(I) the County Distribution Sys-
tem; and 
(II) the Pueblo Water Facilities; 
(B) the allocation of the Regional Water 
System capacity; 
(C) the terms of use of unused water capac-
ity in the Regional Water System; 
(D) the construction of additional infra-
structure and the acquisition of associated 
rights-of-way or easements necessary to enable 
any of the Pueblos or the County to fully use 
water allocated to the Pueblos or the County 
from the Regional Water System, including pro-
visions addressing when the construction of such 
additional infrastructure requires approval by 
the Authority; 
(E) the allocation and payment of annual 
operation, maintenance, and replacement costs 
for the Regional Water System, including the 
portions of the Regional Water System that are 
used to treat, transmit, and distribute water to 
both the Pueblo Water Facilities and the County 
Water Utility; 
(F) the operation of wellfields located on 
Pueblo land; 
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(G) the transfer of any water rights nec-
essary to provide the Pueblo water supply de-
scribed in section 103(a); 
(H) the operation of the Regional Water 
System with respect to the water supply, includ-
ing the allocation of the water supply in accord-
ance with section 3.1.8.4.2 of the Settlement 
Agreement so that, in the event of a shortage of 
supply to the Regional Water System, the supply 
to each of the Pueblos’ and to the County’s dis-
tribution system shall be reduced on a prorata 
basis, in proportion to each distribution system’s 
most current annual use; and 
(I) dispute resolution; and 
(3) provisions for operating and maintaining the 
Regional Water System facilities before and after con-
veyance under section 101(h), including provisions 
to— 
(A) ensure that— 
(i) the operation of, and the diversion 
and conveyance of water by, the Regional 
Water System is in accordance with the 
Settlement Agreement; 
(ii) the wells in the Regional Water 
System are used in conjunction with the 
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surface water supply of the Regional Water 
System to ensure a reliable firm supply of 
water to all users of the Regional Water 
System, consistent with the intent of the 
Settlement Agreement that surface supplies 
will be used to the maximum extent feasible; 
(iii) the respective obligations regard-
ing delivery, payment, operation, and man-
agement are enforceable; and 
(iv) the County has the right to serve 
any new water users located on non-Pueblo 
land in the Pojoaque Basin; and 
(B) allow for any aquifer storage and recov-
ery projects that are approved by the Office of 
the New Mexico State Engineer. 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act precludes the Oper-
ating Agreement from authorizing phased or interim oper-
ations if the Regional Water System is constructed in 
phases. 
SEC. 103. ACQUISITION OF PUEBLO WATER SUPPLY FOR 
THE REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing a reli-
able firm supply of water from the Regional Water System 
for the Pueblos in accordance with the Settlement Agree-
ment, the Secretary, on behalf of the Pueblos, shall— 
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