CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate:
Bill Summary
S. 1207 would secure up to 81,500 acre-feet of water annually for the Navajo Nation in Utah by ratifying a settlement among the federal government, the State of Utah, and the Navajo Nation. CBO estimates that the bill would authorize the appropriation of $241 million (including adjustments to account for inflation and interest earnings) to capitalize the Navajo Utah S . . .
Bill Summary
S. 1207 would secure up to 81,500 acre-feet of water annually for the Navajo Nation in Utah by ratifying a settlement among the federal government, the State of Utah, and the Navajo Nation. CBO estimates that the bill would authorize the appropriation of $241 million (including adjustments to account for inflation and interest earnings) to capitalize the Navajo Utah S . . .