San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act
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San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act - Provides for the settlement of water rights claims between the United States and the La Jolla, Rincon, San Pasqual, Pauma, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians (California). Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon the settlement of all water rights claims, to deliver water to the Indian Water Authority in the vicinity of the Pala Indian Reservation. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from being obligated to construct any new facilities. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to utilize non-Federal facilities to deliver such water. Requires the Secretary of Energy to provide electric power to deliver water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the Pala Indian Reservation. Sets forth specified limitations on the uses of such power. Requires the Indian Water Authority to reimburse the United States for the cost of providing such power at a specified rate. Requires the Secretary of Energy to ensure that no additional costs to project customers will result from the delivery of electric power. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to each enter into such contracts to: (1) fulfill any obligations of such Secretary in the delivery of water and electric power; and (2) continue to provide such services. Establishes the San Luis Rey Indian Water Authority. Provides that the Authority, upon the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, may lease, sell, and manage any water or power resource on or off the Reservations of the Bands. Delegates to the Secretary of the Interior exclusive authority to lease, grant rights-of-way across, or transfer title to any Indian tribal or allotted land which is used to divert, convey, and store the waters of the San Luis Rey River for the Escondido communities.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on December 16, 1985. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on January 16, 1986: Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 99th Congress (1985-86), 666 of the 9,885 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 6.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
RON PACKARD (R-CA) introduced it on December 16, 1985, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 16, 1985, 14878 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 14847 days ago, on January 16, 1986.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 99th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1987 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers