Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2026

This bill approves a water rights settlement agreement between the Yavapai-Apache Nation, the State of Arizona, and other parties, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to sign it. It confirms the Nation's water rights, has the United States hold them in trust, and limits their use outside Nation lands. It directs the Bureau of Reclamation to build a pipeline from the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir to the Nation's reservation and a drinking water treatment and delivery system for the Nation. It creates a project fund and a tribal trust fund, and transfers about $1.04 billion from the Treasury for construction, operations, wastewater, and watershed projects, with amounts adjusted for changes in construction costs.

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Sponsors

• Mark Kelly Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors