munity in removing and disposing of the 
property under clause (ii)(II). 
(C) EXISTING ROADS.—If any road within 
the Federal land transferred under this sub-
section is necessary for customary access to pri-
vate land, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
offer the owner of the private land to apply for 
a right-of-way along the existing road, at the 
expense of the landowner. 
(D) LIMITATION
ON
THE
TRANSFER
OF 
WATER
RIGHTS.—Water rights that transfer 
with the land described in paragraph (2) shall 
not become part of the Tribal water rights. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, effective on the date of enactment of 
this Act, all Federal land within the parcels de-
scribed in paragraph (2) is withdrawn from all 
forms of— 
(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and 
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(iii) disposition under all laws per-
taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 
or mineral materials. 
(B) EXPIRATION.—The withdrawals pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the 
date that the Secretary takes the land into 
trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(C) NO NEW RESERVATION OF FEDERAL 
WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this paragraph es-
tablishes a new reservation in favor of the 
United States or the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity with respect to any water or water right 
on the land withdrawn by paragraph (2). 
(5) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—Notwith-
standing the descriptions of the parcels of Federal 
land in paragraph (2), the United States may, with 
the consent of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
make technical corrections to the legal land descrip-
tions to more specifically identify the parcels. 
(6) SURVEY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Unless the United 
States or the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
request an additional survey for the transferred 
land or a technical correction is made under 
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paragraph (5), the description of land under 
this subsection shall be controlling. 
(B) ADDITIONAL SURVEY.—If the United 
States or the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
requests an additional survey, that survey shall 
control the total acreage to be transferred into 
trust under this subsection. 
(C) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide such financial or other assistance as 
may be necessary— 
(i) to conduct additional surveys 
under this subsection; and 
(ii) to satisfy administrative require-
ments necessary to accomplish the land 
transfers under this subsection. 
(7) DATE OF TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall 
complete all land transfers under this subsection and 
shall take the land into trust for the benefit of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community as expeditiously as 
practicable after the enforceability date, but not 
later than 10 years after the enforceability date. 
(c) TRIBALLY OWNED FEE LAND.—Not later than 
10 years after the enforceability date, the Secretary shall 
take into trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community all fee land owned by the Fort Belknap Indian 
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Community on or adjacent to the Reservation to become 
part of the Reservation, provided that— 
(1) the land is free from any liens, encum-
brances, or other infirmities; and 
(2) no evidence exists of any hazardous sub-
stances on, or other environmental liability with re-
spect to, the land. 
(d) DODSON LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), as 
soon as practicable after the enforceability date, but 
not later than 10 years after the enforceability date, 
the Dodson Land described in paragraph (3) shall 
be taken into trust by the United States for the ben-
efit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as part 
of the Reservation. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS.—The land taken into trust 
under paragraph (1) shall be subject to a perpetual 
easement, reserved by the United States for use by 
the Bureau of Reclamation, its contractors, and its 
assigns for— 
(A) the right of ingress and egress for 
Milk River Project purposes; and 
(B) the right to— 
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(i) seep, flood, and overflow the trans-
ferred land for Milk River Project pur-
poses; 
(ii) conduct routine and non-routine 
operation, maintenance, and replacement 
activities on the Milk River Project facili-
ties, 
including 
modification 
to 
the 
headworks at the upstream end of the 
Dodson South Canal in support of Dodson 
South Canal enlargement, to include all as-
sociated access, construction, and material 
storage necessary to complete those activi-
ties; and 
(iii) prohibit the construction of per-
manent structures on the transferred land, 
except— 
(I) as provided in the cooperative 
agreement under paragraph (4); and 
(II) to meet the requirements of 
the Milk River Project. 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF DODSON LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Dodson Land re-
ferred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the ap-
proximately 2,500 acres of land owned by the 
United States that is, as of the date of enact-
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ment of this Act, under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Reclamation and located at the 
northeastern corner of the Reservation (which 
extends to the point in the middle of the main 
channel of the Milk River), where the Milk 
River Project facilities, including the Dodson 
Diversion Dam, headworks to the Dodson 
South Canal, and Dodson South Canal, are lo-
cated, and more particularly described as fol-
lows: 
(i) Supplemental Plat of T. 30 N., R. 
26 E., PMM, secs. 1 and 2. 
(ii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 
25 E., PMM, sec. 13. 
(iii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., 
R. 26 E., PMM, secs. 18, 19, 20, and 29. 
(iv) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 
26 E., PMM, secs. 26, 27, 35, and 36. 
(B) CLARIFICATION.—The supplemental 
plats described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
subparagraph (A) are official plats, as docu-
mented by retracement boundary surveys of the 
General Land Office, approved on March 11, 
1938, and on record at the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
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allocable to the quantity of water leased or 
transferred by the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community for industrial purposes; and 
(ii) the annual payments of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community shall be re-
viewed and adjusted, as appropriate, to re-
flect the actual operations, maintenance, 
and replacement costs for Tiber Dam. 
(d) AGREEMENT BY FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMU-
NITY.—The Fort Belknap Indian Community may use, 
lease, contract, exchange, or enter into other agreements 
for the use of the water allocated to the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community under subsection (a) if— 
(1) the use of water that is the subject of such 
an agreement occurs within the Missouri River 
Basin; and 
(2) the agreement does not permanently alien-
ate any water allocated to the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community under that subsection. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The allocation under sub-
section (a) takes effect on the enforceability date. 
(f) NO CARRYOVER STORAGE.—The allocation under 
subsection (a) shall not be increased by any year-to-year 
carryover storage. 
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(g) DEVELOPMENT
AND DELIVERY COSTS.—The 
United States shall not be required to pay the cost of de-
veloping or delivering any water allocated under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 8. MILK RIVER PROJECT MITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In complete satisfaction of the 
Milk River Project mitigation requirements provided for 
in Article VI.B. of the Compact, the Secretary, acting 
through the Commissioner— 
(1) in cooperation with the State and the 
Blackfeet Tribe, shall carry out appropriate activi-
ties concerning the restoration of the St. Mary 
Canal and associated facilities, including activities 
relating to the— 
(A) planning and design to restore the St. 
Mary Canal and appurtenances to convey 850 
cubic-feet per second; and 
(B) rehabilitating, constructing, and re-
pairing of the St. Mary Canal and appur-
tenances; and 
(2) in cooperation with the State and the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, shall carry out appro-
priate activities concerning the enlargement of 
Dodson South Canal and associated facilities, includ-
ing activities relating to the— 
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(A) planning and design to enlarge Dodson 
South Canal and headworks at the upstream 
end of Dodson South Canal to divert and con-
vey 700 cubic-feet per second; and 
(B) rehabilitating, constructing, and en-
larging the Dodson South Canal and headworks 
at the upstream end of Dodson South Canal to 
divert and convey 700 cubic-feet per second. 
(b) FUNDING.—The total amount of obligations in-
curred by the Secretary, prior to any adjustments provided 
for in section 14(b), shall not exceed $300,000,000 to 
carry out activities described in subsection (c)(1). 
(c) SATISFACTION OF MITIGATION REQUIREMENT.— 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Compact, the miti-
gation required by Article VI.B. of the Compact shall be 
deemed satisfied if— 
(1) the Secretary has— 
(A) restored the St. Mary Canal and asso-
ciated facilities to convey 850 cubic-feet per sec-
ond; and 
(B) enlarged the Dodson South Canal and 
headworks at the upstream end of Dodson 
South Canal to divert and convey 700 cubic-feet 
per second; and 
(2) the Secretary— 
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(A) has expended all of the available fund-
ing provided pursuant to section 14(a)(1)(D) to 
rehabilitate the St Mary Canal and enlarge the 
Dodson South Canal; and 
(B) despite diligent efforts, could not com-
plete the activities described in subsection (a). 
(d) NONREIMBURSABILITY OF COSTS.—The costs to 
the Secretary of carrying out this section shall be nonreim-
bursable. 
SEC. 9. FORT BELKNAP INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT SYS-
TEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall rehabilitate, modernize, 
and expand the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project, 
which shall include— 
(1) planning, studies, and designing of the ex-
isting and expanded Milk River unit, including the 
Pumping Plant, delivery pipe and canal, Fort 
Belknap Dam and Reservoir, and Peoples Creek 
Flood Protection Project; 
(2) the rehabilitation, modernization, and con-
struction of the existing Milk River unit; and 
(3) construction of the expanded Milk River 
Project, including the Pumping Plant, delivery pipe 
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and canal, Fort Belknap Dam and Reservoir, and 
Peoples Creek Flood Protection Project. 
(b) LEAD AGENCY.—The Bureau of Indian Affairs 
shall serve as the lead agency with respect to any activities 
carried out under this section. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH THE FORT BELKNAP IN-
DIAN COMMUNITY.—The Secretary shall consult with the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community on appropriate changes 
to the final design and costs of any activity under this 
section. 
(d) FUNDING.—The total amount of obligations in-
curred by the Secretary in carrying out this section, prior 
to any adjustment provided for in section 14(b), shall not 
exceed $415,832,153. 
(e) NONREIMBURSABILITY OF COSTS.—All costs in-
curred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall 
be nonreimbursable. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Indian Affairs and the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
shall negotiate the cost of any oversight activity carried 
out by the Bureau of Indian Affairs under any agreement 
entered into under subsection (i), subject to the condition 
that the total cost for the oversight shall not exceed 3 per-
cent of the total project costs for each project. 
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(g) PROJECT EFFICIENCIES.—If the total cost of 
planning, studies, design, rehabilitation, modernization, 
and construction activities relating to the projects de-
scribed in subsection (a) results in cost savings and is less 
than the amounts authorized to be obligated, the Sec-
retary, at the request of the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity, shall deposit those savings in the the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community Water Resources and Water Rights 
Administration, Operation, and Maintenance Account es-
tablished under section 12(b)(2). 
(h) TREATMENT.—Any activities carried out pursu-
ant to this section that result in improvements, additions, 
or modifications to the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project shall— 
(1) become a part of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Irrigation Project; and 
(2) be recorded in the inventory of the Sec-
retary relating to the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project. 
(i) APPLICABILITY OF ISDEAA.—At the request of 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and in accordance 
with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Secretary shall 
enter into agreements with the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity to carry out all or a portion of this section. 
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(j) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) alters any applicable law under which the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs collects assessments or car-
ries out the operations and maintenance of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Irrigation Project; or 
(2) impacts the availability of amounts under 
section 14. 
(k) SATISFACTION OF FORT BELKNAP INDIAN IRRI-
GATION PROJECT SYSTEM REQUIREMENT.—The obliga-
tions of the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be 
deemed satisfied if— 
(1) the Secretary has rehabilitated, modernized, 
and expanded the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project in accordance with subsection (a); or 
(2) the Secretary— 
(A) has expended all of the available fund-
ing provided pursuant to paragraphs (1)(C) and 
(2)(A)(iv) of section 14(a); and 
(B) despite diligent efforts, could not com-
plete the activities described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 10. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The benefits provided under this 
Act shall be in complete replacement of, complete substi-
tution for, and full satisfaction of any claim of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community against the United States 
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that is waived and released by the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community under section 11(a). 
(b) ALLOTTEES.—The benefits realized by the 
allottees under this Act shall be in complete replacement 
of, complete substitution for, and full satisfaction of— 
(1) all claims waived and released by the United 
States (acting as trustee for the allottees) under sec-
tion 11(a)(2); and 
(2) any claims of the allottees against the 
United States similar to the claims described in sec-
tion 11(a)(2) that the allottee asserted or could have 
asserted. 
SEC. 11. WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY THE 
FORT
BELKNAP
INDIAN
COMMUNITY
AND
UNITED 
STATES AS TRUSTEE FOR THE FORT BELKNAP IN-
DIAN
COMMUNITY.—Subject to the reservation of 
rights and retention of claims under subsection (d), 
as consideration for recognition of the Tribal water 
rights and other benefits described in the Compact 
and this Act, the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
acting on behalf of the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity and members of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community (but not any member of the Fort 
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Belknap Indian Community as an allottee), and the 
United States, acting as trustee for the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community and the members of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community (but not any mem-
ber of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as an al-
lottee), shall execute a waiver and release of all 
claims for water rights within the State that the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community, or the United 
States acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community, asserted or could have asserted in any 
proceeding, including a State stream adjudication, 
on or before the enforceability date, except to the ex-
tent that such rights are recognized in the Compact 
and this Act. 
(2) WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY THE 
UNITED
STATES
AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
ALLOTTEES.— 
Subject to the reservation of rights and the retention 
of claims under subsection (d), as consideration for 
recognition of the Tribal water rights and other ben-
efits described in the Compact and this Act, the 
United States, acting as trustee for the allottees, 
shall execute a waiver and release of all claims for 
water rights within the Reservation that the United 
States, acting as trustee for the allottees, asserted or 
could have asserted in any proceeding, including a 
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State stream adjudication, on or before the enforce-
ability date, except to the extent that such rights are 
recognized in the Compact and this Act. 
(3) WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY THE 
FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY AGAINST THE 
UNITED
STATES.—Subject to the reservation of 
rights and retention of claims under subsection (d), 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community, acting on be-
half of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
(but not any member of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community as an allottee), shall execute a waiver 
and release of all claims against the United States 
(including any agency or employee of the United 
States)— 
(A) first arising before the enforceability 
date relating to— 
(i) water rights within the State that 
the United States, acting as trustee for the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community, asserted 
or could have asserted in any proceeding, 
including a general stream adjudication in 
the State, except to the extent that such 
rights are recognized as Tribal water 
rights under this Act; 
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(ii) foregone benefits from nontribal 
use of water, on and off the Reservation 
(including water from all sources and for 
all uses); 
(iii) damage, loss, or injury to water, 
water rights, land, or natural resources 
due to loss of water or water rights, in-
cluding damages, losses, or injuries to 
hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural 
rights due to loss of water or water rights, 
claims relating to interference with, diver-
sion of, or taking of water, or claims relat-
ing to a failure to protect, acquire, replace, 
or develop water, water rights, or water in-
frastructure within the State; 
(iv) a failure to establish or provide a 
municipal rural or industrial water delivery 
system on the Reservation; 
(v) damage, loss, or injury to water, 
water rights, land, or natural resources 
due to construction, operation, and man-
agement of the Fort Belknap Indian Irri-
gation Project and other Federal land and 
facilities (including damages, losses, or in-
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juries to Tribal fisheries, fish habitat, wild-
life, and wildlife habitat); 
(vi) a failure to provide for operation 
and maintenance, or deferred maintenance, 
for the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project or any other irrigation system or 
irrigation project; 
(vii) the litigation of claims relating to 
any water rights of the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community in the State; 
(viii) the negotiation, execution, or 
adoption of the Compact (including appen-
dices) and this Act; 
(ix) the taking or acquisition of land 
or resources of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community for the construction or oper-
ation of the Fort Belknap Indian Irriga-
tion Project or the Milk River Project; and 
(x) the allocation of water of the Milk 
River and the St. Mary River (including 
tributaries) between the United States and 
Canada pursuant to the International 
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 (36 Stat. 
2448); and 
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(B) relating to damage, loss, or injury to 
water, water rights, land, or natural resources 
due to mining activities in the Little Rockies 
Mountains prior to the date of trust acquisition, 
including damages, losses, or injuries to hunt-
ing, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights. 
(b) EFFECTIVENESS.—The waivers and releases 
under subsection (a) shall take effect on the enforceability 
date. 
(c) OBJECTIONS
IN MONTANA WATER COURT.— 
Nothing in this Act or the Compact prohibits the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, a member of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, an allottee, or the United 
States in any capacity from objecting to any claim to a 
water right filed in any general stream adjudication in the 
Montana Water Court. 
(d) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETENTION OF 
CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding the waivers and releases under 
subsection (a), the Fort Belknap Indian Community, act-
ing on behalf of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and the 
United States, acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community and the allottees shall retain— 
(1) all claims relating to— 
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(A) the enforcement of water rights recog-
nized under the Compact, any final court decree 
relating to those water rights, or this Act or to 
water rights accruing on or after the enforce-
ability date; 
(B) the quality of water under— 
(i) CERCLA, including damages to 
natural resources; 
(ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f et seq.); 
(iii) the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 
(iv) any regulations implementing the 
Acts described in clauses (i) through (iii); 
(C) damage, loss, or injury to land or nat-
ural resources that are— 
(i) not due to loss of water or water 
rights (including hunting, fishing, gath-
ering, or cultural rights); and 
(ii) not described in subsection (a)(3); 
and 
(D) an action to prevent any person or 
party (as defined in sections 29 and 30 of Arti-
cle II of the Compact) from interfering with the 
enjoyment of the Tribal water rights; 
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(2) all claims relating to off-Reservation hunt-
ing rights, fishing rights, gathering rights, or other 
rights; 
(3) all claims relating to the right to use and 
protect water rights acquired after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(4) all claims relating to the allocation of 
waters of the Milk River and the Milk River Project 
between the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
the Blackfeet Tribe, pursuant to section 3705(e)(3) 
of the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act (Pub-
lic Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1818); 
(5) all claims relating to the enforcement of the 
Act, including the required transfer of land under 
section 6; and 
(6) all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, 
and powers not specifically waived and released pur-
suant to this Act or the Compact. 
(e) EFFECT OF COMPACT AND ACT.—Nothing in the 
Compact or this Act— 
(1) affects the authority of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community to enforce the laws of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, including with respect 
to environmental protections; 
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(2) affects the ability of the United States, act-
ing as sovereign, to carry out any activity authorized 
by law, including— 
(A) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(B) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f et seq.); 
(C) CERCLA; and 
(D) any regulations implementing the Acts 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); 
(3) affects the ability of the United States to 
act as trustee for any other Indian Tribe or an allot-
tee of any other Indian Tribe; 
(4) confers jurisdiction on any State court— 
(A) to interpret Federal law relating to 
health, safety, or the environment; 
(B) to determine the duties of the United 
States or any other party under Federal law re-
lating to health, safety, or the environment; or 
(C) to conduct judicial review of any Fed-
eral agency action; 
(5) waives any claim of a member of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community in an individual capacity 
that does not derive from a right of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community; 
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(6) revives any claim adjudicated in the decision 
in Gros Ventre Tribe v. United States, 469 F.3d 
801 (9th Cir. 2006); or 
(7) revives any claim released by an allottee or 
member of the Fort Belknap Indian Community in 
the 
settlement 
in 
Cobell 
v. 
Salazar, 
No. 
1:96CV01285–JR (D.D.C. 2012). 
(f) ENFORCEABILITY DATE.—The enforceability date 
shall be the date on which the Secretary publishes in the 
Federal Register a statement of findings that— 
(1) the eligible members of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community have voted to approve this Act 
and the Compact by a majority of votes cast on the 
day of the vote; 
(2)(A) the Montana Water Court has approved 
the Compact in a manner from which no further ap-
peal may be taken; or 
(B) if the Montana Water Court is found to 
lack jurisdiction, the appropriate district court of the 
United States has approved the Compact as a con-
sent decree from which no further appeal may be 
taken; 
(3) all of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under section 14 have been appropriated and 
deposited in the designated accounts; 
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agement Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407(a)) to carry 
out the purposes of this Act. 
Æ 
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