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119-hr-10864119th CongressWALLET

San Carlos Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

Introduced

Summary

Divestiture of the San Carlos Irrigation Project electric system would let the Interior Secretary transfer SCIP’s transmission and distribution assets to non-federal entities to secure stable, reliable, and cost-effective power while supporting tribal self-determination.

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  • Households and businesses served by SCIP would see service moved to a Not-for-Profit Utilities Group intended to maintain safe, reliable, and cost-effective electric service for customers.
  • The bill aims to reallocate federal hydroelectric power to the Not-for-Profit group and to help the Gila River Indian Community and the San Carlos Apache Tribe pursue greater self-determination and economic self-sufficiency.
  • Transferees must pay divestiture administrative costs, and the Secretary may request federal funds with documentation to Congress. The transfer is excluded from the 1991 Divestiture Act reversion rules, preserves Arizona Water Settlements Act responsibilities, and Bureau of Indian Affairs contracts tied to SCIP require a 60-day congressional review period.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

San Carlos power transfer and reallocation

If enacted, the bill would let the Interior Secretary transfer ownership of the San Carlos Irrigation Project electric transmission and distribution system to non-federal entities. The transfer would exclude specified Coolidge Dam generating and switchyard facilities and related lines. The receiving entity or entities would pay administrative transfer costs, though the Secretary could ask Congress for funding if the Secretary documents a need. The bill would also state a purpose to reallocate federal hydropower resources to a named Not-for-Profit utilities group, but it gives no amount, formula, or schedule for that reallocation and keeps Arizona Water Settlements Act responsibilities in place.

Tribal electric contracts with review

If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs enter contracts for sale, operation, maintenance, repair, or relocation of government-owned electric utility systems serving the project. A contract could be with the Tribe served or another entity the Tribe and Secretary agree on. Before executing a contract, the Secretary would send the contract and a statement of reasons to two congressional committees and generally leave the materials before those committees for 60 days, excluding long recesses, unless told earlier that neither committee objects. The bill does not set funding amounts or directly change household electricity bills.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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