Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2026
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, tariff, trade restriction provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, exemptions, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Energy, Environment, Education, and Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a appropriation, tariff, trade restriction provision: 2.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 6.
- Provides loosens a appropriation, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 7. Tú ńlį́į́níchoh Water Infrastructure Project Fund.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, tariff, trade restriction provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Education, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a appropriation, tariff, trade restriction provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Mark Kelly
D-AZ | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
land that, as of the Enforceability Date, is— located outside the exterior boundaries of the Yavapai-Apache Reservation
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