S. 4731

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4731 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4731

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish 
subaccounts in the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 10, 2026

Mr. Lujan (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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A BILL

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish 
subaccounts in the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Indian Water Rights 
Settlements Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT COMPLETION FUND SUBACCOUNTS.

(a) In General.--Section 70101 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (25 U.S.C. 149) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Operations, Maintenance, Repair, and Ongoing Obligations 
Subaccount.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Fund a 
subaccount, to be known as the `Operations, Maintenance, 
Repair, and Ongoing Obligations Subaccount' (referred to in 
this subsection as the `Subaccount').
``(2) Deposits.--
``(A) In general.--On the later of October 1, 2026, 
and the date of enactment of this subsection, and on 
each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2035, out 
of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
deposit in the Subaccount $45,000,000.
``(B) Availability.--Amounts deposited in the 
Subaccount under subparagraph (A) shall be available to 
the Secretary of the Interior, without further 
appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for the uses 
described in paragraph (3).
``(3) Uses.--Amounts deposited in the Subaccount under 
paragraph (2)(A) shall be used by the Secretary of the 
Interior, without further appropriation or fiscal year 
limitation, for transfers to funds or accounts authorized to 
receive discretionary appropriations, including Tribal trust 
funds established by an Act of Congress, to satisfy the 
obligations of the United States with respect to certain Indian 
water rights settlements under the following:
``(A) The water delivery and operation, 
maintenance, repair, and related provisions of Public 
Law 98-530 (98 Stat. 2698), relating to the water 
rights of the Ak-Chin Indian Community.
``(B) The water delivery and operations, 
maintenance, repair, and related provisions of the 
Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 
(Public Law 100-585; 102 Stat. 2973), relating to the 
Animas-La Plata Project (as defined in section 3 of 
that Act (102 Stat. 2973)).
``(C) Section 10603(g) of the Northwestern New 
Mexico Rural Water Projects Act (Public Law 111-11; 123 
Stat. 1387).
``(D) The water acquisition provisions of the Snake 
River Water Rights Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-447; 118 
Stat. 3431), including to carry out the Snake River 
Flow Component described in section 5(a) of that Act 
(118 Stat. 3433).
``(E) The Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement 
Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-349; 136 Stat. 6225), 
including the Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account 
established under section 6(a)(1) of that Act (136 
Stat. 6234).
``(f) New and Continuing Settlements Subaccount.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Fund a 
subaccount, to be known as the `New and Continuing Settlements 
Subaccount' (referred to in this subsection as the 
`Subaccount').
``(2) Deposits.--
``(A) In general.--On the later of October 1, 2026, 
and the date of enactment of this subsection, and on 
each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2035, out 
of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
deposit in the Subaccount $250,000,000.
``(B) Availability.--Amounts deposited in the 
Subaccount under subparagraph (A) shall be available to 
the Secretary of the Interior, without further 
appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for the uses 
described in paragraph (3).
``(3) Uses.--Subject to paragraph (4), amounts deposited in 
the Subaccount under paragraph (2)(A) shall be used by the 
Secretary of the Interior for transfers to funds or accounts 
authorized to receive discretionary appropriations, including 
Tribal trust funds established by an Act of Congress, or to 
satisfy other obligations of the United States identified by 
the Secretary of the Interior, under any Indian water rights 
settlement approved and authorized by an Act of Congress.
``(4) Scope of transfers.--
``(A) In general.--Transfers authorized under 
paragraph (3) shall be made in such amounts as are 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be 
appropriate to satisfy the obligations of the United 
States, including appropriate indexing, pursuant to the 
applicable Indian water rights settlement.
``(B) Sequence and timing.--The Secretary of the 
Interior shall have the discretion to determine the 
sequence and timing of transfers from the Subaccount 
under paragraph (3) to substantially complete the 
eligible Indian water rights settlements as 
expeditiously as practicable.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 312(e) of the White Mountain 
Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
291; 124 Stat. 3095; 136 Stat. 6184) is amended by striking paragraph 
(5) and inserting the following:
``(5) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts made available under paragraph (2)(B) shall 
not be made available from the Reclamation Water Settlements 
Fund established by section 10501(a) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407(a)).''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES.

Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``December 31, 2031'' 
and inserting ``September 30, 2035''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``December 31, 
2031'' and inserting ``September 30, 2035''.
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