Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (S. 1607 (102nd)) — United States

Summary

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1991 - Ratifies the Water Rights Compact entered into on June 11, 1991, by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (Tribe) and Montana. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to administer and enforce the Tribal water right until adoption and approval of a Tribal water code. Requires the Secretary, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to assist the Tribe under existing authority in developing specified acreage in the Tongue River basin and in the Rosebud Creek basin for agricultural purposes. Authorizes the Tribe or its authorized representatives, under specified conditions and subject to the Secretary's approval, to enter into a service contract, lease, exchange, or other agreement providing for the delivery, use, or transfer of the water right confirmed to it in the Compact. Directs the Secretary to identify and develop features of the Tongue River Dam Project in Montana to provide for the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitats. Authorizes appropriations for such enhancement. Directs the Secretary to establish a Tribal Development Fund for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe to be used for: (1) land and natural resources administration, planning, and development within the Reservation; (2) land acquisition; and (3) a loan to Montana for the Tongue River Dam Project costs. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to provide certain funds to Montana for the modification of the Tongue River Dam. Specifies contributions to be made to such project by the Tribe (as an interest-free loan to Montana) and by the State. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the modification of the Tongue River Dam; (2) its annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs; and (3) all environmental compliance associated with the Compact. States that it is the intent of the Congress that nothing in this Act shall: (1) alter the trust responsibility of the United States to the Tribe; or (2) prohibit it from seeking additional authorization or appropriation of funds for Tribal programs and purposes. Directs the Secretary to allocate, subject to any prior reserved water rights, specified acre-feet per year of stored water in Big Horn Reservoir, Yellowtail Unit, Lower Bighorn Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Montana, for use or disposition by the Tribe. Declares that the Tribe shall not be required to make payments to the United States for the portion of the tribal water right stored in Yellowtail Reservoir unless it uses or sells the water. Specifies the schedule of such payments. Directs the Tribe to set rates for its use or sale of stored water, and to retain all revenues from such use or sale. Retains in the United States the right to use any and all water stored in the Big Horn Reservoir for hydropower generation. Requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Tribe providing for: (1) the Tribe's use or sale of water stored in the Big Horn Reservoir, under specified conditions; and (2) the collection and disposition of revenues in connection with water stored in it that is made available to the Tribe. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with Montana for planning, design, and construction of the Tongue River Dam Project. Retains ownership of such dam in Montana. Expresses the intent of the Congress that nothing in this Act shall subject to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 any holders of State water contracts from the Tongue River Reservoir who do not have a contract for Federal reclamation storage. Directs the Bureau of Land Management to transfer specified Federal lands in Montana to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in trust for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. States that this transfer shall not be construed as creating a Federal reserve water right. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to pay to Montana, annually and on a nonreimbursable basis, an amount to cover the proportionate share of the annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for the Tongue River Reservoir Dam. Declares that the United States waives its immunity from suit to the extent necessary to permit, with specified exceptions: (1) the resolution by the Northern Cheyenne-Montana Compact Board of matters arising within its jurisdiction; and (2) the appeal or judicial enforcement of Compact Board decisions as provided in the Compact. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or amend any provision of the Yellowstone River Compact.

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Timeline

31 July 1991
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 1991
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
15 November 1991
Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-533.
Source: Committee
10 April 1992
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
16 June 1992
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
29 July 1992
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574.
Source: Calendars
29 July 1992
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-347.
Source: Committee
29 July 1992
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-347.
Source: Committee
7 August 1992
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
7 August 1992
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
10 August 1992
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
10 August 1992
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
10 August 1992
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
16 September 1992
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
16 September 1992
Reported
Ordered to be Reported.
Source: Committee
22 September 1992
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
22 September 1992
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Source: Floor
22 September 1992
Floor
Mr. Williams moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
22 September 1992
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509.
Source: Calendars
22 September 1992
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-894.
Source: Committee
22 September 1992
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
22 September 1992
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
22 September 1992
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Source: Floor
22 September 1992
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-894.
Source: Committee
23 September 1992
Floor
Message on House action received in Senate.
Source: Floor
25 September 1992
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
25 September 1992
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
30 September 1992
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
30 September 1992
Became law
Became Public Law No: 102-374.
Source: President
30 September 1992
President
Signed by President.
Source: President

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Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992