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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 16, 2007 Mr. Salazar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To improve the further development of water resources in Colorado and New Mexico, and for other purposes.

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Amendment to improve development of water resources

Section 16 of the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–585) is amended as follows: (1)By amending subsection (c)(3)(B)(iii) to read as follows: (iii)Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in order to ensure that the Federal Government fulfills the objectives of the Record of Decision referred to in section 301(b)(8)(F) of the Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 2000, the Secretary shall assure that not less than one-third of the funds referred to in clause (i) shall be expended for municipal or rural water development. . (2)By amending subsection (f) to read as follows: (f)

Limitations on disbursement of tribal resources funds

Any funds appropriated under this section shall be placed into the Southern Ute Tribal Resource Fund and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Resource Fund in the Treasury of the United States but shall not be available for disbursement under this section until the final settlement of the tribal claims as provided in section 18. The Secretary may, at the Secretary’s sole discretion, authorize the disbursement of funds prior to the final settlement in the event that the Secretary determines that substantial portions of the settlement have been completed. In the event that the funds are not disbursed under the terms of this section by December 31, 2020, such funds shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. .