S 689 119th Congress
Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
A bill to approve the settlement of the water right claims of the Tule River Tribe, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1313)
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 75.
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-22.
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-22.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1313) | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 75. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-22. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-22. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported to Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025This bill recognizes and settles the water rights of the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in California. It also establishes and provides funding for a settlement trust fund.Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the tribe, the South Tule Independent Ditch Company, and the Tule River Association, thus satisfying claims to water rights in California.Additionally, the bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert and use 5,828 acre-feet of water per year from the South Fork Tule River.Next, the bill establishes and provides funding for the Tule River Indian Tribe Settlement Trust Fund. Amounts deposited in this trust fund shall be made available to the tribe for water development projects.The bill also transfers specified lands, including a portion of federal lands in the Sequoia National Forest, into trust for the benefit of the tribe.The bill outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement.
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- Reported to SenateMay 12, 2025
- Introduced in SenateFeb 24, 2025