(C) all past, present, and future claims 
arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the 
negotiation or execution of the Big Sandy River- 
Planet Ranch Agreement. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The waivers and releases 
of claims under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be in the form set forth in exhibit 
7.2(ii) to the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch 
Agreement; and 
(B) take effect on the enforceability date. 
(3) RETENTION
OF
RIGHTS.—The Department 
shall retain all rights not expressly waived under 
paragraph (1), including the right— 
(A) to assert any claim for breach of, or to 
seek enforcement of, the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement or this Act in any court of 
competent jurisdiction (but not a tribal court); 
and 
(B) to assert any past, present, or future 
claim to a water right that is not inconsistent 
with the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agree-
ment or this Act. 
(b) CLAIMS BY TRIBE AND UNITED STATES AS TRUST-
EE UNDER BIG SANDY RIVER-PLANET RANCH AGREE-
MENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Tribe and the United States, acting as 
trustee for the Tribe and members of the Tribe, are 
authorized to execute a waiver and release of all 
claims against the Corporation for— 
(A) any water rights of the Tribe or the 
United States as trustee for the Tribe and mem-
bers of the Tribe with respect to Parcel 3 in ex-
cess of 300 acre-feet per year; 
(B) all past and present claims for injury 
to water rights arising before the enforceability 
date resulting from the diversion of water by the 
Corporation from the Wikieup Wellfield or the 
Freeport Groundwater Wells; and 
(C) all claims for injury to water rights 
arising after the enforceability date resulting 
from the diversion of water by the Corporation 
from the Wikieup Wellfield or the Freeport 
Groundwater Wells in a manner not in violation 
of the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agreement 
or the Hualapai Tribe Agreement. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The waivers and releases 
of claims under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be in the form set forth in exhibit 
7.1(ii) to the Hualapai Tribe Agreement; and 
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(B) take effect on the enforceability date. 
(3) RETENTION OF RIGHTS.—The Tribe and the 
United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and 
members of the Tribe, shall retain all rights not ex-
pressly waived under paragraph (1), including the 
right— 
(A) to assert any claim for breach of, or to 
seek enforcement of, the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement or this Act in any court of 
competent jurisdiction (but not a tribal court); 
and 
(B) to assert any past, present, or future 
claim to a water right that is not inconsistent 
with the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agree-
ment or this Act. 
(c) CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES AS TRUSTEE FOR 
ALLOTTEES UNDER BIG SANDY RIVER-PLANET RANCH 
AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the United States, acting as trustee for the 
allottees, is authorized to execute a waiver and release 
of all claims against the Corporation for— 
(A) any water rights of the allottees or the 
United States as trustee for the allottees with re-
spect to— 
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(i) Parcel 1 in excess of 82 acre-feet 
per year; or 
(ii) Parcel 2 in excess of 312 acre-feet 
per year; 
(B) all past and present claims for injury 
to water rights arising before the enforceability 
date resulting from the diversion of water by the 
Corporation from the Wikieup Wellfield or the 
Freeport Groundwater Wells; and 
(C) all claims for injury to water rights 
arising after the enforceability date resulting 
from the diversion of water by the Corporation 
from the Wikieup Wellfield or the Freeport 
Groundwater Wells in a manner not in violation 
of the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agree-
ment. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The waivers and releases 
of claims under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be in the form set forth in exhibit 
7.1(ii) to the Hualapai Tribe Agreement; and 
(B) take effect on the enforceability date. 
(3) RETENTION OF RIGHTS.—The United States, 
acting as trustee for the allottees, shall retain all 
rights not expressly waived under paragraph (1), in-
cluding the right— 
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(A) to assert any claim for breach of, or to 
seek enforcement of, the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement or this Act in any court of 
competent jurisdiction (but not a tribal court); 
and 
(B) to assert any past, present, or future 
claim to a water right that is not inconsistent 
with the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agree-
ment or this Act. 
(d) CLAIMS BY TRIBE AND UNITED STATES AS TRUST-
EE UNDER HUALAPAI TRIBE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Tribe and the United States, acting as 
trustee for the Tribe, members of the Tribe, and the 
allottees, as part of the performance of obligations 
under the Hualapai Tribe Agreement, are authorized 
to execute a waiver and release of all claims that the 
Tribe or the United States as trustee for the Tribe, 
members of the Tribe, or the allottees may have 
against the Corporation under Federal, State, or any 
other law, for— 
(A) all past and present claims for injury 
to water rights resulting from the diversion of 
water by the Corporation from the Bill Williams 
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River watershed arising prior to the enforce-
ability date; 
(B) all claims for injury to water rights 
arising after the enforceability date resulting 
from the diversion of water by the Corporation 
from the Bill Williams River watershed in a 
manner not in violation of the Hualapai Tribe 
Agreement or the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch 
Agreement; and 
(C) all past, present, and future claims 
arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the 
negotiation or execution of the Hualapai Tribe 
Agreement. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The waivers and releases 
of claims under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be in the form set forth in exhibit 
7.1(ii) to the Hualapai Tribe Agreement; and 
(B) take effect on the enforceability date. 
(3) RETENTION OF RIGHTS.—The Tribe and the 
United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe, the 
members of the Tribe, and the allottees, shall retain 
all rights not expressly waived under paragraph (1), 
including the right to assert— 
(A) subject to paragraph 10.5 of the 
Hualapai Tribe Agreement, a claim for breach 
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of, or to seek enforcement of, the Hualapai Tribe 
Agreement or this Act in any court of competent 
jurisdiction (but not a tribal court); 
(B) any claim for injury to, or to seek en-
forcement of, the rights of the Tribe under any 
applicable judgment or decree approving or in-
corporating the Hualapai Tribe Agreement; and 
(C) any past, present, or future claim to 
water rights that is not inconsistent with the 
Hualapai Tribe Agreement or this Act. 
(e) CLAIMS
BY TRIBE AGAINST UNITED STATES 
UNDER BIG SANDY RIVER-PLANET RANCH AGREEMENT 
AND HUALAPAI TRIBE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In consideration for the bene-
fits to the Tribe, as set forth in the Big Sandy River- 
Planet Ranch Agreement, the Hualapai Tribe Agree-
ment, and this Act, except as provided in paragraph 
(3), the Tribe, on behalf of the Tribe and the members 
of the Tribe, is authorized to execute a waiver and re-
lease of all claims against the United States and the 
agents and employees of the United States for— 
(A) all past, present, and future claims re-
lating to claims for water rights for Parcel 3 in 
excess of 300 acre-feet per year that the United 
States, acting as trustee for the Tribe, asserted or 
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could have asserted against any party to the Big 
Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agreement or the 
Hualapai Tribe Agreement, including the Cor-
poration, including claims relating to— 
(i) loss of water, water rights, land, or 
natural resources due to loss of water or 
water rights on Parcel 3 (including dam-
ages, losses, or injuries to hunting, fishing, 
and gathering rights due to loss of water, 
water rights, or subordination of water 
rights); or 
(ii) failure to protect, acquire, replace, 
or develop water, water rights, or water in-
frastructure on Parcel 3; 
(B) all past, present, and future claims re-
lating to injury to water rights associated with 
Parcel 3 arising from withdrawal of a protest to 
the sever and transfer applications referenced in 
the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agreement; 
(C) all claims relating to injury to water 
rights arising after the enforceability date associ-
ated with Parcel 3, resulting from the diversion 
of water by the Corporation from the Bill Wil-
liams River watershed in a manner not in viola-
tion of the Hualapai Tribe Agreement; and 
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(D) all past, present, and future claims re-
lating to any potential injury arising out of, or 
relating in any manner to, the negotiation or 
execution of the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch 
Agreement or the Hualapai Tribe Agreement. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The waivers and releases 
of claims under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be in the form set forth in, as applica-
ble— 
(i) exhibit 7.6(ii) to the Big Sandy 
River-Planet Ranch Agreement; or 
(ii) exhibit 7.3(ii) to the Hualapai 
Tribe Agreement; and 
(B) take effect on the enforceability date. 
(3) RETENTION OF RIGHTS.—The Tribe shall re-
tain all rights not expressly waived under paragraph 
(1), including the right— 
(A) to assert any claim for breach of, or to 
seek enforcement of, the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement, the Hualapai Tribe Agree-
ment, or this Act in any court of competent ju-
risdiction (but not a tribal court); and 
(B) to assert any past, present, or future 
claim to a water right that is not inconsistent 
with the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agree-
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ment, the Hualapai Tribe Agreement, or this 
Act. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 9401 of the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–11; 123 Stat. 1327) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) BIG SANDY RIVER-PLANET RANCH AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch 
Agreement’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement 
Act of 2014.’’. 
(2) ENFORCEABILITY.—Section 9403 of the Om-
nibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1328) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘Due to’’ in 
subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9403. ENFORCEABILITY. 
‘‘(a) CIVIL ACTIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) COLORADO RIVER CIVIL ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) DESCRIPTION OF CIVIL ACTION.—Due 
to’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a) (as amended by sub-
paragraph (A))— 
(i) in paragraph (1) (as so amended), 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) VENUE.—Any civil action under this 
paragraph may be brought in any United States 
district court in the State in which any non- 
Federal party to the civil action is situated.’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) BILL WILLIAMS CIVIL ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) DESCRIPTION OF CIVIL ACTION.—Due 
to the unique role of the Lower Colorado River 
Multi-Species Conservation Program in resolving 
competing water rights claims in the Bill Wil-
liams River watershed (as defined in section 3 of 
the Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement 
Act of 2014) and other claims among the parties 
to the Big Sandy-River Planet Ranch Agree-
ment, any party to the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement may commence a civil action 
in a court described in subparagraph (B) relat-
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ing only and directly to the interpretation or en-
forcement of— 
‘‘(i) the Bill Williams River Water 
Rights Settlement Act of 2014; or 
‘‘(ii) the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement. 
‘‘(B) VENUE.—A civil action under this 
paragraph may be brought in— 
‘‘(i) the United States District Court 
for the District of Arizona; or 
‘‘(ii) a State court of competent juris-
diction where a pending action has been 
brought to adjudicate the water rights asso-
ciated with the Bill Williams River system 
and source, in accordance with the author-
ity provided by section 208 of the Act of 
July 10, 1952 (commonly known as the 
‘McCarran Amendment’) (43 U.S.C. 666).’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The district’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The district’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘such actions’’ and inserting ‘‘civil ac-
tions described in subsection (a)(1)’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) STATE COURTS AND DISTRICT COURTS.—A 
State court or United States district court— 
‘‘(A) shall have jurisdiction over civil ac-
tions described in subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(B) may issue such orders, judgments, and 
decrees as are consistent with the exercise of ju-
risdiction by the court pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) this section; or 
‘‘(ii) section 7 of the Bill Williams 
River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection affects the jurisdiction that would otherwise 
be available in accordance with the authority pro-
vided by section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (com-
monly known as the ‘McCarran Amendment’) (43 
U.S.C. 666).’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking the para-
graph designation and heading and all that follows 
through subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—This section— 
‘‘(A) applies only to— 
‘‘(i) the Lower Colorado River Multi- 
Species Conservation Program; 
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‘‘(ii) the Bill Williams River Water 
Rights Settlement Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(iii) the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement; and’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (e). 
(b) LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If any party to the Big 
Sandy 
River-Planet 
Ranch 
Agreement 
or 
the 
Hualapai Tribe Agreement brings a civil action in a 
court described in paragraph (2) relating only and 
directly to the interpretation or enforcement of this 
Act (or an amendment made by this Act), the Big 
Sandy 
River-Planet 
Ranch 
Agreement, 
or 
the 
Hualapai Tribe Agreement— 
(A) the Tribe and the United States, acting 
as trustee for the Tribe, members of the Tribe, or 
the allottees, may be named as a party or joined 
in the civil action; and 
(B) any claim by the Tribe or the United 
States, acting as trustee for the Tribe, members 
of the Tribe, or the allottees, to sovereign immu-
nity from the civil action is waived, but only for 
the limited and sole purpose of the interpretation 
or enforcement of this Act (or an amendment 
made by this Act), the Big Sandy River-Planet 
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Ranch Agreement, or the Hualapai Tribe Agree-
ment. 
(2) VENUE.—A court referred to in paragraph 
(1) is— 
(A) the United States District Court for the 
District of Arizona; or 
(B) a State court of competent jurisdiction 
where a pending action has been brought to ad-
judicate the water rights associated with the Bill 
Williams River system and source, in accordance 
with the authority provided by section 208 of the 
Act of July 10, 1952 (commonly known as the 
‘‘McCarran Amendment’’) (43 U.S.C. 666). 
(3) JURISDICTION.—A State court or a United 
States district court— 
(A) shall have jurisdiction over civil actions 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) may issue such orders, judgments, and 
decrees as are consistent with the exercise of ju-
risdiction by the court pursuant to— 
(i) this section; or 
(ii) section 9403(b) of the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1328). 
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(4) NONWAIVER FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS.—Nothing 
in this subsection waives the sovereign immunity of 
the Tribe or the United States, acting as trustee for 
the Tribe, members of the Tribe, or the allottees, to 
claims for monetary damages, costs, or attorneys’ fees. 
(c) ANTIDEFICIENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any author-
ization of appropriations to carry out this Act, the 
expenditure or advance of any funds, and the per-
formance of any obligation by the Department in any 
capacity, pursuant to this Act shall be contingent on 
the appropriation of funds for that expenditure, ad-
vance, or performance. 
(2) LIABILITY.—The Department shall not be 
liable for the failure to carry out any obligation or 
activity authorized by this Act if adequate appropria-
tions are not provided to carry out this Act. 
(d) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Nothing in this Act prohibits 
reasonable public access to the Conservation Program land 
at Planet Ranch or Lincoln Ranch in a manner that is 
consistent with all applicable Federal and State laws and 
any applicable conservation management plan imple-
mented under the Conservation Program. 
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(e) EFFECT.—Nothing in the Big Sandy River-Planet 
Ranch Agreement, the Hualapai Tribe Agreement, or this 
Act— 
(1) affects the ability of the United States to 
carry out any action in the capacity of the United 
States as trustee for any other Indian tribe or allot-
tee; 
(2) except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), 
confers jurisdiction on any State court— 
(A) to interpret Federal law or determine 
the duties of the United States or any other 
party pursuant to Federal law; or 
(B) to conduct judicial review of a Federal 
agency action; or 
(3) limits the right of any member of the Tribe 
(acting in an individual capacity) to assert or ac-
quire any water right based on State law. 
SEC. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In implementing the Big Sandy 
River-Planet Ranch Agreement, the Hualapai Tribe Agree-
ment, and this Act, the Secretary shall comply with all ap-
plicable Federal environmental laws (including regula-
tions), including— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
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(2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(b) EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS.—The execution by 
the Secretary of the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agree-
ment and the Hualapai Tribe Agreement in accordance 
with this Act shall not constitute a major Federal action 
for purposes of section 102 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
(c) UNITED STATES ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this Act, the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch 
Agreement, or the Hualapai Tribe Agreement affects any 
right of the United States to take any action (including 
any environmental action) under any law (including regu-
lations and common law) relating to human health, safety, 
or the environment. 
SEC. 9. ENFORCEABILITY DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the enforceability date shall be the date on which the 
Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a statement of 
findings that— 
(1)(A) to the extent that the Big Sandy River- 
Planet Ranch Agreement or the Hualapai Tribe 
Agreement conflict with this Act, the applicable agree-
ment has been revised by amendment to eliminate the 
conflict; and 
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partment has completed the legally required environ-
mental compliance described in section 8; 
(6) the steering committee for the Conservation 
Program has approved and authorized the manager of 
the Conservation Program to execute the lease in the 
form as set forth in exhibit 2.33 to the Big Sandy 
River-Planet Ranch Agreement; and 
(7) the waivers and releases authorized by sec-
tion 6 have been executed by the Tribe and the Sec-
retary. 
(b) RATIFICATION
AND
EXECUTION
OF
AGREE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), for purposes of 
sections 4, 5, and 8, the Secretary shall carry out the re-
quirements of this Act as promptly as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) FAILURE OF ENFORCEABILITY DATE TO OCCUR.— 
If the Secretary does not publish a statement of findings 
under subsection (a) by December 15, 2015, or an extended 
date agreed to by the Tribe, the Secretary, and the Corpora-
tion, after providing reasonable notice to the State of Ari-
zona— 
(1) this Act is repealed effective beginning on the 
later of— 
(A) December 31, 2015; and 
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(B) the date that is 14 days after the ex-
tended date agreed to by the Tribe, the Secretary, 
and the Corporation, after providing reasonable 
notice to the State of Arizona; 
(2) any action taken by the Secretary to carry 
out this Act shall cease, and any agreement executed 
pursuant to this Act, shall be void; and 
(3) the Tribe, members of the Tribe, the allottees, 
and the United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe, 
members of the Tribe, and the allottees, shall retain 
the right to assert past, present, and future claims to 
water rights and claims for injury to water rights in 
the Bill Williams River watershed. 
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Union Calendar No. 478 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4924 
[Report No. 113–638] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights 
Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe 
Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement 
Agreement, to provide for the lease of certain 
land located within Planet Ranch on the Bill Wil-
liams River in the State of Arizona to benefit the 
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation 
Program, and to provide for the settlement of 
specific water rights claims in the Bill Williams 
River watershed in the State of Arizona. 
DECEMBER 1, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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