Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

Current understanding

Proposed federal settlement of Arizona water-rights claims held by the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. The bill would authorize a Bureau of Reclamation water-delivery pipeline, capitalize three tribal settlement trust funds, and establish an approximately 5,400-acre reservation for the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2025-03-11 — Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025: cross-connection with san-juan-southern-paiute-reservation-establishment: The reservation establishment is a component of the broader Northeastern Arizona settlement bill, tying tribal land conveyance to water-rights resolution and pipeline infrastructure. (novelty: 3)

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