Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5935 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5935 To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2025 Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purposes. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Ratification of Agreement. Sec. 5. Tribal water right. Sec. 6. Settlement trust fund. Sec. 7. Funding. Sec. 8. Enforceability date. Sec. 9. Waiver and release of claims. Sec. 10. Satisfaction of claims. Sec. 11. Possessory interest tax. Sec. 12. Transfer of land into trust. Sec. 13. Conveyance of Federal land to the Coachella Valley Water District. Sec. 14. Miscellaneous provisions. Sec. 15. Antideficiency. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of all claims in the State of California to rights to water for-- (A) the Tribe; and (B) the United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and Allottees; (2) to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of claims regarding the Tribe's water related fees, the RAC, and the Tribal Possessory Interest Tax; (3) to authorize, ratify and