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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 25, 2003
Arizona Water Settlements Act - Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2003 - Sets forth general permissible uses of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) (a water reclamation project), including for domestic, municipal, fish and wildlife, and industrial purposes.Sets forth requirements for the reallocation of CAP non-Indian agricultural and uncontracted municipal and industrial priority water.Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Arizona to develop a firming program to ensure the availability of a specified amount of agricultural priority water to Arizona Indian tribes during water shortages.Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Arizona Water Settlement Agreement.Allows excess funds from the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund and any annual payments by the Central Arizona Water Conservation District to effect repayment of reimbursable CAP construction costs to be used against annual payments for CAP owed by the District.Authorizes appropriations for compliance with specified biological opinions relating to impacts of CAP water delivery and storage.Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003 - Approves the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement. Describes reallocated Community water rights and revises Community water delivery requirements. Provides for waiver and release of Community water rights claims against Arizona.Establishes the Gila River Indian Community Water OM&R Trust Fund.Directs the Secretary to establish a program to repair and remediate Community subsidence and related damage.Requires the Secretary to assist in reducing the total water demand for irrigation use in the upper valley of the Gila River by acquiring and extinguishing or transferring water rights and entering fallowing agreements.Rewrites the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 as the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2003. Sets forth water delivery requirements and construction obligations with respect to the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Schuk Toak District as well as permissible water uses. Reauthorizes a cooperative fund for operation, maintenance, and repair costs associated with water delivery to the Reservation and District. Provides for waiver and release of water rights claims of the Tohono O'odham Nation (formerly the Papago Tribe). Sets forth requirements regarding after-acquired trust lands on behalf of the Nation. Reauthorizes a trust fund established for such Nation.
People & committees
Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R–AZ
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 108-451.
Became Public Law No: 108-451.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9793-9819)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9793-9819)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 437.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9793-9820)
Mr. Hayworth moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11127-11183; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11127-11172)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-360.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-360.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Joint hearings held with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' Subommittee on Water and Power. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-216.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2707)
Introduced in Senate
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