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U.S. OVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 182
116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session J SENATE 116-79
TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WATER RIGHTS
CLAIMS OF THE NAVAJO NATION IN UTAH, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 1207]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(S. 1207) to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of
the Navajo Nation in Utah, and for other purposes, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment, and
recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019, as amend-
ed, would settle the Navajo Nation (Nation) water claims in the
State of Utah (State) and authorize and implement the Nation &
State Settlement Agreement to quantify 81,500 acre-feet per year
of surface and groundwater from the Upper Colorado River Basin
in Utah.
BACKGROUND
The Navajo Nation's reservation extends over 27,000 square
miles across the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Tribal
citizens residing on the Utah portion of the reservation, approxi-
mately 1,927 square miles, rely upon the San Juan River and its
tributaries and groundwater to meet present water use demands.
For example, a significant percentage of residents in the Utah por-
tion of the reservation must haul water to meet domestic needs,
since groundwater wells on the eastern half of the reservation ex-
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