Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 546

119th Congress

Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.

Introduced:Feb 19, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Deb Fischer

Senator

Republican

NE

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Native Americans

Summary

This bill makes a technical correction to authorize deposit of interest payments into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund. The fund was established under the 2009 water rights settlement for the tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation on the Nevada-Idaho border.

Latest Action

Held at the desk.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill makes a technical correction to authorize deposit of interest payments into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund. The fund was established under the 2009 water rights settlement for the tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation on the Nevada-Idaho border.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025This bill authorizes deposit of specified interest payments into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund. This fund was established in 2009 under the water rights settlement agreement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Authorizes interest deposits to tribal water fund
Technical correction to 2009 settlement
Benefits Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley
Addresses Water Rights Development Fund
Ensures proper fund administration

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes would have access to additional funding for water rights development. This technical fix ensures the settlement agreement operates as intended. The correction addresses an oversight in the original legislation.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Native Americans

Related Subjects

Federal-Indian relations

Government trust funds

Idaho

Indian claims

Indian lands and resources rights

Interest, dividends, interest rates

Nevada

Water use and supply

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

546, 119th Congress (2025). "Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-546