S. 3308Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022

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Sponsor: Mark Kelly [D-AZ]
Cosponsors: 3 · 3 Democrats
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Committee: Indian Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jan 5, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 117-343.

IntroducedDec 2, 2021
Passed the SenateDec 19, 2022
Passed the HouseDec 21, 2022
Sent to the PresidentDec 28, 2022
Became lawJan 5, 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

This act authorizes the Colorado River Indian tribes (CRIT) to enter into agreements for the transfer or storage of a portion of its water allocation to be used in other locations in Arizona. The CRIT include four Indian tribes—the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi, and Navajo. The reservation is located along the Colorado River in both Arizona and California.

(Sec. 4) The CRIT is authorized to enter into an agreement to lease or exchange a portion of the CRIT's consumptive use of water for use off the reservation if the receiving facility is located in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River in Arizona and is not located in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties in Arizona. The term of a lease under this section must not exceed 100 years.

(Sec. 5) The CRIT is authorized to enter into a storage agreement, including with the Arizona Water Banking Authority, for the storage of a portion of the consumptive use, or the water received under an exchange pursuant to an exchange agreement under this act, at one or more underground storage facilities or groundwater savings facilities off the reservation if the facility is located in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River in Arizona and is not located in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties in Arizona.

(Sec. 6) The CRIT is authorized to enter into an agreement for water conservation or other methods for voluntarily leaving a portion of the CRIT reduced consumptive use in Lake Mead, which is located in Arizona and Nevada. If the conserved water is delivered, the delivery must be located in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River in Arizona and is not located in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties in Arizona. The term of an agreement under this section must not exceed 100 years.

(Sec. 7) This section grants authority to the Department of the Interior to approve or disapprove of an agreement under this act. Interior is also authorized to enter into agreements with CRIT under this act, provided Interior pays fair market value for the reduced consumptive use. Among other requirements, Interior must ensure that water agreements under this act do not permanently alienate any portion of the CRIT water allocation.

(Sec. 8) Interior, when approving an agreement under this act, must ensure that such agreement complies with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and other federal environmental laws.

(Sec. 9) The CRIT must enter into an agreement with the state of Arizona prior to entering into an agreement under this act. The agreement with Arizona must outline all notice, information sharing, and collaboration requirements.

(Sec. 10) Interior must enter into an agreement with the state of Arizona and the CRIT describing the procedural, technical, and accounting methodologies for an agreement under this act.

How every member votedHouse roll call 538

House Dec 21, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

397 Yea 12 Nay 21 not voting

Crossed both parties 12 of 409 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 11 Republicans.

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All members430 members

Democratic217 members

Republican213 members

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Cosponsors3 · 3 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 3308 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DKyrsten Sinema [D-AZ]Original

DDianne Feinstein [D-CA]Joined Jul 12, 2022

DAlex Padilla [D-CA]Joined Jul 12, 2022

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S. 3308Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 538

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 3 Democrats

S. 3308Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 538

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 3 Democrats

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