The Senate passed a bill aimed at resolving the water rights of two Arizona tribes and other parties.

S.437 would settle the amount Arizona owes the federal government for the construction of the Central Arizona Project. The 336-mile CAP canal was built for about $4.5 billion to deliver water the Phoenix and Tucson area.

The Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix and the Tohono O'odham Nation near Tucson will have their rights addressed by the settlement. The tribes are guaranteed a certain amount of acre-feet from the Colorado River.

The bill is pending in the House.

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