Appropriations For Recovery From Natural Disasters, And For Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those In Bosnia, PL 105-18, 111 Stat. 158, 181-187 (Jun. 12, 1997). Parties: US & San Carlos Apache Tribe. 1992 Settlement Act amended 3711 to move deadline to Mar. 31, 1999 & effect on deadline of submission of a proposed Settlement Agreement to Gila Adjudication court; and addition of certain parties & definitions to the 1992 Settlement Agreement. The provisions address the transfer of the …
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Compact, Mt, Chippewa-Cree Tribe
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Compact, Mt, Chippewa-Cree Tribe
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement - State Legislation: There is no stand alone settlement agreement: Water Rights Compact - MT, Chippewa-Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Reservation & US of 1997 (MCA 85-20-601) This Compact arose out of a MT state court water rights adjudication. It serves both as settlement agreement and state legislation. The Compact sets forth the Tribe’s rights and involve Stoneman Reservoir, East Fork Reservoir, Gravel Coulee, Lower Big Sandy Creek, Ancestral Missouri River Channel Aquifer, Box Elder Creek, Beaver Creek, Camp Creek, Duck Creek, Gorman Creek, Lake Elwell, Bonneau Reservoir, Brown’s Reservoir, and new impoundments. It identifies rights in groundwater and …
Fort Mcdowell Indian Community Water Settlement (Yavapai Nation), Fort Mcdowell Indian Community, United States, State Of Arizona, Salt River Valley Water User's Association, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement And Power District, Roosevelt Water Conservation District, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, Phoenix, Az, Scottsdale, Az, Glendale, Az, Mesa, Az, Tempe, Az, Chandler, Az, Town Of Gilbert
Fort Mcdowell Indian Community Water Settlement (Yavapai Nation), Fort Mcdowell Indian Community, United States, State Of Arizona, Salt River Valley Water User's Association, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement And Power District, Roosevelt Water Conservation District, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, Phoenix, Az, Scottsdale, Az, Glendale, Az, Mesa, Az, Tempe, Az, Chandler, Az, Town Of Gilbert
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement: Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Settlement (Jan. 15, 1993) Parties: Fort McDowell Indian Community, Yavapai Nation, Arizona, US, Salt River Valley Water Users Association, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Roosevelt Water Conservation District, Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, and Central AZ Water Conservation District. Overall plan is to find enough water to irrigate 4,000 acres with a duty of 4.5 a/f/y and support 18,350 acres with a duty of 1 a/f/y. of urban development. With an exception for the Verde River Spill Water, total diversion (all from above Granite Reef Dam) is limited to …
San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act Of 1992, San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, United States 102nd Congress
San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act Of 1992, San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, United States 102nd Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992, Title 37 of An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming (Oct. 30, 1992) PL 102-575, 106 Stat. 4600, 4740. Parties: San Carlos Apache Tribe, US, AZ, Salt River Project Agricultural Improve and Power District, Roosevelt Water Conservation District, Buckeye Irrigation District, Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert and Central AZ Water Conservation District. Tribe is a part of the Gila Water Rights Adjudication. This Act ratifies …
Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act Of 1992, United States 102nd Congress
Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act Of 1992, United States 102nd Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal legislation: Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992, PL 102-441, 106 Stat. 2237. Parties: Jicarilla Apache Nation, NM and the US. The US and the Tribal President are authorized to enter into a Settlement Contract. Sections 3 and 4 of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact should provide sufficient water. The Contract provides 33,500 a/f/y diversion from the Navajo Reservoir or Navajo River, and 6,500 a/f/y from the San Juan-Chama Project. Tribe is entitled to return flows and may subcontract for beneficial uses off reservation, but such uses are subject to state, federal and international law. The …
Northern Cheyenne Tribe Water Rights Compact, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Mt
Northern Cheyenne Tribe Water Rights Compact, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Mt
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement Agreement and State Legislation: Water Rights Compact State among Montana, Northern Cheyenne Tribe and US. MCA 85-20-301 (1991). The statute ratifies Compact between Northern Cheyenne, MT and US. This Compact resolves all water claims by the Northern Cheyenne within MT so long as the Tongue River Reservoir is repaired and expanded. Pre-existing stock water, domestic and municipal water uses are recognized. Tribe has right to 32,500 a/f/y of direct flow and storage from the Tongue River Basin (and first rights to excess) with a priority date of Oct. 1, 1881 provided that actual depletion does not exceed 9,375 a/f/y. …
Fort Mcdowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Of 1990 Act, 104th Congress
Fort Mcdowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Of 1990 Act, 104th Congress
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Federal Legislation: Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement of 1990 Act, Title IV of the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 (Jan. 15, 1990) (PL 101-628, 104 Stat. 4469, 4480) Parties: Fort McDowell Indian Community, AZ, US, Salt River Valley Water Users Association, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Roosevelt Water Conservation District, Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, & Central Arizona Water Conservation District. Act resolves Tribe's water rights in General Adjudication of the Gila River System and Source. Neighboring non-Indian communities will transfer rights to 12,000 a/f of surface water and provide means for …
Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement Of 1990, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Of The Fort Hall Indian Reservation, State Of Idaho, United States
Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement Of 1990, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Of The Fort Hall Indian Reservation, State Of Idaho, United States
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
Settlement Agreement: Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement of 1990. Parties: Shoshone Bannock Tribe and US. Agreement settles water rights arising under Second Treaty of Fort Bridger of July 3, 1868 and the Winters doctrine. The agreement recognizes a right to diversions from the Upper Snake River Basin of 581,031 a/f/y. Surface-water rights in Snake River and Sand Creek are 100-115,000 a/f/y depending on irrigation needs with a priority date of June 14, 1867. Due to Sand Creek water- fluctuations, an amount equal to that had in 1989 shall satisfy the right. Groundwater from Ross Fork Creek and Basin may …
Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation Compact, Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mt
Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation Compact, Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mt
Native American Water Rights Settlement Project
State Legislation: Fort Peck - Montana Compact (1985) Parties: The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and Montana: The Tribes have the right to divert annually from the Missouri River, certain of its tributaries, and groundwater beneath the Reservation the lesser of (i) 1,050,472 acre-feet of water, or (ii) the quantity of water necessary to supply a consumptive use of 525,236 acre-feet per year for the uses and purposes set forth in this Compact with a priority date of May 1, 1888, provided that no more than 950,000 acre-feet of water, or the quantity of water …