Newly introduced legislation aims to tackle the longstanding Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement at the federal level.
The legislation introduced by Sen. Mark Kelly and backed by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, as well as Reps. Juan Ciscomani, Greg Stanton, Raul Grijalva and David Schweikert, would allow $5 billion for water infrastructure purposes and ultimately give the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe roughly 10 miles of Colorado River access and the power to lease their water resources, according to a news release from Kelly’s office.
Newly introduced legislation aims to tackle the longstanding Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement at the federal level.
The legislation introduced by Sen. Mark Kelly and backed by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, as well as Reps. Juan Ciscomani, Greg Stanton, Raul Grijalva and David Schweikert, would allow $5 billion for water infrastructure purposes and ultimately give the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe roughly 10 miles of Colorado River access and the power to lease their water resources, according to a news release from Kelly’s office.
Arizona’s senatorial delegation will frequently announce taxpayer funding that goes toward water projects in the state, usually from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, but this is a piece of legislation that will require both chambers to pass it and President Joe Biden’s signature.
