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HR 726 · in committee · major

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025

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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  1. 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?

  2. 02

    What specific improvements to the 1,800-acre irrigation project does the bill fund, and how will those improvements be measured for success?

  3. 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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Troy Downing

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Introduced 2025-01-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-01-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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