tract between the Pueblos and the United States or 
this Act; 
(2) all rights to use and protect water rights ac-
quired after the date of enactment of this Act; 
(3) all rights to use and protect water rights ac-
quired pursuant to State law to the extent not in-
consistent with the Partial Final Decree, Final De-
cree, and the Settlement Agreement; 
(4) all claims against persons other than Par-
ties to the Settlement Agreement for damages, losses 
or injuries to water rights or claims of interference 
with, diversion or taking of water (including claims 
for injury to lands resulting from such damages, 
losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, or tak-
ing of water) within the Pojoaque Basin arising out 
of activities occurring outside the Pojoaque Basin; 
(5) all claims relating to activities affecting the 
quality of water including any claims the Pueblos 
may have under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) (including claims for dam-
ages to natural resources), the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and the 
regulations implementing those laws; 
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(6) all claims against the United States relating 
to damages, losses, or injuries to land or natural re-
sources not due to loss of water or water rights (in-
cluding hunting, fishing, gathering or cultural 
rights); 
(7) all claims for water rights from water 
sources outside the Pojoaque Basin for land outside 
the Pojoaque Basin owned by a Pueblo or held by 
the United States for the benefit of any of the Pueb-
los; and 
(8) all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, 
powers and claims not specifically waived and re-
leased pursuant to this Act or the Settlement Agree-
ment. 
(d) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in the Settle-
ment Agreement or this Act— 
(1) affects the ability of the United States act-
ing in its sovereign capacity to take actions author-
ized by law, including any laws relating to health, 
safety, or the environment, including the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and the regulations imple-
menting those laws; 
(2) affects the ability of the United States to 
take actions acting in its capacity as trustee for any 
other Indian tribe or allottee; or 
(3) confers jurisdiction on any State court to— 
(A) interpret Federal law regarding health, 
safety, or the environment or determine the du-
ties of the United States or other parties pursu-
ant to such Federal law; or 
(B) conduct judicial review of Federal 
agency action; 
(e) TOLLING OF CLAIMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each applicable period of 
limitation and time-based equitable defense relating 
to a claim described in this section shall be tolled for 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on June 30, 2021. 
(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection revives any claim or tolls any period of 
limitation or time-based equitable defense that ex-
pired before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section pre-
cludes the tolling of any period of limitations or any 
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time-based equitable defense under any other appli-
cable law. 
SEC. 205. EFFECT. 
Nothing in this Act or the Settlement Agreement af-
fects the land and water rights, claims, or entitlements 
to water of any Indian tribe, pueblo, or community other 
than the Pueblos. 
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