Public Law 101-618

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Public Law 101-618 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1990 that, among other provisions, settles certain Native American water rights and guides water management and allocation in the Truckee and Carson River basins in Nevada and California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
water rights settlement act
addressesWaterBody Carson River NERFINISHED
Pyramid Lake NERFINISHED
Truckee River NERFINISHED
addressesWaterProject Newlands Project NERFINISHED
affectsAgency United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
United States Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED
allocatesWaterAmong Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe NERFINISHED
State of California NERFINISHED
State of Nevada NERFINISHED
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 NERFINISHED
appliesToBasin Carson River Basin NERFINISHED
Truckee River Basin NERFINISHED
appliesToState California NERFINISHED
Nevada NERFINISHED
authorizes federal funding for tribal water and related projects
congressNumber 101st United States Congress NERFINISHED
containsTitle Title I – Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement NERFINISHED
Title II – Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1990-11-16
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes Truckee River Operating Agreement framework NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalArea Native American law
environmental law
water law
publicLawNumber 101-618
purpose to protect and enhance Pyramid Lake fishery and ecosystem
to provide certainty for municipal and agricultural water users
to resolve long-standing disputes over Truckee and Carson River water rights
regulates operation of federal reservoirs in the Truckee and Carson River basins
relatedTo Newlands Reclamation Project NERFINISHED
Pyramid Lake fishery restoration
Truckee River Operating Agreement NERFINISHED
requires negotiation of Truckee River Operating Agreement
settlesWaterRightsOf Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe NERFINISHED
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe NERFINISHED
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony NERFINISHED
shortTitle Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act NERFINISHED
signedBy George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED
statutesAtLargeCitation 104 Stat. 3289
subject Native American water rights
federal-tribal water settlements
interstate water allocation

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Truckee River Operating Agreement legalBasis Public Law 101-618