Alternative Title
Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Act
Tribes
Navajo Nation
Tribes
Navajo Nation (Arizona, New Mexico and Utah)
Settlement
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement
Reservation
Reservation of the Navajo Nation
Reservation
Navajo Indian Reservation
State
UT
Watershed
Upper Colorado Region
Document Type
Federal legislation
Publisher
United States
Publication Date
12-27-2020
Abstract
The purposes of this section are: (1) to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of all claims to water rights in the State of Utah for (A) the Navajo Nation and (B) the United States, for the benefit of the Nation; (2) to authorize, ratify, and confirm the agreement entered into by the Nation and the State, to the extent that the agreement is consistent with this section; (3) to authorize and direct the Secretary (A) to execute the agreement and (B) to take any actions necessary to carry out the agreement in accordance with this section; and (4) to authorize funds necessary for the implementation of the agreement and this section.
Recommended Citation
PL 116-260, 134 Stat. 3224 (2021)
Comments
Federal legislation asserting the Navajo Nation’s right to use water from water sources located within Utah and adjacent to or encompassed within the boundaries of the Reservation resulting in depletions not to exceed 81,500 acre-feet annually and establishing the ‘‘Navajo Utah Settlement Trust Fund’’ to (A) plan, design, and construct Navajo water development projects ($198,300,000) and (B) operate, maintain, and replace Navajo water development projects ($11,100,000).