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Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 This bill authorizes deposit of specified interest payments into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund. This fund was established in 2009 under the water rights settlement agreement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 1 line items · $5M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$5M
Sec. 2
"There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund $5,124,902.12."
→ the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund
Action Timeline
2025-12-15
Held at the desk.
2025-12-15
Received in the House.
2025-12-15
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-12-11
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8691; text: CR S8691)
2025-12-11
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2025-11-04
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
2025-11-04
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-94.
2025-11-04
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-94.
2025-03-05
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-02-12
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.546 pass?
S.546 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 60%.
What does S.546 do?
Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 This bill authorizes deposit of specified interest payments into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund. This fund was established in 2009 under the water rights settlement agreement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation.
Who sponsored S.546?
S.546 was sponsored by Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada).
How much money does S.546 spend?
S.546 contains $5M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 1 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
111 S546 ES: Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 546 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 . 2. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on Development Fund Section 10807(b)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1409) is amended— (1) by striking There is and inserting the following: (A) In general There is ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Adjusted interest payments There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund $5,124,902.12. . Passed the Senate December 11, 2025. Secretary
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