Congress corrects tribal water settlement interest calculation with $5.1M payment
H.R. 10306 — Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 · Filed by Mark Amodei (R-NV) · Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill amends a 2009 water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation by authorizing a one-time payment of approximately $5.1 million in adjusted interest into a Development Fund. The payment corrects an interest calculation from the original settlement agreement.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is authorization of a specific dollar payment to correct an interest calculation in an existing tribal water rights settlement. It is a technical correction to fulfill a prior federal obligation.
What the text implies
- The $5.1M payment may have been delayed or disputed since the 2009 settlement; this bill formally resolves that dispute and establishes the corrected amount in statute.
- The Development Fund structure and its permitted uses are defined in the original 2009 settlement (Public Law 111–11, § 10807); this bill does not alter those uses, only funds the interest component.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill fulfills a financial obligation to a federally recognized tribe under an existing settlement, correcting an interest shortfall. The payment supports tribal economic development and honors a prior legal commitment to Native American beneficiaries.
Who stands to gain
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation
Named in the bill
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Public Law 111–11, Development Fund, Secretary (of Interior, implied)
Where it stands
- Sep 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (615 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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