To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H604C3F1533034A5A885777958204ADE9: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section HEDED5C558F034D65BABB50F6401D3FE6: 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025.
- Section H162E04963F684B689E1BE603779B0CAF: 102. Purposes The purposes of this title are— to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of claims to water rights in the State of Montana for— the...
- Section H95C0811C51094B7D9A61287D21319A76: 103. Definitions In this title: The term allottee means an individual who holds a beneficial real property interest in an allotment of Indian land that is—...
- Section HC5AC27395E6B4170BE718ACFF61926CF: 104. Ratification of Compact As modified by this title, the Compact is authorized, ratified, and confirmed. Any amendment to the Compact is authorized,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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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