Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act of 2026

This bill creates two new subaccounts in the federal Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund. Each year from October 1, 2026 through October 1, 2035, the Treasury would deposit $45 million into a subaccount for operations, maintenance, repair, and ongoing obligations under five named tribal water settlements, and $250 million into a subaccount for new and continuing settlements approved by Congress. The Secretary of the Interior could spend this money without further appropriation and would decide the amount, order, and timing of transfers for the new and continuing settlements. The bill also changes a funding rule for the White Mountain Apache Tribe settlement and extends certain customs user fees from December 31, 2031 to September 30, 2035.

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• Ben Ray Luján Democrat sponsor
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