HR 726 · in committee · major
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill updates a 2010 water rights settlement agreement between the Crow Tribe and Montana.
- The Crow Tribe of Montana and the federal Bureau of Reclamation are affected by changes to water project funding and oversight.
- The bill creates two new accounts to fund irrigation and water infrastructure projects, and extends hydropower rights to 2030.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the two new funding accounts for irrigation and infrastructure affect water availability for both tribal and non-tribal water users in Montana?
- 02
What specific improvements to the 1,800-acre irrigation project does the bill fund, and how will those improvements be measured for success?
- 03
Why does extending hydropower rights to 2030 benefit the Crow Tribe compared to the terms in the original 2010 settlement agreement?
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Sponsor · R-MT-2
Troy Downing
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Introduced 2025-01-24
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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