Duck Valley Water Rights Correction

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

Summary#

This bill would change a 2009 public law that relates to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation. It amends Section 10807(b)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The amendment adds a new paragraph (B) that authorizes an appropriation of $5,124,902.12 to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund. It also labels the existing language as paragraph (A) "In general." The bill describes this action as a technical correction to the water rights settlement.

What it means for you#

The bill would allow the specific adjusted interest payment amount to be paid into the Development Fund that supports the Duck Valley Reservation. No publicly available information on other direct effects, a timeline, or how the money will be spent is included in the bill text.

Expenses#

The bill authorizes $5,124,902.12 to be appropriated and deposited into the Development Fund. No publicly available information about additional costs, budget offsets, or fiscal estimates is included in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

The bill text states its purpose is a technical correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation water rights settlement and to authorize the adjusted interest payment described above. No publicly available information on further supporter statements is included.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information.