‘‘(A) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
‘‘(i) expanding the Project Service 
Area would create opportunities to increase 
service for additional Nation Tribal mem-
bers and would not increase the cost of the 
Project beyond authorization levels de-
scribed in section 10609(a); and 
‘‘(ii) the unit operations and mainte-
nance costs of the Project would be re-
duced by adding more customers to the 
Project. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR
ADDITIONAL 
PROJECT SERVICE AREAS.— 
‘‘(i) NEW MEXICO.—In addition to de-
livering water supply from the Project to 
the Nation communities in the San Juan 
River Basin, the Nation may expand the 
Project Service Area in order to deliver 
water supply from the Project to commu-
nities of the Nation within the Rio San 
Jose Basin, New Mexico. 
‘‘(ii) ARIZONA.—In addition to deliv-
ering water supply from the Project to the 
Nation communities of Fort Defiance and 
Window Rock, Arizona, and subject to sec-
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tion 10603(c)(1), the Nation may expand 
the Project Service Area in order to deliver 
water supply from the Project to the Na-
tion community of Lupton, Arizona, within 
the Little Colorado River Basin, Arizona.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘acquire,’’ before 
‘‘construct,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Draft Impact State-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Final Environmental 
Impact Statement, as further refined in, 
and including the facilities identified in, 
the Working Cost Estimate and any subse-
quent supplemental documents prepared in 
accordance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) SAN JUAN GENERATING STATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The water conveyance 
and storage facilities associated with the San 
Juan Generating Station, including the diver-
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sion dam, the intake structure, the river pump-
ing plant, the pipeline from the river to the res-
ervoir, the dam and associated reservoir, the 
power line between the river and reservoir, and 
any associated land, rights-of-way, easements, 
or ancillary features. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER
OF
APPRAISAL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may waive an appraisal relating to the 
acquisition of the water conveyance and storage 
facilities associated with the San Juan Gener-
ating Station described in subparagraph (A).’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘River near Kirtland, 
New Mexico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Generating 
Station Reservoir’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘generally’’ before 
‘‘follows United States Highway 491’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting 
‘‘generally’’ before ‘‘follows United States High-
way 550’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding any reservoir facility)’’ after ‘‘treatment 
facility’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND FACILITIES’’ after ‘‘LAND’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any 
land or interest in land that is’’ and inserting 
‘‘any land or facilities, or interest in land or fa-
cilities, that are’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On satisfaction of the 
conditions described in paragraph (7) of the 
Agreement and after the requirements of sec-
tions 10701(e) and 10703 are met, the Sec-
retary shall take legal title to the following land 
and, subject to subparagraph (D), hold that 
land in trust for the benefit of the Nation: 
‘‘(i) Fee land of the Nation, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) the parcels of land on which 
the Tohlakai Pumping Plant, Reach 
12A and Reach 12B, are located, in-
cluding, in McKinley County, New 
Mexico— 
‘‘(aa) sec. 5, T. 16 N., R. 18 
W., New Mexico Prime Meridian; 
and 
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‘‘(bb) sec. 33, T. 17 N., R. 
17 W., New Mexico Prime Merid-
ian (except lot 9 and the NW1⁄4 
of lot 4); 
‘‘(II) the parcel of land on which 
Reach 12.1 is located, including— 
‘‘(aa) NW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4 sec. 
5, T. 16 N., R. 18 W.; 
‘‘(bb) N1⁄2 sec. 11, T. 16 N., 
R. 19 W.; and 
‘‘(cc) sec. 12, T. 16 N., R. 
20 W.; and 
‘‘(III) the parcel of land on which 
Reach 12.2 is located, including 
NW1⁄4. sec. 2, T. 16 N., R. 21 W. 
‘‘(ii) Public domain land managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) the parcel of land on which 
the Cutter Lateral Water Treatment 
Plant is located, including S1⁄2 sec. 9, 
T. 25 N., R. 9 W., New Mexico Prime 
Meridian; and 
‘‘(II) the parcel of land on which 
the Navajo Agricultural Products In-
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dustry turnout is located, including 
NW1⁄4 and NE1⁄4 sec. 34, T. 26 N., 
R. 9 W., New Mexico Prime Meridian. 
‘‘(iii) Public domain land managed by 
the Bureau of Reclamation, including the 
land underlying the San Juan Generating 
Station facilities acquired by the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) PART OF NAVAJO NATION.—The land 
taken into trust under subparagraph (A) shall 
be part of the Navajo Reservation and adminis-
tered in accordance with the laws and regula-
tions generally applicable to land held in trust 
by the United States for the benefit of an In-
dian Tribe. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.—The land taken into 
trust under subparagraph (A) shall be subject 
to valid existing rights, contracts, and manage-
ment agreements, including easements and 
rights-of-way. 
‘‘(D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 
paragraph affects any— 
‘‘(i) water right of the Nation in exist-
ence on the day before the date of enact-
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