1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Aamodt Litigation Settlement
Act
.
(b)The table of
contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Pojoaque Basin regional water system
Sec. 101. Authorization of Regional Water System.
Sec. 102. Operating Agreement.
Sec. 103. Acquisition of Pueblo water supply for the Regional
Water System.
Sec. 104. Delivery and allocation of Regional Water System
capacity and water.
Sec. 105. Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund.
Sec. 106. Environmental compliance.
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—Pojoaque Basin Indian Water Rights
Settlement
Sec. 201. Settlement Agreement and contract
approval.
Sec. 202. Environmental compliance.
Sec. 203. Conditions precedent and enforcement
date.
Sec. 204. Waivers and releases.
Sec. 205. Effect.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term Aamodt Case means the civil action
entitled State of New Mexico, ex rel. State Engineer and United States of
America, Pueblo de Nambe, Pueblo de Pojoaque, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, and
Pueblo de Tesuque v. R. Lee Aamodt, et al., No. 66 CV 6639 MV/LCS
(D.N.M.).
(2)The
term acre-feet means acre-feet of water per year.
(3)The
term Authority means the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water Authority
described in section 9.5 of the Settlement Agreement or an alternate entity
acceptable to the Pueblos and the County to operate and maintain the diversion
and treatment facilities, certain transmission pipelines, and other facilities
of the Regional Water System.
(4)The
term City means the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(5)Cost-sharing and
system integration agreementThe term Cost-Sharing and
System Integration Agreement means the agreement to be executed by the
United States, the State, the Pueblos, the County, and the City that—
(A)describes the
location, capacity, and management (including the distribution of water to
customers) of the Regional Water System; and
(B)allocates the
costs of the Regional Water System with respect to—
(i)the
construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Regional Water
System;
(ii)rights-of-way for
the Regional Water System; and
(iii)the acquisition
of water rights.
(6)The
term County means Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
(7)County
distribution systemThe term County Distribution
System means the portion of the Regional Water System that serves water
customers on non-Pueblo land in the Pojoaque Basin.
(8)The term County Water Utility means the
water utility organized by the County to—
(A)receive water
distributed by the Authority; and
(B)provide the water
received under subparagraph (A) to customers on non-Pueblo land in the Pojoaque
Basin.
(9)The term Engineering Report means the report
entitled Pojoaque Regional Water System Engineering Report
dated
September 2008 and any amendments thereto, including any modifications which
may be required by section 101(d)(2).
(10)The
term Fund means the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund established by
section 105(a).
(11)The term Operating Agreement means the
agreement between the Pueblos and the County executed under section
102(a).
(12)Operations,
maintenance, and replacement costs
(A)The term operations, maintenance, and replacement
costs means all costs for the operation of the Regional Water System
that are necessary for the safe, efficient, and continued functioning of the
Regional Water System to produce the benefits described in the Settlement
Agreement.
(B)The
term operations, maintenance, and replacement costs does not
include construction costs or costs related to construction design and
planning.
(13)
(A)The term Pojoaque Basin means the geographic
area limited by a surface water divide (which can be drawn on a topographic
map), within which area rainfall and runoff flow into arroyos, drainages, and
named tributaries that eventually drain to—
(i)the
Rio Pojoaque; or
(ii)the
2 unnamed arroyos immediately south; and
(iii)2
arroyos (including the Arroyo Alamo) that are north of the confluence of the
Rio Pojoaque and the Rio Grande.
(B)The
term Pojoaque Basin includes the San Ildefonso Eastern Reservation
recognized by section 8 of
Public Law
87–231 (75 Stat. 505).
(14)The
term Pueblo means each of the pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San
Ildefonso, or Tesuque.
(15)The
term Pueblos means collectively the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque,
San Ildefonso, and Tesuque.
(16)The term Pueblo land means any real property
that is—
(A)held by the United
States in trust for a Pueblo within the Pojoaque Basin;
(B)(i)owned by a Pueblo within
the Pojoaque Basin before the date on which a court approves the Settlement
Agreement; or
(ii)acquired by a Pueblo on or after
the date on which a court approves the Settlement Agreement, if the real
property is located—
(I)within the exterior boundaries of the
Pueblo, as recognized and conformed by a patent issued under the Act of
December 22, 1858 (11 Stat. 374, chapter V); or
(II)within the exterior boundaries of any
territory set aside for the Pueblo by law, executive order, or court
decree;
(C)owned by a Pueblo
or held by the United States in trust for the benefit of a Pueblo outside the
Pojoaque Basin that is located within the exterior boundaries of the Pueblo as
recognized and confirmed by a patent issued under the Act of December 22, 1858
(11 Stat. 374, chapter V); or
(D)within the
exterior boundaries of any real property located outside the Pojoaque Basin set
aside for a Pueblo by law, executive order, or court decree, if the land is
within or contiguous to land held by the United States in trust for the Pueblo
as of January 1, 2005.
(17)
(A)The term Pueblo Water Facility means—
(i)a
portion of the Regional Water System that serves only water customers on Pueblo
land; and
(ii)portions of a
Pueblo water system in existence on the date of enactment of this Act that
serve water customers on non-Pueblo land, also in existence on the date of
enactment of this Act, or their successors, that are—
(I)depicted in the
final project design, as modified by the drawings reflecting the completed
Regional Water System; and
(II)described in the
Operating Agreement.
(B)The
term Pueblo Water Facility includes—
(i)the
barrier dam and infiltration project on the Rio Pojoaque described in the
Engineering Report; and
(ii)the
Tesuque Pueblo infiltration pond described in the Engineering Report.
(18)
(A)The term Regional Water System means the
Regional Water System described in section 101(a).
(B)The
term Regional Water System does not include the County or Pueblo
water supply delivered through the Regional Water System.
(19)The term San Juan-Chama Project means the
Project authorized by section 8 of the Act of June 13, 1962 (76 Stat. 96, 97),
and the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 105).
(20)San juan-chama
project ActThe term San Juan-Chama Project Act
means sections 8 through 18 of the Act of June 13, 1962 (76 Stat. 96,
97).
(21)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(22)The term Settlement Agreement means the
stipulated and binding agreement among the State, the Pueblos, the United
States, the County, and the City dated January 19, 2006, and signed by all of
the government parties to the Settlement Agreement (other than the United
States) on May 3, 2006, and as amended in conformity with this Act.
(23)The
term State means the State of New Mexico.
<enum>I</enum><header>Pojoaque basin
regional water system</header>
<section id="H1ADD5B6B48D245F4A93D9A2B115002AC"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization
of Regional Water System</header>
<subsection id="HE3CE34CF48C446C7921729E57BF007AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of
Reclamation, shall plan, design, and construct a regional water system in
accordance with the Settlement Agreement, to be known as the <quote>Regional
Water System</quote>—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3181D994D8D4E2BB60CA22BAE7B2A34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to divert and
distribute water to the Pueblos and to the County Water Utility, in accordance
with the Engineering Report; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H565A273AC0764D7FB218CF2456BC2F5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that consists
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H40C31099AB764CADAC32DCD2234AD4B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>surface water
diversion facilities at San Ildefonso Pueblo on the Rio Grande; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04160E43399E4B69A54BA359B38DBA33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any treatment,
transmission, storage and distribution facilities and wellfields for the County
Distribution System and Pueblo Water Facilities that are necessary to supply
4,000 acre-feet of water within the Pojoaque Basin, unless modified in
accordance with subsection (d)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7321A0B5E9B84BAFB84FE3D1827C2DF5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final project
design</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a final project design within 90
days of completion of the environmental compliance described in section 106 for
the Regional Water System that—</text>
<paragraph id="H086161603AAB45AFB78ED33B7433A670"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with
the Engineering Report; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8582F9332EBE4714A4EE4DC8E5B1A075"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes a
description of any Pueblo Water Facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE60AABE6BA13494D92B18FD1F20C0425"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acquisition of
land; water rights</header>
<paragraph id="H902586DE862C4FDC895C0AA118A7A4C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquisition of
land</header><text>Upon request, and in exchange for the funding which shall be
provided in section 107(c), the Pueblos shall consent to the grant of such
easements and rights-of-way as may be necessary for the construction of the
Regional Water System at no cost to the Secretary. To the extent that the State
or County own easements or rights-of-way that may be used for construction of
the Regional Water System, the State or County shall provide that land or
interest in land as necessary for construction at no cost to the Secretary. The
Secretary shall acquire any other land or interest in land that is necessary
for the construction of the Regional Water System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A08B7EC8BE6445DABC5C24BB5285D9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Water
rights</header><text>The Secretary shall not condemn water rights for purposes
of the Regional Water System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81A19E191F4A40559E4E565860098FC5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions for
construction</header>
<paragraph id="H00B46135A2CB4657B9B9CB2F7954DDB7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall not begin construction of the
Regional Water System facilities until the date on which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48E060B3E5B8400B984E2D04C7CEB813"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
executes—</text>
<clause id="H626BA1B61ECA45F29D9DD31681649E6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Settlement Agreement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H63727498C7AF4C05BC7C833032B76679"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93EA14B319A3430DAAFF2CACD609EC93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State and the
County have entered into an agreement with the Secretary to contribute the
non-Federal share of the costs of the construction in accordance with the
Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H69EDD5A81A1942DA946E827A750E7ABD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modifications to
regional water system</header>
<subparagraph id="HF2B9C3326A8C494FA527FA4676475806"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The State and the County, in agreement with the Pueblos,
the City, and other signatories to the Cost-Sharing and System Integration
Agreement, may modify the extent, size, and capacity of the County Distribution
System as set forth in the Cost-Sharing and System Integration
Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3AAA334161342A9A949146E4A78CED8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>A
modification under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H6F035C2A6D90413685FFE173530101CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not affect
implementation of the Settlement Agreement so long as the provisions in section
203 are satisfied; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H65B477FF651C47BBBEE14BE411E21C9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
result in an adjustment of the State and County cost-share allocation as set
forth in the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2310735A84404ABF84C33AF036944804"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et
seq.</external-xref>) shall not apply to the design and construction of the
Regional Water System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE45FA60EF8634A329E1BE6089C9B2B33"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Construction
costs</header>
<paragraph id="H9223FBF5F0EF47428356E7BF622CD43B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pueblo water
facilities</header>
<subparagraph id="H22F1628D564040959303C4CDDBF88A0B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the expenditures
of the Secretary to construct the Pueblo Water Facilities under this section
shall not exceed $106,400,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADF1A48E5FEE41F7AC59CBB7DE1B9310"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be increased or decreased, as
appropriate, based on ordinary fluctuations in construction costs since October
1, 2006, as determined using applicable engineering cost indices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAAB1CD6BFA74C96B5BD8F0AFF3576C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Costs to
Pueblo</header><text>The costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out
activities to construct the Pueblo Water Facilities under this section shall
not be reimbursable to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB4BFA71791D45949D35AA99977FE864"><enum>(3)</enum><header>County
distribution system</header><text>The costs of constructing the County
Distribution System shall be at State and local expense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8AD11218D340484A81C92BD006627DF5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State and local
capital obligations</header><text>The State and local capital obligations for
the Regional Water System described in the Cost-Sharing and System Integration
Agreement shall be satisfied on the payment of the State and local capital
obligations described in the Cost-Sharing and System Integration
Agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8E7F6EF05DE347BC8E7EF4423F0F20F3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conveyance of
regional water system facilities</header>
<paragraph id="H60F4F13B8BB34DB79DD659CD73CF63D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), on completion of the
construction of the Regional Water System, the Secretary, in accordance with
the Operating Agreement, shall convey to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D8105267884492BAE9202CF38FBB769"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each Pueblo the
portion of any Pueblo Water Facility that is located within the boundaries of
the Pueblo, including any land or interest in land located within the
boundaries of the Pueblo that is acquired by the United States for the
construction of the Pueblo Water Facility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58A25D6B9B604CDAA93DBCA3395DAD51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the County the
County Distribution System, including any land or interest in land acquired by
the United States for the construction of the County Distribution System;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H931CCBD6040847F1A10F68D820A00C2B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Authority any
portions of the Regional Water System that remain after making the conveyances
under subparagraphs (A) and (B), including any land or interest in land
acquired by the United States for the construction of the portions of the
Regional Water System.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C8E76D590654A76A63F575FCFEA9BD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions for
conveyance</header><text>The Secretary shall not convey any portion of the
Regional Water System facilities under paragraph (1) until the date on
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H953D880D4FD64BF181039B095817E6D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>construction of
the Regional Water System is complete; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6221E3BE9BF84A8AA086E1256D9774B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Operating
Agreement is executed in accordance with section 102.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA44081B2B0246CB86BE74B81DA6C221"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subsequent
conveyance</header><text>On conveyance by the Secretary under paragraph (1),
the Pueblos, the County, and the Authority shall not reconvey any portion of
the Regional Water System conveyed to the Pueblos, the County, and the
Authority, respectively, unless the reconveyance is authorized by an Act of
Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79E433EB47E0442E8D288ED250113074"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interest of the
United States</header><text>On conveyance of a portion of the Regional Water
System under paragraph (1), the United States shall have no further right,
title, or interest in and to the portion of the Regional Water System
conveyed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F838AA22F2F44FCA0FDCABFAA78273A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional
construction</header><text>On conveyance of a portion of the Regional Water
System under paragraph (1), the Pueblos, County, or the Authority, as
applicable, may, at the expense of the Pueblos, County, or the Authority,
construct any additional infrastructure that is necessary to fully use the
water delivered by the Regional Water System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A07BEDBCB034EBF884B15DD902B8BC3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Liability</header>
<subparagraph id="H5B855988EFAE41D8A741B27EA371C7AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective on the date of conveyance of any land or
facility under this section, the United States shall not be held liable by any
court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence
relating to the land and facilities conveyed, other than damages caused by acts
of negligence by the United States, or by employees or agents of the United
States, prior to the date of conveyance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68B2DF53161346AB9C55D9DC088B7186"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tort
claims</header><text>Nothing in this section increases the liability of the
United States beyond the liability provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">chapter 171</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Tort Claims
Act</quote>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DEB1CB3A45D4143B94722858D1FD4DA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing
in any transfer of ownership provided or any conveyance thereto as provided in
this section shall extinguish the right of any Pueblo, the County, or the
Regional Water Authority to the continuous use and benefit of each easement or
right of way for the use, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of
Pueblo Water Facilities, the County Distribution System or the Regional Water
System or for wastewater purposes as provided in the Cost-Sharing and System
Integration Agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7D1C32316EAC4B0BA1BEC06D5A01046F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Operating
Agreement</header>
<subsection id="H2C4607ABD94D4AD08FD05CE060EC4330"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Pueblos and the County shall submit to the Secretary
an executed Operating Agreement for the Regional Water System that is
consistent with this Act, the Settlement Agreement, and the Cost-Sharing and
System Integration Agreement not later than 180 days after the later of—</text>
<paragraph id="H244E6328642743D882B2FEE0FC0BC4E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the date of
completion of environmental compliance and permitting; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF94A8D9C0FCE42F48D0AD603D4E79529"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the date of
issuance of a final project design for the Regional Water System under section
101(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC47811A704345BB91C974FECE55ED25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after receipt of the operating agreement described in
subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve the Operating Agreement upon
determination that the Operating Agreement is consistent with this Act, the
Settlement Agreement, and the Cost-Sharing and System Integration
Agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H04A99A67C6EC4E178DC0E281A05685C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
Operating Agreement shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H42B5C30BD121423293165784067E2AF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provisions
consistent with the Settlement Agreement and the Cost-Sharing and System
Integration Agreement and necessary to implement the intended benefits of the
Regional Water System described in those documents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE17A74EFF3514B9CAE21F9E0451C5760"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provisions
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDFF0C09461004DA9853CAA5FE491F525"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the distribution
of water conveyed through the Regional Water System, including a delineation
of—</text>
<clause id="HEF9F92ED496A47829450E6B4469FFCD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>distribution lines
for the County Distribution System;</text>
</clause><clause id="H104823ECDF944BF2B32988CF1F8EF610"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>distribution
lines for the Pueblo Water Facilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0EB781ADCCA24E8580C786D24F0C8078"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>distribution
lines that serve both—</text>
<subclause id="H26D5640B0AF04BDFA227C9F9EF785608"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the County
Distribution System; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6A17B66A75A84BDF8F37428F4C6298B4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Pueblo Water
Facilities;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F0CC0AD6B4749C4AC6D63F38E94BA5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the allocation of
the Regional Water System capacity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5EC4B4B25A94EA884FAB4FBEC66DA90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the terms of use
of unused water capacity in the Regional Water System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB755D2CCF7EC4E2FBB7F062CCF91F49F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the construction
of additional infrastructure and the acquisition of associated rights-of-way or
easements necessary to enable any of the Pueblos or the County to fully use
water allocated to the Pueblos or the County from the Regional Water System,
including provisions addressing when the construction of such additional
infrastructure requires approval by the Authority;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FCF91D958574EA18CDAF9CA9319B1DC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the allocation and
payment of annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for the
Regional Water System, including the portions of the Regional Water System that
are used to treat, transmit, and distribute water to both the Pueblo Water
Facilities and the County Water Utility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD298C3F24B247ED99CB0AFFE9EFBB93"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the operation of
wellfields located on Pueblo land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8B7CB4C6CF040D880C26F7524F69621"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the transfer of
any water rights necessary to provide the Pueblo water supply described in
section 103(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1B08D11B43F472AA856398FDED0ACA4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the operation of
the Regional Water System with respect to the water supply, including the
allocation of the water supply in accordance with section 3.1.8.4.2 of the
Settlement Agreement so that, in the event of a shortage of supply to the
Regional Water System, the supply to each of the Pueblos’ and to the County’s
distribution system shall be reduced on a prorata basis, in proportion to each
distribution system’s most current annual use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD944BF99C9F9423E899B7119C421E95D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>dispute
resolution; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HACD54F59F7824C14B8ECF6453847B168"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provisions for
operating and maintaining the Regional Water System facilities before and after
conveyance under section 101(h), including provisions to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEAB79D570BF54245960B9B8567922F46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure
that—</text>
<clause id="H4F9A3ECD0856463A9D6F50CF31D63A66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
operation of, and the diversion and conveyance of water by, the Regional Water
System is in accordance with the Settlement Agreement;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9D6162A4A9FC4E3D841072F42B6546A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
wells in the Regional Water System are used in conjunction with the surface
water supply of the Regional Water System to ensure a reliable firm supply of
water to all users of the Regional Water System, consistent with the intent of
the Settlement Agreement that surface supplies will be used to the maximum
extent feasible;</text>
</clause><clause id="H16A805230B5040209F66825F12D8074E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the respective
obligations regarding delivery, payment, operation, and management are
enforceable; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA7890525840A4DDFB96DA86D3D512536"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
County has the right to serve any new water users located on non-Pueblo land in
the Pojoaque Basin; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D593D65441842E0B2D9DCC292C3A6B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow for any
aquifer storage and recovery projects that are approved by the Office of the
New Mexico State Engineer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD4A3C85A84F42048CC32D5C1FDCBBDE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing
in this Act precludes the Operating Agreement from authorizing phased or
interim operations if the Regional Water System is constructed in
phases.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H76F075699787488C8A44E7043C79CF0A"><enum>103.</enum><header>Acquisition of
Pueblo water supply for the Regional Water System</header>
<subsection id="H253A81E293E841B18E264205BD583DF4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purpose of providing a reliable firm supply of
water from the Regional Water System for the Pueblos in accordance with the
Settlement Agreement, the Secretary, on behalf of the Pueblos, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H34055E5972FE4DB6BF707F176418BF3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquire water
rights to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDFAC0FCC443543448E31DE20CEF109AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>302 acre-feet of
Nambe reserved water described in section 2.6.2 of the Settlement Agreement
pursuant to section 107(c)(1)(C); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EDDE8D5E63546648D1431E2877771A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1141 acre-feet
from water acquired by the County for water rights commonly referred to as
<quote>Top of the World</quote> rights in the Aamodt Case;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEABA5B717EC40279455A1A99C42E358"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into a
contract with the Pueblos for 1,079 acre-feet in accordance with section 11 of
the San Juan-Chama Project Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74DFA4C94B514720A8CD8416FABC6794"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by application to
the State Engineer, seek approval to divert the water acquired and made
available under paragraphs (1) and (2) at the points of diversion for the
Regional Water System, consistent with the Settlement Agreement and the
Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA047552A0A624ED2BF93B0B4B027BE91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Forfeiture</header><text>The
nonuse of the water supply secured by the Secretary for the Pueblos under
subsection (a) shall in no event result in forfeiture, abandonment,
relinquishment, or other loss thereof.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1243A6E68A13414CA2C8E7F0B2A0B6DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trust</header><text>The
Pueblo water supply secured under subsection (a) shall be held by the United
States in trust for the Pueblos.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB506B98BE6D64A37AB9397CA0281E592"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The water supply made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2)
shall be subject to the San Juan-Chama Project Act, and no preference shall be
provided to the Pueblos as a result of subsection (c) with regard to the
delivery or distribution of San Juan-Chama Project water or the management or
operation of the San Juan-Chama Project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDA88F7CB0AA745098F12390F6B66AF93"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contract for San
Juan-Chama Project water supply</header><text>With respect to the contract for
the water supply required by subsection (a)(2), such San Juan-Chama Project
contract shall be pursuant to the following terms:</text>
<paragraph id="H0F5A6E5E52654C3C98C908B3B61D9F87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>Notwithstanding
the provisions of the San Juan-Chama Project Act, or any other provision of
law—</text>
<subparagraph id="HADDE39C2882A4C9992DA63604DFB5FB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall waive the entirety of the Pueblos’ share of the construction costs for
the San Juan-Chama Project, and pursuant to that waiver, the Pueblos’ share of
all construction costs for the San Juan-Chama Project, inclusive of both
principal and interest, due from 1972 to the execution of the contract required
by subsection (a)(2), shall be nonreimbursable;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H148D654F335841CEA42CCAAB2329904F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary’s
waiver of each Pueblo’s share of the construction costs for the San Juan-Chama
Project will not result in an increase in the pro rata shares of other San
Juan-Chama Project water contractors, but such costs shall be absorbed by the
United States Treasury or otherwise appropriated to the Department of the
Interior; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H050079DBBB3945ACA698BA6A9B805535"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the costs
associated with any water made available from the San Juan-Chama Project which
were determined nonreimbursable and nonreturnable pursuant to Public Law No.
88–293, 78 Stat. 171 (March 26, 1964), shall remain nonreimbursable and
nonreturnable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H525C05283A8448DCB4454E0C6E24822B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
contract shall provide that it shall terminate only upon the following
conditions—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD67E72735F4C4F489954B4C3315DE368"><enum>(A)</enum><text>failure of the
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico to enter a final
decree for the Aamodt Case by December 15, 2012, or within the time period of
any extension of that deadline granted by the court; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0478E78C739F458EB30D29719B695EFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>entry of an order
by the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico voiding the
final decree and Settlement Agreement for the Aamodt Case pursuant to section
10.3 of the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8ED05A2E65204B459D1E1B1DCD1FEC72"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall use the water supply secured under subsection (a) only for the
purposes described in the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21698AF79D4B4E8B84F82F2124A96035"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Fulfillment of
water supply acquisition obligations</header><text>Compliance with subsections
(a) through (f) shall satisfy any and all obligations of the Secretary to
acquire or secure a water supply for the Pueblos pursuant to the Settlement
Agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2B268F7F80B543568E513B3331A08403"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rights of
pueblos in settlement agreement unaffected</header><text>Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsections (a) through (g), the Pueblos, the County or the
Regional Water Authority may acquire any additional water rights to ensure all
parties to the Settlement Agreement receive the full allocation of water
provided by the Settlement Agreement and nothing in this Act amends or modifies
the quantities of water allocated to the Pueblos thereunder.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2F7DB234F5A84A0ABCD2D79B9D8D8C36"><enum>104.</enum><header>Delivery and
allocation of Regional Water System capacity and water</header>
<subsection id="H0DCAC669E5E94BC8926BE5DB98279A32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation of
regional water system capacity</header>
<paragraph id="H8FC5E50ADAC34FD39B1E47B1BB51182C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Regional Water System shall have the capacity to
divert from the Rio Grande a quantity of water sufficient to provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA134C46CF7284A559F52CABF56211F87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>up to 4,000
acre-feet of consumptive use of water; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30E0E04FBB644A43B7E27D0921D1C445"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the requisite
peaking capacity described in—</text>
<clause id="H293E068D2BB94DCEB450397729DCE0F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Engineering Report; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H36ACC8871683467FAC1731ED15A12E77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
final project design.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F5758FF095145259C9CF53CA272F857"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation to
the pueblos and county water utility</header><text>Of the capacity described in
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FE191A2625B4E9987642D3AECBB023F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there shall be
allocated to the Pueblos—</text>
<clause id="H469D7D12B9AE43C9BB2B4A153F32D6F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>sufficient
capacity for the conveyance of 2,500 acre-feet consumptive use; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H68E9E54EED1C4F1A8CD0A0A9545B91DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
requisite peaking capacity for the quantity of water described in clause (i);
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B13A1E91A764D3A869B7953B893684E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there shall be
allocated to the County Water Utility—</text>
<clause id="H3E26645889FB479D9B8B25C41DCCD5BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>sufficient
capacity for the conveyance of up to 1,500 acre-feet consumptive use;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4B84ADDA0C9849229CAB85ADABF832BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
requisite peaking capacity for the quantity of water described in clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79F3CB72C66542A98BD7C13545673B9B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>Water shall be allocated to the Pueblos and the County Water
Utility under this subsection in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C8D0F2B9F7F4020ADF319E8D7C484B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB75BBE3FB1DD44B0BE9F02E35B98563E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Settlement
Agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04159EE2E1A240E0A35E6F05228FD6FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Operating
Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B6AE82FA6D843A2B4C74188A5BA63C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Delivery of
regional water system water</header><text>The Authority shall deliver water
from the Regional Water System—</text>
<paragraph id="H4CB0E53C4AEB4E93B3D6004F5C59F6F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the Pueblos
water in a quantity sufficient to allow full consumptive use of up to 2,500
acre-feet per year of water rights by the Pueblos in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H24C64120F84D411D8E469E00713F5747"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Settlement
Agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE957F17B5914A66A0CE49666804E0EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Operating
Agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDD8A6DDCE364D9DAA9C407074B6718C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>this title;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6547A7A33A054B4CB1D6E2EC39138447"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the County
water in a quantity sufficient to allow full consumptive use of up to 1,500
acre-feet per year of water rights by the County Water Utility in accordance
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6732B0D268D1452AA7088197101EA591"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Settlement
Agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD7DE742C2294D14B9A4658085A8DBC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Operating
Agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDC42F6A9A17472B87866128C149FF6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1088CFB094724AD3B9FC1BB45F29376E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional use
of allocation quantity and unused capacity</header><text>The Regional Water
System may be used to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5FE7CFA60C1E4E1895845BC5AFCFB27D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for use of
return flow credits to allow for full consumptive use of the water allocated in
the Settlement Agreement to each of the Pueblos and to the County; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H642FE0A9A80245F59E16B4967627EB57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convey water
allocated to one of the Pueblos or the County Water Utility for the benefit of
another Pueblo or the County Water Utility or allow use of unused capacity by
each other through the Regional Water System in accordance with an
intergovernmental agreement between the Pueblos, or between a Pueblo and County
Water Utility, as applicable, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8BD6721904294ED19F1D7660BAA76008"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such
intergovernmental agreements are consistent with the Operating Agreement, the
Settlement Agreement, and this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5615C8C0ECB4AEB9D6C3EBF10E233C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>capacity is
available without reducing water delivery to any Pueblo or the County Water
Utility in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, unless the County Water
Utility or Pueblo contracts for a reduction in water delivery or Regional Water
System capacity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H683F1913519C47348395F1A829A37B0C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Pueblo or
County Water Utility contracting for use of the unused capacity or water has
the right to use the water under applicable law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98FE2A1D1EE84D009AC5DEA5C0EA5D45"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any agreement for
the use of unused capacity or water provides for payment of the operation,
maintenance, and replacement costs associated with the use of capacity or
water.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2693610514E3472CAB3A864F510B1811"><enum>105.</enum><header>Aamodt
Settlement Pueblos’ Fund</header>
<subsection id="H5AFA54C43B9D413AB4E8B893BBBEB5C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
the aamodt settlement pueblos’ fund</header><text>There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>Aamodt
Settlement Pueblos’ Fund,</quote> consisting of—</text>
<paragraph id="H30D439D62897455FA6D7CAD82655B53A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such amounts as
are made available to the Fund under section 107(c) or other authorized
sources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9114B6328FA4FAA895D612715E08560"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any interest
earned from investment of amounts in the Fund under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1DA74B170F144700A0E7784038432DC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management of
the fund</header><text>The Secretary shall manage the Fund, invest amounts in
the Fund, and make amounts available from the Fund for distribution to the
Pueblos in accordance with—</text>
<paragraph id="H0DA751A022C447A08A2948C8FC1463C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the American
Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4001">25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C0867A8E80D42C8834192775A773D6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F77691D27AE450D926A9BABDB585EAA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investment of
the fund</header><text>On the date set forth in section 203(a)(1), the
Secretary shall invest amounts in the Fund in accordance with—</text>
<paragraph id="HD4E9578F0F8B42E38CF11CC4AA983B7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Act of April
1, 1880 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/161">25 U.S.C.
161</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69483DBAD3F14E6E91E96C55E0A5CADB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the first section
of the Act of June 24, 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/162a">25 U.S.C. 162a</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E6FA08E134A4525A8A88886E225EFB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the American
Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4001">25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B4CF40DE243430E87C1F27B72483D5E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Tribal
management plan</header>
<paragraph id="H1EFFCC543F154885855B35AD3CC83CF5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A Pueblo may withdraw all or part of the Pueblo’s portion
of the Fund on approval by the Secretary of a tribal management plan as
described in the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4001">25 U.S.C. 4001 et
seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D23C0CCFFCB4937A1FCF01F8D6347B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
addition to the requirements under the American Indian Trust Fund Management
Reform Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4001">25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</external-xref>), the tribal
management plan shall require that a Pueblo spend any amounts withdrawn from
the Fund in accordance with the purposes described in section 107(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3E76D7AB310437595E89235F4273B7F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The
Secretary may take judicial or administrative action to enforce the provisions
of any tribal management plan to ensure that any amounts withdrawn from the
Fund under an approved tribal management plan are used in accordance with this
title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37742289E10C456699E69AD1CDA648C7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>If
a Pueblo or the Pueblos exercise the right to withdraw amounts from the Fund,
neither the Secretary nor the Secretary of the Treasury shall retain any
liability for the expenditure or investment of the amounts withdrawn.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8D0C349AB1F42E3B78AB9BD41CA53BD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Expenditure
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="H29D2075543EE41409A38B0BF237D15ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Pueblos shall submit to the Secretary for approval an
expenditure plan for any portion of the amounts in the Fund that the Pueblos do
not withdraw under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F0615F1BC354BA5BFE8B340798A1DBA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description</header><text>The
expenditure plan shall describe the manner in which, and the purposes for
which, amounts remaining in the Fund will be used.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FA01B88E0DF497EAA046BE036BF8D70"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>On
receipt of an expenditure plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
approve the plan if the Secretary determines that the plan is reasonable and
consistent with this Act, the Settlement Agreement, and the Cost-Sharing and
System Integration Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B749720CA844A889E044AC128BB1D05"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>The Pueblos shall submit to the Secretary an annual report
that describes all expenditures from the Fund during the year covered by the
report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF48D2022DE340F7B14D3097D9CB9B39"><enum>(6)</enum><header>No per capita
payments</header><text>No part of the principal of the Fund, or the interest or
income accruing on the principal shall be distributed to any member of a Pueblo
on a per capita basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DE384F352DD417DA40A9C7F351AFE3E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts from the fund</header>
<subparagraph id="HB6B0C32DC8E743BB8416EF9B73265AED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Approval of
settlement agreement</header><text>Amounts made available under subparagraphs
(A) and (C) of section 107(c)(1) or from other authorized sources shall be
available for expenditure or withdrawal only after the date on which the United
States District Court for the District of New Mexico issues an order approving
the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBB26B5CEC9D4D459F420BE68ADDAB7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Completion of
certain portions of regional water system</header><text>Amounts made available
under section 107(c)(1)(B) or from other authorized sources shall be available
for expenditure or withdrawal only after those portions of the Regional Water
System described in section 1.5.24 of the Settlement Agreement have been
declared substantially complete by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7A2167EBC424B2EAD7139D566980ED4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to
fulfill conditions precedent</header><text>If the conditions precedent in
section 203 have not been fulfilled by September 15, 2017, the United States
shall be entitled to set off any funds expended or withdrawn from the amounts
appropriated pursuant to section 107(c), together with any interest accrued,
against any claims asserted by the Pueblos against the United States relating
to the water rights in the Pojoaque Basin.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8FE48C87AE0A4C0BAD134F302810DAB1"><enum>106.</enum><header>Environmental
compliance</header>
<subsection id="H2029AD540567445284287FDBFC08F6AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this title, the Secretary shall comply
with each law of the Federal Government relating to the protection of the
environment, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H85F4312147564547B580C8ECC98FB810"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DAF1779536C4694AD5B35E2A675DF92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E4E8CE43A884C528599E12679390FE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
environmental policy Act</header><text>Nothing in this Act affects the outcome
of any analysis conducted by the Secretary or any other Federal official under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H49CCAD1774F34F0EAD6627B1423B6501"><enum>107.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H85830B2724C441989A31ABBA0BD2CBBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regional water
system</header>
<paragraph id="H90F0BB2AB0D54BD28C6B1E9B9A1B9E5A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (4), there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for the planning, design, and construction of the
Regional Water System and the conduct of environmental compliance activities
under section 106 an amount not to exceed $106,400,000, as adjusted under
paragraph (3), for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2022, to remain
available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D87DAC5973D496B82121582DE320CF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority of
funding</header><text>Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall give priority to funding—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB19C64C61F0843879CD93D22805A8C56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the construction
of the San Ildefonso portion of the Regional Water System, consisting
of—</text>
<clause id="HAEC074C560E84E71A8F0036B259776DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
surface water diversion, treatment, and transmission facilities at San
Ildefonso Pueblo; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5128C84A391F4924AFB947DFEC6AA5AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
San Ildefonso Pueblo portion of the Pueblo Water Facilities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H220B61B8C2BA44579B90C40DBE3684C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that part of the
Regional Water System providing 475 acre-feet to Pojoaque Pueblo pursuant to
section 2.2 of the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H860B852837BF4220B3411230C267B183"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The
amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted annually to account for
increases in construction costs since October 1, 2006, as determined using
applicable engineering cost indices.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDD8141647AD47DD91A086F4EC128997"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="HD2E62BCC0B7F45128DDC4C04ECDBAA5A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No amounts shall be made available under paragraph (1)
for the construction of the Regional Water System until the date on which the
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico issues an order
approving the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEF93FEE0C7240649D8C83BAA14E951A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Record of
decision</header><text>No amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be
expended unless the record of decision issued by the Secretary after completion
of an environmental impact statement provides for a preferred alternative that
is in substantial compliance with the proposed Regional Water System, as
defined in the Engineering Report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2565CFD54ABD4D99A25B0D478F9B4096"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition of
water rights</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary funds for the acquisition of the water rights under section
103(a)(1)(B)—</text>
<paragraph id="H918FAD37C71B476A948FF3DFE75804CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the amount of
$5,400,000.00 if such acquisition is completed by December 31, 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H254E5423AF374186BDA2E338C238D279"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount
authorized under paragraph (b)(1) shall be adjusted according to the CPI Urban
Index commencing January 1, 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F71B80363A1411D9DA20990CC2BE443"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Aamodt
settlement pueblos’ fund</header>
<paragraph id="HCD890811789F44B1AFDE0E164B3BC88D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund the
following amounts for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2022:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBB5173CF249412C840FEADF172A9AC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,000,000, which
shall be allocated to the Pueblos, in accordance with section 2.7.1 of the
Settlement Agreement, for the rehabilitation, improvement, operation,
maintenance, and replacement of the agricultural delivery facilities, waste
water systems, and other water-related infrastructure of the applicable Pueblo.
The amount authorized herein shall be adjusted according to the CPI Urban Index
commencing October 1, 2006.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7EB89E43D7B4D87B35FCC22FC483DF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$37,500,000, which
shall be allocated to an account, to be established not later than January 1,
2016, to assist the Pueblos in paying the Pueblos’ share of the cost of
operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo Water Facilities and the
Regional Water System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F401801C64F40FD93757F05E75848F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$5,000,000 and any
interest thereon, which shall be allocated to the Pueblo of Nambe for the
acquisition of the Nambe reserved water rights in accordance with section
103(a)(1)(A). The amount authorized herein shall be adjusted according to the
CPI Urban Index commencing January 1, 2011. The funds provided under this
section may be used by the Pueblo of Nambe only for the acquisition of land,
other real property interests, or economic development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E7951FFB95E457D900FA0AFE197130A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operation,
maintenance, and replacement costs</header>
<subparagraph id="HC2FAB9B34B624C17AA9C1B8EC41B671D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Prior to conveyance of the Regional Water System pursuant
to section 101, the Secretary is authorized to and shall pay any operation,
maintenance or replacement costs associated with the Pueblo Water Facilities or
the Regional Water System up to an amount that does not exceed $5,000,000,
which is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED82892DCE504B5FBC3C09367557E204"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Obligation of
Federal Government after completion</header><text>The amount authorized under
subparagraph (A) shall expire after the date on which construction of the
Regional Water System is completed and the amounts required to be deposited in
the account have been deposited under this section by the Federal
Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Pojoaque Basin
Indian Water Rights Settlement</header>
<section id="HB2BED2170C444DC3BE4DB43E099EE244"><enum>201.</enum><header>Settlement
Agreement and contract approval</header>
<subsection id="H5B59F06A6D0F4AF6A138312247FA4F20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>To
the extent the Settlement Agreement and the Cost-Sharing and System Integration
Agreement do not conflict with this Act, the Settlement Agreement and the
Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement (including any amendments to the
Settlement Agreement and the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement that
are executed to make the Settlement Agreement or the Cost-Sharing and System
Integration Agreement consistent with this Act) are authorized, ratified, and
confirmed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6A3FB64A89D149528CEAF18FDF904AB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Execution</header><text>To
the extent the Settlement Agreement and the Cost-Sharing and System Integration
Agreement do not conflict with this Act, the Secretary shall execute the
Settlement Agreement and the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement
(including any amendments that are necessary to make the Settlement Agreement
or the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement consistent with this
Act).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF3C3040BCC7C4B7F9EAF53B85A389CDF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorities of
the pueblos</header>
<paragraph id="H6F91519B41024568A9A163A1EA977D69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each of the Pueblos may enter into contracts to lease or
exchange water rights or to forbear undertaking new or expanded water uses for
water rights recognized in section 2.1 of the Settlement Agreement for use
within the Pojoaque Basin in accordance with the other limitations of section
2.1.5 of the Settlement Agreement provided that section 2.1.5 is amended
accordingly.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2F3B3BD6A1A45B0B87AA6558D2D725F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Execution</header><text>The
Secretary shall not execute the Settlement Agreement until such amendment is
accomplished under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6FA1FB9A2C34A15AAEB6AC9D52DA5B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval by
Secretary</header><text>Consistent with the Settlement Agreement as amended
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove a lease entered
into under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61185FE48BCC42949039D1B0B7065CB3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on
permanent alienation</header><text>No lease or contract under paragraph (1)
shall be for a term exceeding 99 years, nor shall any such lease or contract
provide for permanent alienation of any portion of the water rights made
available to the Pueblos under the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80ED55473F75402AA0F19F619847580B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>Section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/177">25 U.S.C. 177</external-xref>) shall
not apply to any lease or contract entered into under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F21E80EC5484DC790A93F7F4EE6AF41"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Leasing or
marketing of water supply</header><text>The water supply provided on behalf of
the Pueblos pursuant to section 103(a)(1) may only be leased or marketed by any
of the Pueblos pursuant to the intergovernmental agreements described in
section 104(c)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H748828A37EB04506A6E85957692BF02A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendments to
contracts</header><text>The Secretary shall amend the contracts relating to the
Nambe Falls Dam and Reservoir that are necessary to use water supplied from the
Nambe Falls Dam and Reservoir in accordance with the Settlement
Agreement.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5B06B7589A074F4EBEE8F21706FF6E3B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Environmental
compliance</header>
<subsection id="H84439121690F4BDC8FE1807B360CCB61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Effect of
execution of settlement agreement</header><text>The execution of the Settlement
Agreement under section 201(b) shall not constitute a major Federal action
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18325D6FB54D4BE281DDADFDCD6B370B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance with
environmental laws</header><text>In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall
comply with each law of the Federal Government relating to the protection of
the environment, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H285855D78AB74B3393D8A8DAFB6DA257"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF948CED6B734D43B7C1E2F8C0299579"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H83E16F8FF7AE4B07BF6C9CBFC0B6B3A9"><enum>203.</enum><header>Conditions
precedent and enforcement date</header>
<subsection id="H8BFBB13754D547F485DDAFD270D3200A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conditions
precedent</header>
<paragraph id="H2E252C8BF6C24BF987FB42403056B035"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon the fulfillment of the conditions precedent
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register
by September 15, 2017, a statement of finding that the conditions have been
fulfilled.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAA083CE1821423B99B1FC66A35A4DB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
conditions precedent referred to in paragraph (1) are the conditions
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCABB32A44B2A45D9A38292BBDEF7946E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the extent that
the Settlement Agreement conflicts with this title, the Settlement Agreement
has been revised to conform with this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79987582AB264A8B8953A3E1DE4D6B4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Settlement
Agreement, so revised, including waivers and releases pursuant to section 204,
has been executed by the appropriate parties and the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F6E76A99F31400BB201D657C8E298D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Congress has fully
appropriated, or the Secretary has provided from other authorized sources, all
funds authorized by section 107, with the exception of subsection (a)(1) of
that section, by December 15, 2016;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B305924E2294B5F9768021893F74687"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Secretary has
acquired and entered into appropriate contracts for the water rights described
in section 103(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C1ED5492D67462CBF3376EECE57E512"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for purposes of
section 103(a), permits have been issued by the New Mexico State Engineer to
the Regional Water Authority to change the points of diversion to the mainstem
of the Rio Grande for the diversion and consumptive use of at least 2,381
acre-feet by the Pueblos as part of the water supply for the Regional Water
System, subject to the conditions that—</text>
<clause id="HE4D4BF56F41B4D13A6D5E4EC0DBFC29D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
permits shall be free of any condition that materially adversely affects the
ability of the Pueblos or the Regional Water Authority to divert or use the
Pueblo water supply described in section 103(a), including water rights
acquired in addition to those described in section 103(a), in accordance with
section 103(g); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE052D72E6548454C8050BF748E2899EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Settlement Agreement shall establish the means to address any permit conditions
to ensure the ability of the Pueblos to fully divert and consume at least 2,381
acre-feet as part of the water supply for the Regional Water System, including
defining the conditions that will not constitute a material adverse
affect;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D1D6A01810D40269392A6B0DB50B05F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the State has
enacted any necessary legislation and provided any funding that may be required
under the Settlement Agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA785B0452734214BE2DD88EDE97BCC9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a partial final
decree that sets forth the water rights and other rights to water to which the
Pueblos are entitled under the Settlement Agreement and this title and that
substantially conforms to the Settlement Agreement has been approved by the
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8F8B72B59624C9CA2FCC1BEAFC03665"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a final decree
that sets forth the water rights for all parties to the Aamodt Case and that
substantially conforms to the Settlement Agreement has been approved by the
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico by June 15,
2017.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09D7977D862043F6B107A1A42668745C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expiration
date</header><text>If all the conditions precedent described in subsection
(a)(2) have not been fulfilled by September 15, 2017—</text>
<paragraph id="H95D0A945B21045BA985561EF5973F17B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Settlement
Agreement and this Act including waivers described in those documents shall no
longer be effective; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5EF450F9A2440559D242F7CBCF1EED8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any funds that
have been appropriated under this Act but not expended shall immediately revert
to the general fund of the United States Treasury.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE182FC54B204DDEBCBB0A1A670988C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement
date</header><text>The Settlement Agreement shall become enforceable as of the
date that the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
enters a partial final decree pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(E) and an Interim
Administrative Order consistent with the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8CFCC115B7884648BED7EE4CF70E943B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effectiveness of
waivers</header><text>The waivers and releases executed pursuant to section 204
shall become effective as of the date that the Secretary publishes the notice
required by subsection (a)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB543E7A7FE53436AAE09DA46F1A8FCF7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements for
determination of substantial completion of the regional water system</header>
<paragraph id="HA9CD2EFD425D49CDB3E3B4C401A21FF5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criteria for
substantial completion of regional water system</header><text>Subject to the
provisions in section 101(d) concerning the extent, size, and capacity of the
County Distribution System, the Regional Water System shall be determined to be
substantially completed if the infrastructure has been constructed capable
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF5AAD5E9FA4486A8F3DE0542D393AE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diverting,
treating, transmitting, and distributing a supply of 2,500 acre-feet of water
to the Pueblos; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFE09947DD2F48FAABE73646C608241E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>diverting,
treating, and transmitting the quantity of water specified in the Engineering
Report to the County Distribution System.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC135787FD710420B9C92535B0D5AF621"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>On
or after June 30, 2021, at the request of 1 or more of the Pueblos, the
Secretary shall consult with the Pueblos and confer with the County and the
State on whether the criteria in paragraph (1) for substantial completion of
the Regional Water System have been met or will be met by June 30, 2024.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H194EFD1F595343F38DCD25556C7B6680"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Written
determination by Secretary</header><text>Not earlier than June 30, 2021, at the
request of 1 or more of the Pueblos and after the consultation required by
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41A6D97A47DD426A8B73DEEA1DA60873"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether
the Regional Water System has been substantially completed based on the
criteria described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2EE78910F314FBCBDB9A8A784AABE54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit a written
notice of the determination under subparagraph (A) to—</text>
<clause id="HBA9F44480BEB4F83BBBA97CBEBB1333F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Pueblos;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9089350DA26F4BA59C2BE00C47C8C7BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
County; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9F2F4FEF73C6427CB0EDCCD6EEB8D7D4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1FA7DBAED6B48C0A0D428831F248BD1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Right to
review</header>
<subparagraph id="HFEAD0CB8291E4D62919040CCECDF75BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A determination by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A)
shall be considered to be a final agency action subject to judicial review by
the Decree Court under sections 701 through 706 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA412AB8C7C754FD482FB48D0FE2BF3E1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to make
timely determination</header>
<clause id="HC6A75E6540C743BB9730B5172F2D7C41"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a Pueblo requests a written determination under
paragraph (3) and the Secretary fails to make such a written determination by
the date described in clause (ii), there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
the failure constitutes agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably
delayed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/706">section
706</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2AC7F066482245FA9DD4F8D8AEA8F37E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Date</header><text>The
date referred to in clause (i) is the date that is the later of—</text>
<subclause id="H7C9D2994DACC44B3AA41AAED0708B130"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date of receipt by the Secretary of the request by the
Pueblo; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8D36F3836591441C8EDF383269DBE8C4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>June 30,
2023.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CEB5C48BA33460F8D189C0064454FFB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of
Act</header><text>Nothing in this Act gives any Pueblo or Settlement Party the
right to judicial review of a determination of the Secretary regarding whether
the Regional Water System has been substantially completed except under
subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote>Administrative Procedure Act</quote>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC867B9B60764DBDBB3C5BB2FCBE81A5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Right to void
final decree</header>
<subparagraph id="H5A45B7A8D9BF49FB841C00BBE6AACC24"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than June 30, 2024, on a determination by the
Secretary, after consultation with the Pueblos, that the Regional Water System
is not substantially complete, 1 or more of the Pueblos, or the United States
acting on behalf of a Pueblo, shall have the right to notify the Decree Court
of the determination.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97ADB7D7D2564F1199DD5E4384643DDF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The
Final Decree shall have no force or effect on a finding by the Decree Court
that a Pueblo, or the United States acting on behalf of a Pueblo, has submitted
proper notification under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF9AD11B827E400A95132EEECD993CEF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Voiding of
waivers</header><text>If the Final Decree is void under subsection
(e)(5)—</text>
<paragraph id="H96987B66D6CC434A9889943D232BE920"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Settlement
Agreement shall no longer be effective;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4E467A9972545EC9FA7BEF1BD47AD5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the waivers and
releases executed pursuant to section 204 shall no longer be effective;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D220297AC954E4497E1BCEBC7146CD3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any unexpended
Federal funds, together with any interest earned on those funds, and title to
any property acquired or constructed with expended Federal funds shall be
returned to the Federal Government, unless otherwise agreed to by the Pueblos
and the United States and approved by Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2DC298471FB6430D9E4CCA973B6E47D5"><enum>204.</enum><header>Waivers and
releases</header>
<subsection id="H25F6784AA3D340ADA64268EE82CBCAC0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Claims by the
Pueblos and the United States</header><text>In return for recognition of the
Pueblos’ water rights and other benefits, including waivers and releases by
non-Pueblo parties, as set forth in the Settlement Agreement and this Act, the
Pueblos, on behalf of themselves and their members, and the United States
acting in its capacity as trustee for the Pueblos are authorized to execute a
waiver and release of—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA74EB7AFB2C40399E08520C28098F10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all claims for
water rights in the Pojoaque Basin that the Pueblos, or the United States
acting in its capacity as trustee for the Pueblos, asserted, or could have
asserted, in any proceeding, including the Aamodt Case, up to and including the
waiver effectiveness date identified in section 203(d), except to the extent
that such rights are recognized in the Settlement Agreement or this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94F98F4A0CAC4363A8424133F0D00170"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all claims for
water rights for lands in the Pojoaque Basin and for rights to use water in the
Pojoaque Basin that the Pueblos, or the United States acting in its capacity as
trustee for the Pueblos, might be able to otherwise assert in any proceeding
not initiated on or before the date of enactment of this title, except to the
extent that such rights are recognized in the Settlement Agreement or this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2FC957133FB4FCBB2D0825EDF846329"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all claims for
damages, losses or injuries to water rights or claims of interference with,
diversion or taking of water (including claims for injury to land resulting
from such damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, or taking)
for land within the Pojoaque Basin that accrued at any time up to and including
the waiver effectiveness date identified in section 203(d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD284E10DC33E40AA9F906C0BF4A417BA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>their defenses in
the Aamodt Case to the claims previously asserted therein by other parties to
the Settlement Agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F563685220544F288CCD85016089C42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>all pending and
future inter se challenges to the quantification and priority of water rights
of non-Pueblo wells in the Pojoaque Basin, except as provided by section 2.8 of
the Settlement Agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA034E9633DE245078CD6C433A233C5BA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>all pending and
future inter se challenges against other parties to the Settlement
Agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H170F79F3D4A74BEDA041D764DBB35B1E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>all claims for
damages, losses, or injuries to water rights or claims of interference with,
diversion or taking of water (including claims for injury to land resulting
from such damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, or taking of
water) attributable to City of Santa Fe pumping of groundwater that has effects
on the ground and surface water supplies of the Pojoaque Basin, provided that
this waiver shall not be effective by the Pueblo of Tesuque unless there is a
water resources agreement executed between the Pueblo of Tesuque and the City
of Santa Fe; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EF4DF7102A045D1896AE5DBC8DA094D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>all claims for
damages, losses, or injuries to water rights or claims of interference with,
diversion or taking of water (including claims for injury to land resulting
from such damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, or taking of
water) attributable to County of Santa Fe pumping of groundwater that has
effects on the ground and surface water supplies of the Pojoaque Basin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFD3E61480F2641E79EB48FA040D27F9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Claims by the
Pueblos against the United States</header><text>The Pueblos, on behalf of
themselves and their members, are authorized to execute a waiver and release
of—</text>
<paragraph id="H9295D5C0BB3743C2AB1F890EB2CFB855"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all claims against
the United States, its agencies, or employees, relating to claims for water
rights in or water of the Pojoaque Basin or for rights to use water in the
Pojoaque Basin that the United States acting in its capacity as trustee for the
Pueblos asserted, or could have asserted, in any proceeding, including the
Aamodt Case;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49DC4B96C5A64CFFAF0DCD98CDDCBC12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all claims against
the United States, its agencies, or employees relating to damages, losses, or
injuries to water, water rights, land, or natural resources due to loss of
water or water rights (including damages, losses or injuries to hunting,
fishing, gathering or cultural rights due to loss of water or water rights;
claims relating to interference with, diversion or taking of water or water
rights; or claims relating to failure to protect, acquire, replace, or develop
water, water rights or water infrastructure) within the Pojoaque Basin that
first accrued at any time up to and including the waiver effectiveness date
identified in section 203(d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47B20871EFD64D988F1D699ECED5043B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all claims against
the United States, its agencies, or employees for an accounting of funds
appropriated by Acts, including the Act of December 22, 1927 (45 Stat. 2), the
Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1562), the Act of March 26, 1930 (46 Stat. 90),
the Act of February 14, 1931 (46 Stat. 1115), the Act of March 4, 1931 (46
Stat. 1552), the Act of July 1, 1932 (47 Stat. 525), the Act of June 22, 1936
(49 Stat. 1757), the Act of August 9, 1937 (50 Stat. 564), and the Act of May
9, 1938 (52 Stat. 291), as authorized by the Pueblo Lands Act of June 7, 1924
(43 Stat. 636), and the Pueblo Lands Act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stat. 108), and
for breach of Trust relating to funds for water replacement appropriated by
said Acts that first accrued before the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H745A803BB1C447C9B487960A425A64AD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>all claims against
the United States, its agencies, or employees relating to the pending
litigation of claims relating to the Pueblos’ water rights in the Aamodt Case;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAACDC53B713044E8AA4B6C9FD786395B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>all claims against
the United States, its agencies, or employees relating to the negotiation,
Execution or the adoption of the Settlement Agreement, exhibits thereto, the
Partial Final Decree, the Final Decree, or this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E82A44148504EAC844FA5F0E4C3CB31"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reservation of
rights and retention of claims</header><text>Notwithstanding the waivers and
releases authorized in this Act, the Pueblos on behalf of themselves and their
members and the United States acting in its capacity as trustee for the Pueblos
retain.—</text>
<paragraph id="H05AD3F616AAB42ACAAACE66F4A951E9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all claims for
enforcement of the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System
Integration Agreement, the Final Decree, including the Partial Final Decree,
the San Juan-Chama Project contract between the Pueblos and the United States
or this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBADE428114B84C4A813C6B77550B4906"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all rights to use
and protect water rights acquired after the date of enactment of this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91A161735CAA41AFAF8264FBA17A88CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all rights to use
and protect water rights acquired pursuant to state law to the extent not
inconsistent with the Partial Final Decree, Final Decree, and the Settlement
Agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H705EF47E4E8C4013BE17A217AA070EDC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>all claims against
persons other than Parties to the Settlement Agreement for damages, losses or
injuries to water rights or claims of interference with, diversion or taking of
water (including claims for injury to lands resulting from such damages,
losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, or taking of water) within the
Pojoaque Basin arising out of activities occurring outside the Pojoaque
Basin;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3548AAA79E1040A2985AC1441947A8CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>all claims
relating to activities affecting the quality of water including any claims the
Pueblos may have under the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.</external-xref>) (including claims for damages to natural resources), the
Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.</external-xref>), the
<act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.</external-xref>), and the regulations implementing those laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2F0667F262147A0AE7BF9DB7C682C1A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>all claims against
the United States relating to damages, losses, or injuries to land or natural
resources not due to loss of water or water rights (including hunting, fishing,
gathering or cultural rights);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47D77DAE03564B64AB50CFA8179B5B26"><enum>(7)</enum><text>all claims for
water rights from water sources outside the Pojoaque Basin for land outside the
Pojoaque Basin owned by a Pueblo or held by the United States for the benefit
of any of the Pueblos; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3C6AEAD0D48492DB8F87368778F0B9F"><enum>(8)</enum><text>all rights,
remedies, privileges, immunities, powers and claims not specifically waived and
released pursuant to this Act or the Settlement Agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB008ACF049D4C0E97EB16EAB1A68572"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of
section</header><text>Nothing in the Settlement Agreement or this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H390646DD31874E1887C3C68BFCBFB154"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affects the
ability of the United States acting in its sovereign capacity to take actions
authorized by law, including any laws relating to health, safety, or the
environment, including the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.</external-xref>), the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f et
seq.</external-xref>), the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water
Pollution Control Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>), the
<act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6901">42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.</external-xref>), and the regulations implementing those laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE9467929F8349A7A70F69A9B636EE5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects the
ability of the United States to take actions acting in its capacity as trustee
for any other Indian tribe or allottee; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92B85FF9A9594FBAB646529BBAC65A18"><enum>(3)</enum><text>confers
jurisdiction on any State court to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H065B215740D647EF9940F660653CC90A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>interpret Federal
law regarding health, safety, or the environment or determine the duties of the
United States or other parties pursuant to such Federal law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5473C38B21134AD4AE51980CF376AF73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct judicial
review of Federal agency action;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H79E70AF87B1845FDAD38534839C325B9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Tolling of
claims</header>
<paragraph id="HA9896F671B8B4AFF947F56D208CDAD29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each applicable period of limitation and time-based
equitable defense relating to a claim described in this section shall be tolled
for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on
June 30, 2021.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H120B1E17DE514BC18DD12946492882AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
subparagraph</header><text>Nothing in this subsection revives any claim or
tolls any period of limitation or time-based equitable defense that expired
before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C96C39F0A4E43B989A89D770675E11C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing
in this section precludes the tolling of any period of limitations or any
time-based equitable defense under any other applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H07877E44788048CA8F97C91B284E0004"><enum>205.</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or the Settlement
Agreement affects the land and water rights, claims, or entitlements to water
of any Indian tribe, pueblo, or community other than the Pueblos.</text>
</section>
Passed the House of
Representatives January 21, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.
February 1, 2010
Read twice and placed on the calendar