---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 U.S.C. § 149"
title: "25"
title_heading: "Indians"
number: "149"
heading: "Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/25/149"
units:
  - "Chapter 4 — Performance by United States of Obligations to Indians"
  - "Subchapter II — Disbursement of Moneys and Supplies"
---

# §149. Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund

- (a) **Establishment—** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”).
- (b) **Deposits—**
  - (1) **In general—** On the later of October 1, 2021, and November 15, 2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the [Secretary](/usc/25/5130.md?p=1) of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund $2,500,000,000, to remain available until expended.
  - (2) **Availability—** Amounts deposited in the Fund under [paragraph (1)](#b-1) shall be available to the [Secretary](/usc/25/5130.md?p=1) of the Interior, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for the uses described in [subsection (c)](#c).
- (c) **Uses—** Subject to [subsection (d)](#d), amounts deposited in the Fund under [subsection (b)](#b) shall be used by the [Secretary](/usc/25/5130.md?p=1) of the Interior for transfers to funds or accounts authorized to receive discretionary appropriations, or to satisfy other obligations identified by the [Secretary](/usc/25/5130.md?p=1) of the Interior, under an Indian water settlement approved and authorized by an Act of Congress before November 15, 2021.
- (d) **Scope of transfers—**
  - (1) **In general—** Transfers authorized under [subsection (c)](#c) shall be made in such amounts as are determined by the [Secretary](/usc/25/5130.md?p=1) of the Interior to be appropriate to satisfy the obligations of the United States, including appropriate indexing, pursuant to the applicable Indian water settlement.
  - (2) **Sequence and timing—** The [Secretary](/usc/25/5130.md?p=1) of the Interior shall have the discretion to determine the sequence and timing of transfers from the Fund under [subsection (c)](#c) in order to substantially complete the eligible Indian water settlements as expeditiously as practicable.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title I, § 70101, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1250.)