Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

# Summary of S 546: Technical Correction to Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Settlement **What the bill does:** This bill makes a technical correction to a 2009 water rights settlement agreement between the federal government and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation. Specifically, it authorizes certain interest payments to be deposited into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund, which helps the tribes manage and develop their water resources on the reservation located in Nevada and Idaho. **Who it affects:** The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes are the primary beneficiaries, as the funds will support their water resource projects and economic development.

The bill also involves the federal government, which manages trust funds and the settlement agreement on behalf of Native American tribes. **Current status:** The bill has passed the Senate and is moving through the legislative process. As a technical correction to an existing settlement agreement, it is relatively narrow in scope and addresses a specific administrative matter related to fund management rather than changing the overall water rights settlement.