{"id":124882,"date":"2020-01-21T08:35:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=124882"},"modified":"2020-01-21T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:33:00","slug":"arizona-pols-lean-on-tribal-compacts-to-force-end-to-water-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/arizona-pols-lean-on-tribal-compacts-to-force-end-to-water-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Lawmakers Want to Lean on Tribal Gaming Compacts to Force End to Water Rights Disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona\u2019s GOP leaders have introduced a bill that would force tribes to resolve water disputes with the state before they could renew gaming compacts, The Arizona Republic<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n

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Arizona\u2019s water shortage has increased the urgency to resolve outstanding water disputes with the tribes. But is holding their gaming compacts to ransom really the answer? (Lonely Planet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bill — which one Democratic lawmaker has described as \u201can attack on [the tribes\u2019] very existence\u201d — would prohibit the state from \u201centering into, negotiating, executing, extending or renewing any tribal-state gaming compact with a tribe that is a party to litigation regarding water rights in which this state is an adverse party.”<\/p>\n

The effort comes from Rep. Steve Pierce (R-Prescott) and is co-sponsored by House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R-Mesa) and Senate President Karen Fann (R-Prescott), among others.<\/p>\n

Water for Compacts <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Arizona is home to\u00a022 tribal nations and 24 tribal casinos<\/a>. Twenty years ago, state voters approved the Tribal-State Gaming Compact, which expanded tribal gaming and established revenue-share agreements between tribal operators and the state government.<\/p>\n

These compacts begin expiring within the next few years, and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has been working with the tribes to develop a \u201cmodern, updated agreement,\u201d according to his recent State of the State address.<\/p>\n

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But every year, water becomes a little scarcer in this arid southwestern state. This is largely a combination of rising population in cities like Phoenix and Tucson, and the dwindling water levels of the Colorado River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The issue of tribal water rights is politically complex. Many tribes hold senior water rights, thanks to US Supreme Court cases dating back to 1907, which prioritized supply to tribal nations that were recognized as present in the state before non-Indian settlers. These rights are therefore inextricably tied to their tribal sovereignty.<\/p>\n

But some argue that that the rights held by certain tribes are disproportionate to the water needs of other Arizonians.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other tribes have weaker water rights and histories of inadequate water supply to their reservations. Others have struggled to implement their water rights over the years, or have lacked the infrastructure to deliver clean water throughout their reservations.<\/p>\n

Balance of Power<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to The Republic<\/em>, nine tribes currently have unsettled water rights, including the state\u2019s biggest casino operator, the Navajo Nation.<\/a><\/p>\n

The water crisis has increased the need to find adjudication in these disputes so that the courts can catolog exactly who has the rights to what.<\/p>\n

But Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute, told The Republic<\/em> that the disputes are often not within the tribes\u2019 power to settle.<\/p>\n

“They could deeply desire to settle, but there are lots of other parties and entities that have to participate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

“This bill would change the balance of power … and give the other parties to a potential water settlement also power over tribes\u2019 ability to negotiate a gaming compact.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arizona\u2019s GOP leaders have introduced a bill that would force tribes to resolve water disputes with the state before they could renew gaming compacts, The Arizona Republic reports. 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