(1) APPROVAL BY CONGRESS.—Except to the 
extent that any provision of the Agreement conflicts 
with this Act, Congress approves, ratifies, and incor-
porates by reference the Agreement (including any 
amendments to the Agreement that are executed to 
make the Agreement consistent with this Act). 
(2) EXECUTION
BY
SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary, acting on behalf of the United States, shall 
enter into the Agreement to the extent that the 
Agreement does not conflict with this Act, includ-
ing— 
(A) any exhibits to the Agreement requir-
ing the signature of the Secretary; and 
(B) any amendments to the Agreement 
necessary to make the Agreement consistent 
with this Act. 
(3) AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary may carry out any action that the Secretary 
determines is necessary or appropriate to implement 
the Agreement, the Contract, and this section. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION
OF
NAVAJO
RESERVOIR 
RELEASES.—The State of New Mexico may admin-
ister releases of stored water from Navajo Reservoir 
in accordance with subparagraph 9.1 of the Agree-
ment. 
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(b) WATER AVAILABLE UNDER CONTRACT.— 
(1) QUANTITIES OF WATER AVAILABLE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Water shall be made 
available annually under the Contract for 
projects in the State of New Mexico supplied 
from the Navajo Reservoir and the San Juan 
River (including tributaries of the River) under 
New Mexico State Engineer File Numbers 
2849, 2883, and 3215 in the quantities de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
(B) WATER QUANTITIES.—The quantities 
of water referred to in subparagraph (A) are as 
follows: 
Diver-
sion 
(acre- 
feet/ 
year) 
Deple-
tion 
(acre- 
feet/ 
year) 
Navajo Indian Irrigation Project 
508,000 
270,000 
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project 
22,650 
20,780 
Animas-La Plata Project 
4,680 
2,340 
Total 
535,330 
293,120 
(C) MAXIMUM QUANTITY.—A diversion of 
water to the Nation under the Contract for a 
project described in subparagraph (B) shall not 
exceed the quantity of water necessary to sup-
ply the amount of depletion for the project. 
(D) TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.—The diversion and use of water under 
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the Contract shall be subject to and consistent 
with the terms, conditions, and limitations of 
the Agreement, this Act, and any other applica-
ble law. 
(2) AMENDMENTS
TO
CONTRACT.—The Sec-
retary, with the consent of the Nation, may amend 
the Contract if the Secretary determines that the 
amendment is— 
(A) consistent with the Agreement; and 
(B) in the interest of conserving water or 
facilitating beneficial use by the Nation or a 
subcontractor of the Nation. 
(3) RIGHTS OF THE NATION.—The Nation may, 
under the Contract— 
(A) use tail water, wastewater, and return 
flows attributable to a use of the water by the 
Nation or a subcontractor of the Nation if— 
(i) the depletion of water does not ex-
ceed the quantities described in paragraph 
(1); and 
(ii) the use of tail water, wastewater, 
or return flows is consistent with the 
terms, conditions, and limitations of the 
Agreement, the Resolution, and any other 
applicable law; and 
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