the Settlement Agreement and contribute funds for 
the rehabilitation of religious riparian areas and 
other purposes to enable the Tribe to use its water 
entitlement in developing its Reservation. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to approve, ratify, and confirm the Settle-
ment Agreement entered into by the Tribe and 
neighboring non-Indians; 
(2) to authorize and direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to execute and perform the Settlement 
Agreement and related waivers; 
(3) to authorize and direct the United States to 
take legal title and hold such title to certain lands 
in trust for the benefit of the Zuni Indian Tribe; and 
(4) to authorize the actions, agreements, and 
appropriations as provided for in the Settlement 
Agreement and this Act. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) EASTERN LCR BASIN.—The term ‘‘Eastern 
LCR basin’’ means the portion of the Little Colo-
rado River basin in Arizona upstream of the con-
fluence of Silver Creek and the Little Colorado 
River, as identified on Exhibit 2.10 of the Settle-
ment Agreement.
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Zuni 
Indian Tribe Water Rights Development Fund es-
tablished by section 6(a). 
(3) INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘Intergovernmental Agreement’’ means the 
intergovernmental agreement between the Zuni In-
dian Tribe, Apache County, Arizona and the State 
of Arizona described in article 6 of the Settlement 
Agreement. 
(4) PUMPING PROTECTION AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘Pumping Protection Agreement’’ means an 
agreement, described in article 5 of the Settlement 
Agreement, between the Zuni Tribe, the United 
States on behalf of the Tribe, and a local landowner 
under which the landowner agrees to limit pumping 
of groundwater on his lands in exchange for a waiv-
er of certain claims by the Zuni Tribe and the 
United States on behalf of the Tribe. 
(5) RESERVATION; ZUNI
HEAVEN
RESERVA-
TION.—The term ‘‘Reservation’’ or ‘‘Zuni Heaven 
Reservation’’, also referred to as ‘‘Kolhu:wala:wa’’, 
means the following property in Apache County, Ari-
zona: Sections 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, and 35, Township 
15 North, Range 26 East, Gila and Salt River Base 
and Meridian; and Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13,
14, 15, 16, 23, 26, and 27, Township 14 North, 
Range 26 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Me-
ridian. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(7) 
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Settlement Agreement’’ means that agreement 
dated June 7, 2002, together with all exhibits there-
to. The parties to the Settlement Agreement include 
the Zuni Indian Tribe and its members, the United 
States on behalf of the Tribe and its members, the 
State of Arizona, the Arizona Game and Fish Com-
mission, the Arizona State Land Department, the 
Arizona State Parks Board, the St. Johns Irrigation 
and Ditch Co., the Lyman Water Co., the Round 
Valley Water Users’ Association, the Salt River 
Project Agricultural Improvement and Power Dis-
trict, the Tucson Electric Power Company, the City 
of St. Johns, the Town of Eagar, and the Town of 
Springerville. 
(8) SRP.—The term ‘‘SRP’’ means the Salt 
River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power 
District, a political subdivision of the State of Ari-
zona.
(9) TEP.—The term ‘‘TEP’’ means Tucson 
Electric Power Company. 
(10) TRIBE, ZUNI
TRIBE, OR
ZUNI
INDIAN 
TRIBE.—The terms ‘‘Tribe’’, ‘‘Zuni Tribe’’, or ‘‘Zuni 
Indian Tribe’’ means the body politic and federally 
recognized Indian nation, and its members. 
(11) ZUNI
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Zuni Lands’’ 
means all the following lands, in the State of Ari-
zona, that, on the effective date described in section 
9(a), are—
(A) within the Zuni Heaven Reservation; 
(B) held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the Tribe or its members; or 
(C) held in fee within the Little Colorado 
River basin by or for the Tribe. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION, RATIFICATIONS, AND CONFIRMA-
TIONS. 
(a) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—To the extent the 
Settlement Agreement does not conflict with the provi-
sions of this Act, such Settlement Agreement is hereby 
approved, ratified, confirmed, and declared to be valid. 
The Secretary is authorized and directed to execute the 
Settlement Agreement and any amendments approved by 
the parties necessary to make the Settlement Agreement 
consistent with this Act. The Secretary is further author-
ized to perform any actions required by the Settlement 
Agreement and any amendments to the Settlement Agree-
ment that may be mutually agreed upon by the parties 
to the Settlement Agreement. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Zuni Indian Tribe 
Water Rights Development Fund established in section 
6(a), $19,250,000, to be allocated by the Secretary as fol-
lows: 
(1) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2004, to be used 
for the acquisition of water rights and associated 
lands, and other activities carried out, by the Zuni 
Tribe to facilitate the enforceability of the Settle-
ment Agreement, including the acquisition of at 
least 2,350 acre-feet per year of water rights before 
the deadline described in section 9(b). 
(2) $15,750,000, of which $5,250,000 shall be 
made available for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 
and 2006, to take actions necessary to restore, reha-
bilitate, and maintain the Zuni Heaven Reservation, 
including the Sacred Lake, wetlands, and riparian 
areas as provided for in the Settlement Agreement 
and under this Act. 
(c) OTHER AGREEMENTS.—Except as provided in 
section 9, the following 3 separate agreements, together