To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill provides montana Water Rights Settlement Act, provides fort Belknap-Montana water rights compact dated April 16, 2001, and provides ratification of Compact and environmental compliance requirements. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, reporting requirements, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Civil Rights, Environment, Social Welfare, and Energy.
Who Benefits and How
Fort Belknap Indian Community could gain revenue opportunities, Fort Belknap Indian Community (Aaniiih Nakoda and White Clay nations) could gain revenue opportunities, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Fort Belknap Indian Community could lose revenue opportunities, Gaming operators could face higher barriers, and Mining companies (on withdrawn federal lands) could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Provides montana Water Rights Settlement Act.
- Provides fort Belknap-Montana water rights compact dated April 16, 2001.
- Provides ratification of Compact and environmental compliance requirements.
- Provides tribal water rights ratification and management act.
- Authorizes federal-state land exchanges and direct federal land transfers to be taken into trust for the Fort Belknap Indian Community (Aaniiih Nakoda and White Clay nations), expanding their Reservation by tens...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill provides montana Water Rights Settlement Act, provides fort Belknap-Montana water rights compact dated April 16, 2001, and provides ratification of Compact and environmental compliance requirements.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Environment, Social Welfare, Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill provides montana Water Rights Settlement Act, provides fort Belknap-Montana water rights compact dated April 16, 2001, and provides ratification of Compact and environmental compliance requirements.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Fort Belknap Indian Community
- Fort Belknap Indian Community (Aaniiih Nakoda and White Clay nations)
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Fort Belknap Indian Community and its members
- Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Identified Costs
- Fort Belknap Indian Community
- Gaming operators
- Mining companies (on withdrawn federal lands)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- U.S. Forest Service
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Zinke (for himself and Mr. Downing) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Fort Belknap Indian Community (Aaniiih Nakoda and White Clay nations)
Fort Belknap Indian Community faces effects in multiple directions
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation
Positive-direction: Fort Belknap Indian Community and the State of Montana
Negative-direction: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service
Local county governments in Montana, Montana State Government, State of Montana (for land exchange)
Positive-direction: State of Montana (for land exchange)
Negative-direction: Local county governments in Montana, Montana State Government
Existing leaseholders and permit holders on transferred lands
U.S. Department of the Interior (Secretary)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of the Interior. The term St. Mary Unit means the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project authorized by Congress on March 25, 1905. The term St. Mary Unit includes— Sherburne Dam and Reservoir
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