S. 4368, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act, received a congressional hearing on July 29, 2026.
S. 4368 — Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlem…
What it does
This bill ratifies a water rights settlement agreement between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the federal government, and California water districts. It confirms the tribe's right to 20,000 acre-feet per year of groundwater, establishes a $500 million trust fund for water infrastructure and management, transfers approximately 3,600 acres of federal land to the tribe, and resolves decades of water litigation by exchanging broad waivers of past claims for guaranteed water access and development funding.
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What happens next
S. 4368 received a congressional hearing. Next step: committee markup.
Who is behind it
Filed by Alex Padilla. Cosponsored by Adam Schiff and Dan Sullivan.