116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent.
March 27, 2019
Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019
Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act”.
SEC. 2. Reclamation water settlements fund.
Section 10501 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029” and inserting “For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter”;
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034” and inserting “for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter”; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking “for any authorized use” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “for any use authorized under paragraph (2).”; and
(3) by striking subsection (f).