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On the recordSeptember 26, 1996
No. Language in the act is explicit that nothing in the act establishes a Federal reserved right to groundwater. The act sets forth the attributes of the Hopi water rights on the newly acquired lands and provides how conflicts that may arise shall be resolved.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the implications of an act regarding groundwater rights on newly acquired trust lands.

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