Tribal Water Rights Act Passes Committee
News Posted on July 23, 2026 Posted on July 23, 2026 Tribal Water Rights Act Passes Committee Congressman Troy Downing’s bill, H.R. 726, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, passed the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, July 15. The legislation updates the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to provide the Crow Tribe with greater flexibility to develop water infrastructure and keep long-overdue projects on the reservation moving forward.
- ▪News Posted on July 23, 2026 Posted on July 23, 2026 Tribal Water Rights Act Passes Committee Congressman Troy Downing’s bill, H.R.
- ▪726, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, passed the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, July 15.
- ▪The legislation updates the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to provide the Crow Tribe with greater flexibility to develop water infrastructure and keep long-overdue projects on the reservation moving forward.
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News Posted on July 23, 2026 Posted on July 23, 2026 Tribal Water Rights Act Passes Committee Congressman Troy Downing’s bill, H.R. 726, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025, passed the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, July 15. The legislation updates the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to provide the Crow Tribe with greater flexibility to develop water infrastructure and keep long-overdue projects on the reservation moving forward. The original settlement ratified the water rights compact between the Crow Tribe and the State of Montana and authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to rehabilitate the Crow Irrigation Project and construct a municipal, rural and industrial water system. H.R.
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