Bill > HR8791

This bill, the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024, aims to achieve a fair and final settlement of water rights claims for the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the United States acting as trustee for the Community and allottees. The bill ratifies and authorizes the execution of a water rights compact between the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the State of Montana, and provides funding for various water-related projects, including the rehabilitation and expansion of the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project, the restoration of the St. Mary Canal, and the enlargement of the Dodson South Canal. The bill also establishes the Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund and the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement Implementation Fund to manage and distribute the funds necessary for the implementation of the compact and the bill's provisions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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