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S. 240119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Dec 15, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
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S 240 reorganizes Crow Tribe water settlement funds and confirms the tribe, not the US, owns and maintains resulting infrastructure.
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S 240 updates a 2010 law settling Crow Tribe water rights by replacing the old MR&I System with two new accounts: one for general implementation costs and one for municipal, rural, and industrial water projects. It confirms the tribe owns and maintains any water infrastructure built with the funds, extends a Yellowtail Dam operations deadline from 15 to 20 years, and makes technical corrections like renumbering and updated legal references.
This affects the Crow Tribe of Montana and federal agencies, particularly the Department of the Interior, that manage the settlement funds.
The change gives the tribe more direct control over federal settlement money used for water infrastructure, while confirming the federal government won't fund future upkeep of those projects.
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Right now: it passed the Senate, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.