S. 241Reported
Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025
Ratifies and changes the Fort Belknap Indian Community water rights settlement while funding implementation and authorizing Blackfeet Reservation wastewater infrastructure in Montana
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Ratifies and changes the Fort Belknap Indian Community water rights settlement while funding implementation and authorizing Blackfeet Reservation wastewater infrastructure in Montana
Key points
- Amend water rights settlement
- Establish settlement trust funds
- Require tribal water code
- Authorize Blackfeet wastewater facilities
Current status
Where it stands
Status
Reported
Latest action
2025-03-05 — Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Related context
Topics and policy areas
undefinedAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationDams and canalsDepartment of the InteriorEconomic developmentEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relations