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Testimony: Scott Cameron of Department of the Interior
Oversight Hearing on “Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements,” and Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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The following is the written testimony of Scott Cameron, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior.
Cameron appears before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for an Oversight Hearing on “Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements,” and Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025. He provides testimony about tribal water rights and about the legislation to benefit the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
PANEL 2Mr. Scott Cameron
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Water and Science
Exercising the Delegated Authority of Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice
Oversight Hearing on “Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements,” and Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 (March 11, 2026)
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