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<br />4253 <br /> <br />-9- <br /> <br />Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315, et, seq.; <br /> <br /> <br />Cf. Bureau of Reclamation Act, 43 U.S.C. S383; <br /> <br />[Express congressional mandate to acquire water <br /> <br />rights under state law for federally controlled <br /> <br />water developed pursuant to Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />projects, See California v. United States, 438 <br /> <br />U.S. 645 (1978). <br /> <br />D. IN WHAT COURTS (FEDERAL OR STATE) ARE INDIAN WATER RIGHTS <br />TO BE QUANTIFIED? <br /> <br />The traditional rule is that Indian property rights are <br />to be adjudicated exclusively in the federal courts: <br /> <br />Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida, 414 <br /> <br />U. S. 661 (1974); <br /> <br />Minnesota v. United States, 305 U.S. 382 (1939). <br /> <br />In the McCarran Amendment, 43 U.S.C. S666, Congress <br /> <br />consented to have the United States sued in a state court <br /> <br />general adjudication suit which includes both federal reserved <br /> <br />rights and Indian reserved rights - hence, Indian water rights <br /> <br /> <br />can be adjudicated in either federal or state court. <br /> <br />United States v. District Court for Eaqle County, <br /> <br />401, U.S. 520 (1971); <br /> <br />Colorado River Water Conservation District v. <br /> <br />United States, 424 U.S. 800 (1976) (the Akin case). <br />