S240-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025.

2. Crow Tribe water rights settlement Section 403 of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3097) is amended— by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the following: The term MR&I Project means an activity described in clauses (i) through (iii) of section 411(e)(3)(F). in paragraph (12)— in the paragraph heading, by striking System and inserting Projects; and in subparagraphs (A) through (C), by striking System each place it appears and inserting Projects. Section 406 of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3102) is repealed. The table of contents for the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3064) is amended by striking the item relating to section 406. Section 411 of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3113) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking to be administered by the Secretary and inserting to be managed, invested, and distributed by the Secretary and to remain available until expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of the Treasury, consisting of amounts deposited in the Fund under subsection (b), together with any investment earnings, including interest, earned on those amounts,; in subsections (b) and (c), by striking section 414 each place it appears and inserting section 415; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (3), by striking System and inserting Projects; and by adding at the end the following: The MR&I Projects Account, to be established as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, consisting of— amounts made available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 415(b) that are appropriated after the date of enactment of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025; and amounts to be deposited pursuant to section 415(h)(2). in subsection (e)— in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (A), by striking through (E) and inserting through (F); in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking section 412 and inserting section 413; in subparagraph (E)— in the subparagraph heading, by striking System and inserting Projects; and by striking System each place it appears and inserting Projects; and by adding at the end the following: Funds from the MR&I Projects Account shall be used for expenditures by the Tribe in accordance with the following: The Tribe shall use funds from the MR&I Projects Account— to plan, permit, design, engineer, construct, reconstruct, replace, rehabilitate, operate, or repair water production, treatment, or delivery infrastructure, including for domestic and municipal use or wastewater infrastructure; and to comply with applicable environmental laws for the activities described in subclause (I). After providing written notice to the Secretary that on-Reservation MR&I projects described in clause (i) are complete, the Tribe may use funds remaining in the MR&I Projects Account to purchase on-Reservation land with water rights. in subsection (f)(2), by striking section 414 and inserting section 415; and by adding at the end the following: Title to, control over, and operation of any project constructed using funds from the MR&I Projects Account shall remain in the Tribe. The Federal Government shall have no obligation to pay for the operation, maintenance, or replacement of any MR&I Project. The Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (31 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111–291) is amended— by redesignating sections 412 through 416 as sections 413 through 417, respectively; and by inserting after section 411 the following: The Secretary shall establish a nontrust, interest-bearing account, to be known as the Crow CIP Implementation Account, to be managed and distributed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall deposit in the Crow CIP Implementation Account— amounts made available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 415(a) that are appropriated after the date of enactment of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025; and amounts to be deposited pursuant to section 415(h)(1). Amounts in the Crow CIP Implementation Account shall be used to carry out section 405. In addition to the deposits made into the Crow CIP Implementation Account pursuant to subsection (b), any investment earnings, including interest credited to amounts unexpended in the Crow CIP Implementation Account, shall be available for use in accordance with subsection (c). Subsection (b)(1) of section 413 of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3116) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(1)) is amended by striking 15 years and inserting 20 years. Section 415 of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3120) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(1)) is amended— in subsection (e)— in the subsection heading, by striking System and inserting Projects; and by striking System and inserting Projects; by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: The Secretary shall take all actions necessary to authorize the withdrawal of funds, including principal and interest, held and maintained in joint signature accounts in accordance with the following: In the special joint signature account named CIP Account established pursuant to the agreement with the Tribe dated October 19, 2011, for the purpose of transferring and depositing those funds in the Crow CIP Implementation Account established under section 412(a). In the special joint signature account named MR&I Account established pursuant to the agreement with the Tribe dated September 13, 2012, for the purpose of transferring and depositing those funds in the MR&I Projects Account established pursuant to section 411(c)(5). by adding at the end the following: Amounts deposited in the MR&I Projects Account pursuant to section 411(c)(5)(A) shall be increased or decreased, as appropriate, by such amounts as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in costs occurring after May 1, 2008, as indicated by the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Cost Index–Composite Trend. The period of indexing adjustment under paragraph (1), for any increment of funding, shall end on the date on which the amounts are deposited in the MR&I Projects Account. Section 403(9) of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3098) is amended by striking (25 U.S.C. 450b) and inserting (25 U.S.C. 5304). Section 409(b) of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3108) is amended, in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking section 414 and inserting section 415. Section 410(e)(1) of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3112) is amended— in subparagraph (B), by striking section 414 and inserting section 415; and in subparagraph (C), by striking agreements with the Tribe required by sections 405(a) and 406(a) and inserting agreement with the Tribe required by section 405(a). Section 416 of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 (31 U.S.C. 1105 note; Public Law 111–291) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(1)) is amended, in each of paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking section 414 and inserting section 415. The table of contents for the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3064) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 407 through 416 and inserting the following: (11)MR&I ProjectThe term MR&I Project means an activity described in clauses (i) through (iii) of section 411(e)(3)(F).; and (5)The MR&I Projects Account, to be established as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, consisting of—(A)amounts made available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 415(b) that are appropriated after the date of enactment of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025; and(B)amounts to be deposited pursuant to section 415(h)(2).; (C)the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).; and (F)MR&I Projects AccountFunds from the MR&I Projects Account shall be used for expenditures by the Tribe in accordance with the following:(i)Priority use of fundsThe Tribe shall use funds from the MR&I Projects Account—(I)to plan, permit, design, engineer, construct, reconstruct, replace, rehabilitate, operate, or repair water production, treatment, or delivery infrastructure, including for domestic and municipal use or wastewater infrastructure; and(II)to comply with applicable environmental laws for the activities described in subclause (I).(ii)Other use of fundsAfter providing written notice to the Secretary that on-Reservation MR&I projects described in clause (i) are complete, the Tribe may use funds remaining in the MR&I Projects Account to purchase on-Reservation land with water rights.; (i)Title to infrastructureTitle to, control over, and operation of any project constructed using funds from the MR&I Projects Account shall remain in the Tribe.(j)Operation, maintenance, and replacementThe Federal Government shall have no obligation to pay for the operation, maintenance, or replacement of any MR&I Project.. 412.Crow CIP Implementation Account(a)EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish a nontrust, interest-bearing account, to be known as the Crow CIP Implementation Account, to be managed and distributed by the Secretary. (b)DepositsThe Secretary shall deposit in the Crow CIP Implementation Account—(1)amounts made available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 415(a) that are appropriated after the date of enactment of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025; and(2)amounts to be deposited pursuant to section 415(h)(1).(c)UsesAmounts in the Crow CIP Implementation Account shall be used to carry out section 405.(d)InterestIn addition to the deposits made into the Crow CIP Implementation Account pursuant to subsection (b), any investment earnings, including interest credited to amounts unexpended in the Crow CIP Implementation Account, shall be available for use in accordance with subsection (c).. (h)Joint signature accountsThe Secretary shall take all actions necessary to authorize the withdrawal of funds, including principal and interest, held and maintained in joint signature accounts in accordance with the following:(1)Crow CIP Implementation AccountIn the special joint signature account named CIP Account established pursuant to the agreement with the Tribe dated October 19, 2011, for the purpose of transferring and depositing those funds in the Crow CIP Implementation Account established under section 412(a).(2)MR&I Projects AccountIn the special joint signature account named MR&I Account established pursuant to the agreement with the Tribe dated September 13, 2012, for the purpose of transferring and depositing those funds in the MR&I Projects Account established pursuant to section 411(c)(5).; and (j)MR&I Projects Account fluctuations in costs(1)Indexing adjustmentAmounts deposited in the MR&I Projects Account pursuant to section 411(c)(5)(A) shall be increased or decreased, as appropriate, by such amounts as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in costs occurring after May 1, 2008, as indicated by the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Cost Index–Composite Trend.(2)Period of indexingThe period of indexing adjustment under paragraph (1), for any increment of funding, shall end on the date on which the amounts are deposited in the MR&I Projects Account.. Sec. 407. Tribal water rights.Sec. 408. Storage allocation from Bighorn Lake.Sec. 409. Satisfaction of claims.Sec. 410. Waivers and releases of claims.Sec. 411. Crow Settlement Fund.Sec. 412. Crow CIP Implementation Account.Sec. 413. Yellowtail Dam, Montana.Sec. 414. Miscellaneous provisions.Sec. 415. Funding.Sec. 416. Repeal on failure to meet enforceability date.Sec. 417. Antideficiency..

412. Crow CIP Implementation Account The Secretary shall establish a nontrust, interest-bearing account, to be known as the Crow CIP Implementation Account, to be managed and distributed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall deposit in the Crow CIP Implementation Account— amounts made available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 415(a) that are appropriated after the date of enactment of the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025; and amounts to be deposited pursuant to section 415(h)(1). Amounts in the Crow CIP Implementation Account shall be used to carry out section 405. In addition to the deposits made into the Crow CIP Implementation Account pursuant to subsection (b), any investment earnings, including interest credited to amounts unexpended in the Crow CIP Implementation Account, shall be available for use in accordance with subsection (c).