1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to eliminate controversy over the quantification, allocation, distribution, and use of all waters derived by or through the Navajo Nation in the State of Utah pursuant to all legal theories; (2) to recognize and protect the reserved water rights of the Navajo Nation and all those possessing water rights derived by or through the Navajo Nation; (3) to protect State appropriative water rights; (4) to provide Navajo and non-Indian citizens in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Utah with certainty regarding water rights, water management, and administration that will allow them to plan for their futures; (5) to approve, ratify, and confirm the agreement; (6) to authorize and direct the Secretary to execute and perform duties under the agreement and this Act; (7) to authorize the actions and appropriations necessary for the United States to fulfill its legal and trust obligations to the tribes as provided in the agreement and this Act; (8) to provide sufficient water supplies and facilities for delivery of those supplies needed to develop and maintain the Navajo Reservation in Utah as a permanent homeland for the Navajo Nation and its members