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[S. 3168 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 683
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3168

 To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
 Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 4, 2021

 Mr. Kelly (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

                           December 19, 2022

               Reported by Mr. Schatz, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
 Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE RURAL WATER 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Enforceability Date.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 309(d)(2) of the White 
        Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 
        (Public Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3088; 133 Stat. 2669) is amended 
        by striking ``2023'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``2025''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3(b)(2) of the 
        White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan 
        Authorization Act (Public Law 110-390; 122 Stat. 4191; 124 
        Stat. 3092; 133 Stat. 2669) is amended by striking ``beginning 
        on'' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
        inserting ``beginning on May 1, 2025.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Funding.--Section 312(e)(2)(B) of the White Mountain 
Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
291; 124 Stat. 3095) is amended by striking ``$11,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$261,000,000''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE RURAL WATER SYSTEM.

    (a) Extension of Enforceability Date.--
            (1) In general.--Section 309(d)(2) of the White Mountain 
        Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public 
        Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3088; 133 Stat. 2669) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``April 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 
                30, 2027''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``May 1, 
                2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3(b)(2) of the White 
        Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act 
        (Public Law 110-390; 122 Stat. 4191; 124 Stat. 3092) is amended 
        by striking ``beginning on'' and all that follows through the 
        period at the end and inserting ``beginning on December 31, 
        2027.''.
    (b) Cost Indexing.--Section 312(c) of the White Mountain Apache 
Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291; 124 
Stat. 3095) is amended by striking ``All amounts made available under'' 
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
following:
            ``(1) White mountain apache tribe water rights settlement 
        subaccount.--All amounts made available under subsection (a) 
        shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect the changes since 
        October 1, 2007, in the construction cost indices applicable to 
        the types of construction involved in the construction of the 
        WMAT rural water system and the maintenance of the WMAT rural 
        water system.
            ``(2) WMAT settlement fund.--All amounts made available 
        under subsection (b)(2) shall be adjusted annually to reflect 
        the changes since October 1, 2007, in the construction cost 
        indices applicable to the types of construction involved in the 
        construction of the WMAT rural water system and the maintenance 
        of the WMAT rural water system.
            ``(3) WMAT maintenance fund.--All amounts made available 
        under subsection (b)(3) shall be adjusted on deposit to reflect 
        changes since October 1, 2007, in the Consumer Price Index for 
        All Urban Consumers West Urban 50,000 to 1,500,000 published by 
        the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
            ``(4) WMAT cost overrun subaccount.--Of the amounts made 
        available under subsection (e)(2)--
                    ``(A) $35,000,000 shall be adjusted as necessary to 
                reflect the changes since October 1, 2007, in the 
                construction cost indices applicable to the types of 
                construction involved in the construction of the WMAT 
                rural water system and the maintenance of the WMAT 
                rural water system; and
                    ``(B) additional funds, in excess of the amount 
                referred to in subparagraph (A), shall be adjusted as 
                necessary to reflect the changes since April 1, 2021, 
                in the construction cost indices applicable to the 
                types of construction involved in the construction of 
                the WMAT rural water system and the maintenance of the 
                WMAT rural water system.
            ``(5) Construction costs adjustment.--The amounts made 
        available under subsections (a), (b)(2), and (e)(2) shall be 
        adjusted to address construction cost changes necessary to 
        account for unforeseen market volatility that may not otherwise 
        be captured by engineering cost indices, as determined by the 
        Secretary, including repricing applicable to the types of 
        construction and current industry standards involved.''.
    (c) Funding for WMAT Cost Overrun Subaccount.--Section 312(e)(2)(B) 
of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3095) is amended by striking 
``$11,000,000'' and inserting ``$541,000,000''.
    (d) Return to Treasury.--
            (1) In general.--Section 312(e)(4)(B) of the White Mountain 
        Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public 
        Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3096) is amended, in the matter 
        preceding clause (i), by striking ``shall be--'' and all that 
        follows through the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
        inserting ``shall be returned to the general fund of the 
        Treasury.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 312(b)(2) of the White 
        Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 
        (Public Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3093; 132 Stat. 1626) is amended 
        by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Transfers to fund.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Secretary for deposit in the WMAT 
                Settlement Fund $78,500,000.''.
    (e) Conveyance of Title to Tribe.--Section 307(d)(2)(E) of the 
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3082; 132 Stat. 1626) is amended, in the 
matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``water system--'' and all 
that follows through the period at the end of clause (ii)(II) and 
inserting ``water system is substantially complete, as determined by 
the Secretary in accordance with subsection (k).''.
    (f) Requirements for Determination of Substantial Completion of the 
WMAT Rural Water System.--Section 307 of the White Mountain Apache 
Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291; 124 
Stat. 3080; 132 Stat. 1626) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(k) Requirements for Determination of Substantial Completion of 
the WMAT Rural Water System.--The WMAT rural water system shall be 
determined to be substantially complete if--
            ``(1) the infrastructure constructed is capable of storing, 
        diverting, treating, transmitting, and distributing a supply of 
        water as set forth in the final project design described in 
        subsection (c); or
            ``(2) the Secretary--
                    ``(A) expended all of the available funding 
                provided to construct the WMAT rural water system; and
                    ``(B) despite diligent efforts, cannot complete 
                construction as described in the final project design 
                described in subsection (c) due solely to the lack of 
                additional authorized funding.''.
    (g) Requirement.--Section 310(b) of the White Mountain Apache Tribe 
Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 
3090) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Expenditures.--If, before the enforceability date, 
        Federal funds are expended to carry out activities described in 
        subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) in excess of the 
        amounts provided pursuant to the White Mountain Apache Tribe 
        Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act (Public Law 110-390; 
        122 Stat. 4191), such expenditures shall be accounted for as 
        White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Subaccount 
        funds.''.
    (h) Enforceability Date Effectiveness.--Section 309(d)(1) of the 
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3088; 133 Stat. 2669) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as 
        subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) such amount, up to the amount made available 
                under section 312(e)(2), as the Secretary determines to 
                be necessary to construct the WMAT rural water system 
                that is capable of storing, diverting, treating, 
                transmitting, and distributing a supply of water as set 
                forth in the final project design described in section 
                307(c) has been deposited in the WMAT Cost Overrun 
                Subaccount;''.
                                                       Calendar No. 683

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3168

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
 Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 19, 2022

                       Reported with an amendment