{"id":41225,"date":"2024-09-24T19:41:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T23:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=41225"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:16:40","slug":"senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-water-rights-at-legislative-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/24\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-water-rights-at-legislative-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up water rights at legislative hearing"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/24\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-water-rights-at-legislative-hearing\/puebloofzuni\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41244\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1878\" height=\"1409\" data-attachment-id=\"41244\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/24\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-water-rights-at-legislative-hearing\/puebloofzuni\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1878,1409\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1292762743&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pueblo of Zuni\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pueblo of Zuni&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A welcome sign at the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kenlund\/5276078857\/&gt;Ken Lund&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg\" alt=\"Pueblo of Zuni\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-41244\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A welcome sign at the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kenlund\/5276078857\/>Ken Lund<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"> Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up water rights at legislative hearing<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, September 24, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/indian.senate.gov\/>Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> is taking testimony this week on tribal water rights and natural resource legislation.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nFive  bills are on the agenda for the legislative hearing on  <a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings\/legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-4444-s-4633-s-4643-s-4705-s-4998\/>Wednesday afternoon<\/a>. They follow:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4444>S.4444<\/a>, the Crow Revenue Act. The bill would transfer about 4,660 acres of subsurface rights to the <a href=http:\/\/www.crow-nsn.gov\/>Crow Tribe<\/a> in exchange for other <a href=https:\/\/www.daines.senate.gov\/2024\/05\/29\/daines-leads-bill-to-support-crow-tribe-prevent-bull-mountains-mine-shutdown\/>lands and subsurface rights<\/a> in Montana.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4633>S.4633<\/a>, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024. The bill  settles the water rights of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopi-nsn.gov\/\">Hopi Tribe<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/\">Navajo Nation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanjuanpaiute-nsn.gov\">San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/kelly-introduces-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-ratify-and-fund-historic-navajo-tribes-water-rights-settlement\/\">main stem of the Colorado River, the Little Colorado River and relevant groundwater sources<\/a> in northeastern Arizona.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4643>S.4643<\/a>, the Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024. The bill settles the water rights of the <a href=https:\/\/www.ashiwi.org>Pueblo of Zuni<\/a>  in New Mexico and authorizes <a href=https:\/\/www.heinrich.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/nm-delegation-announces-water-rights-bill-for-zuni-tribe>$685 million in federal funding to support the tribe&#8217;s water resources<\/a>, including <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zu\u00f1i_Salt_Lake>Zuni Salt Lake<\/a>, a sacred place.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4705>S.4705<\/a>, the Yavapai Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act. The bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/kelly-introduces-bipartisan-bicameral-bill-to-ratify-and-fund-yavapai-apache-nation-water-rights-settlement\/\">settles the water rights<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/yavapai-apache.org\/\">Yavapai-Apache Nation<\/a> in the <a href=https:\/\/yavapai-apache.org\/yavapai-apache-nation-water-rights-settlement-legislation-introduced-in-congress\/>Verde River Watershed of Arizona<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4998>S.4998<\/a>, the Navajo Nation Rio San Jos\u00e9 Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024. The bill settles the water rights of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/\">Navajo Nation<\/a> to the <a href=https:\/\/www.heinrich.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/heinrich-leger-fernandez-lead-bill-to-approve-water-rights-settlement-for-the-navajo-nation-in-the-rio-san-jose-watershed#>Rio San Jos\u00e9 Stream System in New Mexico<\/a>.\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Massive turnout for House subcommittee hearing on 12 Indian water rights bills, addressing tribal rights in Arizona, California, Montana and New Mexico. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatResources?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NatResources<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Water?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Water<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mpP5v1QYDr\">pic.twitter.com\/mpP5v1QYDr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1815749830083297790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe four water bills on the agenda have companion versions in the <a href=https:\/\/www.house.gov\/>U.S. House of Representatives<\/a>. The <a href=https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/>House Committee on Natural Resources<\/a> took <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/07\/23\/audio-legislative-hearing-on-h-r-1304-h-r-3977-h-r-6599-h-r-7240-h-r-8685-h-r-8791-h-r-8920-h-r-8940-h-r-8945-h-r-8949-h-r-8951-h-r-8953\/>testimony on the legislation<\/a> at a well-attended hearing on <a href=https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=416340>July 23<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing takes place in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. It  immediately follows   a <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/24\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-schedules-business-meeting\/\">business meeting on pending legislation<\/a> at 2:30pm Eastern.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe witness list follows:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n<div>PANEL 1<\/div>\r\n<div>The Honorable Bryan Newland<\/div>\r\n<div>Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs<\/div>\r\n<div>Department of the Interior<\/div>\r\n<div>Washington, D.C.<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div>The Honorable Frank White Clay<\/div>\r\n<div>Chairman<\/div>\r\n<div>Crow Tribe<\/div>\r\n<div>Crow Agency, Montana<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div>The Honorable Buu Nygren<\/div>\r\n<div>President<\/div>\r\n<div>Navajo Nation<\/div>\r\n<div>Window Rock, Arizona<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div>The Honorable Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma<\/div>\r\n<div>Chairman<\/div>\r\n<div>Hopi Tribe<\/div>\r\n<div>Kykotsmovi, Arizona<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div>The Honorable Johnny Lehi, Jr.<\/div>\r\n<div>Vice President<\/div>\r\n<div>San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe<\/div>\r\n<div>Tuba City, Arizona<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div>The Honorable Arden Kucate<\/div>\r\n<div>Governor<\/div>\r\n<div>Zuni Tribe<\/div>\r\n<div>Zuni, New Mexico<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div>The Honorable Tanya Lewis<\/div>\r\n<div>Chairwoman<\/div>\r\n<div>Yavapai-Apache Nation<\/div>\r\n<div>Camp Verde, Arizona<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nA <a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings\/legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-4444-s-4633-s-4643-s-4705-s-4998\/>livestream will be available on indian.senate.gov<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings\/legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-4444-s-4633-s-4643-s-4705-s-4998\/>Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 4444, S. 4633, S. 4643, S. 4705 &#038; S. 4998 and Business Meeting to consider S. 465, S. 2908, S. 4370<\/a> (September 25, 2024)","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking testimony on legislation affecting tribal water rights and natural resources.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,20,13,1,14],"tags":[3586,5144,42,625,3240,354,346,118,853,4987,464,5428,249,24,167,182,5422,5423,5424,5425,5426,43,5427,213,91,5150,465,153,2378],"class_list":["post-41225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-118th","tag-arden-kucate","tag-arizona","tag-bryan-newland","tag-buu-nygren","tag-crow","tag-dc","tag-doi","tag-frank-white-clay","tag-frank-whiteclay","tag-hopi","tag-johnny-lehi","tag-montana","tag-navajo","tag-new-mexico","tag-pueblo","tag-s-4444","tag-s-4633","tag-s-4643","tag-s-4705","tag-s-4998","tag-sacred-sites","tag-san-juan-southern-paiute","tag-scia","tag-senate","tag-tanya-lewis","tag-timothy-nuvangyaoma","tag-water","tag-yavapai-apache","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-aIV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41225"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41267,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41225\/revisions\/41267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}