By The Office of Representative Kyrsten Sinema
$105M will be invested in Arizona tribal communities for critical sanitation projects from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly. The funding comes as part of the $3.5B Sinema and Kelly secured for Indian Health Service sanitation infrastructure over the next five years.
The $105M has been allocated for Tier 1 project constructions. Tier 1 projects are considered to be “shovel-ready,” as the planning for the project is complete with engineer design activities for proposed sanitation facilities, contract documents, and contract plans and specifications.
In addition to the $3.5B for tribal water and sanitation infrastructure and resiliency, the bipartisan infrastructure law includes $2B to expand high-speed broadband in tribal communities, and $2.5B in funding to complete all currently-authorized Indian Water Rights Settlements – including building out the infrastructure needed for the Southern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement with the Tohono O’odham Nation, completing the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement, and funding the White Mountain Apache Tribe’s Water Rights Settlement. (Source)