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Tohono O'odham Water Settlement Program Program (Arizona Revised Statutes: Title 45 Waters; Chapter 16)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Arizona
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Indigenous peoples Water rights Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Surface water Inland waters Contract/agreement Groundwater Traditional rights/customary rights
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Arizona Revised Statutes provides for the Tohono O'odham Water Settlement Program. The chapter provides that the superior court that has jurisdiction over the general adjudication of all rights to use water in the Gila river system and source has jurisdiction over all civil actions relating to the interpretation and enforcement of all of the following: Title III of the Arizona water settlements act (P.L. 108-451), including sections 312(d) and 312(h); the Tohono O'odham settlement agreement; and the groundwater protection program established pursuant to article 2 of this chapter. The chapter defines "Tohono o'odham settlement agreement" as the agreement dated April 30, 2003 between the nation, the state of Arizona and other parties. "Nation" means the Tohono O'odham nation organized under a constitution approved in accordance with section 16 of the act of June 18, 1934 (25 United States Code section 476).

Full text
English
Website
www.azleg.gov