(I) IN
GENERAL.—Any State 
land conveyed to the United States 
under this subsection and taken into 
trust for the benefit of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community subject 
shall be to any valid existing rights, 
contracts, leases, permits, and rights- 
of-way, unless the holder of the right, 
contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way 
requests an earlier termination in ac-
cordance with existing law. 
(II) ASSUMPTION BY BUREAU OF 
INDIAN AFFAIRS.—The Bureau of In-
dian Affairs shall— 
(aa) assume all benefits and 
obligations of the State under the 
existing rights, contracts, leases, 
permits, and rights-of-way de-
scribed in subclause (I); and 
(bb) disburse to the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community any 
amounts that accrue to the 
United States from those rights, 
contracts, leases, permits, and 
rights-of-way, after the date of 
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transfer from any sale, bonus, 
royalty, or rental relating to that 
land in the same manner as 
amounts received from other land 
held by the Secretary in trust for 
the benefit of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community. 
(D) PERSONAL PROPERTY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Any improvements 
constituting personal property, as defined 
by State law, belonging to the holder of a 
right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of- 
way on land transferred to the United 
States under this subsection shall— 
(I) remain the property of the 
holder; and 
(II) be removed not later than 90 
days after the date on which the 
right, contract, lease, permit, or right- 
of-way 
expires, 
unless 
the 
Fort 
Belknap Indian Community and the 
holder agree otherwise. 
(ii) REMAINING PROPERTY.—Any per-
sonal property described in clause (i) re-
maining with the holder described in that 
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clause beyond the 90-day period described 
in subclause (II) of that clause shall— 
(I) become the property of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community; and 
(II) be subject to removal and 
disposition at the discretion of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community. 
(iii) LIABILITY OF PREVIOUS HOLD-
ER.—The holder of personal property de-
scribed in clause (i) shall be liable for costs 
incurred by the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity in removing and disposing of the 
personal property under clause (ii)(II). 
(7) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—Notwith-
standing the descriptions of the parcels of land 
owned by the State under paragraph (3), the State 
may, with the consent of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community, make technical corrections to the legal 
land descriptions to more specifically identify the 
State parcels to be exchanged. 
(8) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide 
$10,000,000 of financial or other assistance to the 
State and the Fort Belknap Indian Community as 
may be necessary to obtain the appraisals, and to 
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satisfy administrative requirements, necessary to ac-
complish the exchanges under paragraph (2). 
(b) FEDERAL LAND TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and the requirements of this subsection, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the land described in paragraph (2) shall be held 
by the United States in trust for the benefit of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community as part of the Res-
ervation on the enforceability date. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PAR-
CELS.— 
(i) 59.46 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 
sec. 4, comprised of— 
(I) 19.55 acres in lot 10; 
(II) 19.82 acres in lot 11; and 
(III) 20.09 acres in lot 16. 
(ii) 324.24 acres in the N1⁄2 of T. 25 
N., R. 22 E., sec. 5. 
(iii) 403.56 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 9, comprised of— 
(I) 20.39 acres in lot 2; 
(II) 20.72 acres in lot 7; 
(III) 21.06 acres in lot 8; 
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(IV) 40.00 acres in lot 9; 
(V) 40.00 acres in lot 10; 
(VI) 40.00 acres in lot 11; 
(VII) 40.00 acres in lot 12; 
(VIII) 21.39 acres in lot 13; and 
(IX) 160 acres in SW1⁄4. 
(iv) 70.63 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 13, comprised of— 
(I) 18.06 acres in lot 5; 
(II) 18.25 acres in lot 6; 
(III) 18.44 acres in lot 7; and 
(IV) 15.88 acres in lot 8. 
(v) 71.12 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 
sec. 14, comprised of— 
(I) 17.65 acres in lot 5; 
(II) 17.73 acres in lot 6; 
(III) 17.83 acres in lot 7; and 
(IV) 17.91 acres in lot 8. 
(vi) 103.29 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 15, comprised of— 
(I) 21.56 acres in lot 6; 
(II) 29.50 acres in lot 7; 
(III) 17.28 acres in lot 8; 
(IV) 17.41 acres in lot 9; and 
(V) 17.54 acres in lot 10. 
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(vii) 160 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 1, comprised of— 
(I) 80 acres in the S1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4 ; and 
(II) 80 acres in the W1⁄2 of the 
SW1⁄4. 
(viii) 567.50 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 
E., sec. 2, comprised of— 
(I) 82.54 acres in the E1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4; 
(II) 164.96 acres in the NE1⁄4; 
and 
(III) 320 acres in the S1⁄2. 
(ix) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 3, comprised of— 
(I) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4; 
(II) 160 acres in the SW1⁄4; and 
(III) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(x) 120 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 4, comprised of— 
(I) 80 acres in the E1⁄2 of the 
SE1⁄4; and 
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(II) 40 acres in the NW1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(xi) 200 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 5, comprised of— 
(I) 160 acres in the SW1⁄4; and 
(II) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4. 
(xii) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4 of T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 6. 
(xiii) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 8, comprised of— 
(I) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4; 
(II) 160 acres in the NW1⁄4; and 
(III) 40 acres in the NW1⁄4 of 
the SE1⁄4. 
(xiv) 320 acres in the E1⁄2 of T. 26 
N., R. 21 E., sec. 9. 
(xv) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 10. 
(xvi) 600 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 11, comprised of— 
(I) 320 acres in the N1⁄2; 
(II) 80 acres in the N1⁄2 of the 
SE1⁄4; 
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(III) 160 acres in the SW1⁄4; and 
(IV) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(xvii) 525.81 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 21, comprised of— 
(I) 6.62 acres in lot 1; 
(II) 5.70 acres in lot 2; 
(III) 56.61 acres in lot 5; 
(IV) 56.88 acres in lot 6; 
(V) 320 acres in the W1⁄2; and 
(VI) 80 acres in the W1⁄2 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(xviii) 719.58 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 28. 
(xix) 560 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 
sec. 29, comprised of— 
(I) 320 acres in the N1⁄2; 
(II) 160 acres in the N1⁄2 of the 
S1⁄2; and 
(III) 80 acres in the S1⁄2 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(xx) 400 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 
sec. 32, comprised of— 
(I) 320 acres in the S1⁄2; and 
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(II) 80 acres in the S1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4. 
(xxi) 455.51 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 33, comprised of— 
(I) 58.25 acres in lot 3; 
(II) 58.5 acres in lot 4; 
(III) 58.76 acres in lot 5; 
(IV) 40 acres in the NW1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4; 
(V) 160 acres in the SW1⁄4; and 
(VI) 80 acres in the W1⁄2 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(xxii) 88.71 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 
E., sec. 1, comprised of— 
(I) 24.36 acres in lot 1; 
(II) 24.35 acres in lot 2; and 
(III) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4. 
(xxiii) 80 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 3, comprised of— 
(I) 40 acres in lot 11; and 
(II) 40 acres in lot 12. 
(xxiv) 80 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 11, comprised of— 
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(I) 40 acres in the NW1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4; and 
(II) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4. 
(xxv) 200 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
sec. 12, comprised of— 
(I) 80 acres in the E1⁄2 of the 
SW1⁄4; 
(II) 40 acres in the NW1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4; and 
(III) 80 acres in the S1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4. 
(xxvi) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 23. 
(xxvii) 320 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 
E., sec. 24, comprised of— 
(I) 80 acres in the E1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4; 
(II) 160 acres in the NE1⁄4; 
(III) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4; and 
(IV) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4. 
(xxviii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 
E., sec. 25, comprised of— 
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(I) 80 acres in the S1⁄2 of the 
NE1⁄4; and 
(II) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4. 
(xxix) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 26. 
(xxx) 160 acres in the NW1⁄4 of T. 27 
N., R. 21 E., sec. 27. 
(xxxi) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec. 29. 
(xxxii) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec 30. 
(xxxiii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 
E., sec. 33, comprised of— 
(I) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4; and 
(II) 80 acres in the N1⁄2 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(xxxiv) 440 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 
E., sec. 34, comprised of— 
(I) 160 acres in the N1⁄2 of the 
S1⁄2; 
(II) 160 acres in the NE1⁄4; 
(III) 80 acres in the S1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4; and 
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(IV) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4. 
(xxxv) 133.44 acres in T. 27 N., R. 
22 E., sec. 4, comprised of— 
(I) 28.09 acres in lot 5; 
(II) 25.35 acres in lot 6; 
(III) 40 acres in lot 10; and 
(IV) 40 acres in lot 15. 
(xxxvi) 160 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 7, comprised of— 
(I) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4; 
(II) 40 acres in the NW1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4; and 
(III) 80 acres in the W1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4. 
(xxxvii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 
E., sec. 8, comprised of— 
(I) 80 acres in the E1⁄2 of the 
NW1⁄4; and 
(II) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4. 
(xxxviii) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 9. 
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(xxxix) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 17. 
(xl) 40 acres in the NW1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 19. 
(xli) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R22 E., sec. 20. 
(xlii) 80 acres in the W1⁄2 of the SE1⁄4 
of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 31. 
(xliii) 52.36 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
SE1⁄4 of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., sec. 33. 
(xliv) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
SW1⁄4 of T. 28 N., R. 22 E., sec. 29. 
(xlv) 40 acres in the NE1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4 of T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 7. 
(xlvi) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4 of T. 26 N., R. 21 E., sec. 12. 
(xlvii) 42.38 acres in the NW1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4 of T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 6. 
(xlviii) 320 acres in the E1⁄2 of T. 26 
N., R. 22 E., sec. 17. 
(xlix) 80 acres in the E1⁄2 of the 
NE1⁄4 of T. 26 N., R. 22 E., sec. 20. 
(l) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 
sec. 30, comprised of— 
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(I) 80 acres in the E1⁄2 of the 
NE1⁄4; 
(II) 80 acres in the N1⁄2 of the 
SE1⁄4; 
(III) 40 acres in the SE1⁄4 of the 
NW1⁄4; and 
(IV) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 of the 
NE1⁄4. 
(B) BUREAU
OF
INDIAN
AFFAIRS.—The 
parcels of approximately 3,519.3 acres of trust 
land that have been converted to fee land, judi-
cially foreclosed on, acquired by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, and transferred to the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs, described in clauses (i) 
through (iii). 
(i) PARCEL 1.—The land described in 
this clause is 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 26 
E., comprised of— 
(I) 160 acres in the SW1⁄4 of sec. 
27; 
(II) 160 acres in the NE1⁄4 of 
sec. 33; and 
(III) 320 acres in the W1⁄2 of 
sec. 34. 
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(ii) PARCEL 2.—The land described in 
this clause is 320 acres in the N1⁄2 of T. 
30 N., R. 23 E., sec. 28. 
(iii) PARCEL 3.—The land described 
in this clause is 2,559.3 acres, comprised 
of— 
(I) T. 28 N., R. 24 E., includ-
ing— 
(aa) of sec. 16— 
(AA) 5 acres in the 
E1⁄2, W1⁄2, E1⁄2, W1⁄2, W1⁄2, 
NE1⁄4; 
(BB) 10 acres in the 
E1⁄2, 
E1⁄2, 
W1⁄2, 
W1⁄2, 
NE1⁄4; 
(CC) 40 acres in the 
E1⁄2, W1⁄2, NE1⁄4; 
(DD) 40 acres in the 
W1⁄2, E1⁄2, NE1⁄4; 
(EE) 20 acres in the 
W1⁄2, E1⁄2, E1⁄2, NE1⁄4; 
(FF) 5 acres in the 
W1⁄2, W1⁄2, E1⁄2, E1⁄2, E1⁄2, 
NE1⁄4; and 
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(GG) 160 acres in the 
SE1⁄4; 
(bb) 640 acres in sec. 21; 
(cc) 320 acres in the S1⁄2 of 
sec. 22; and 
(dd) 320 acres in the W1⁄2 
of sec. 27; 
(II) T. 29 N., R. 25 E., PMM, 
including— 
(aa) 320 acres in the S1⁄2 of 
sec. 1; and 
(bb) 320 acres in the N1⁄2 of 
sec. 12; 
(III) 39.9 acres in T. 29 N., R. 
26 E., PMM, sec. 6, lot 2; 
(IV) T. 30 N., R. 26 E., PMM, 
including— 
(aa) 39.4 acres in sec. 3, lot 
2; 
(bb) 40 acres in the SW1⁄4 
of the SW1⁄4 of sec. 4; 
(cc) 80 acres in the E1⁄2 of 
the SE1⁄4 of sec. 5; 
(dd) 80 acres in the S1⁄2 of 
the SE1⁄4 of sec. 7; and 
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(ee) 40 acres in the N1⁄2, 
N1⁄2, NE1⁄4 of sec. 18; and 
(V) 40 acres in T. 31 N., R. 26 
E., PMM, the NW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of 
sec. 31. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) EXISTING AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Federal land trans-
ferred under this subsection shall be con-
veyed and taken into trust subject to valid 
existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, 
and rights-of-way, unless the holder of the 
right, contract, lease, permit, and rights- 
of-way requests an earlier termination in 
accordance with existing law. 
(ii) ASSUMPTION BY BUREAU OF IN-
DIAN AFFAIRS.—The Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs shall— 
(I) assume all benefits and obli-
gations of the previous land manage-
ment agency under the existing rights, 
contracts, leases, permits, and rights- 
of-way described in clause (i); and 
(II) disburse to the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community any amounts that 
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accrue to the United States from 
those rights, contracts, leases, per-
mits, and rights-of-ways after the date 
of transfer from any sale, bonus, roy-
alty, or rental relating to that land in 
the same manner as amounts received 
from other land held by the Secretary 
in trust for the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community. 
(B) PERSONAL PROPERTY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Any improvements 
constituting personal property, as defined 
by State law, belonging to the holder of a 
right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of- 
way on land transferred under this sub-
section shall— 
(I) remain the property of the 
holder; and 
(II) be removed from the land 
not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the right, contract, lease, 
permit, or right-of-way expires, unless 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
and the holder agree otherwise. 
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(ii) REMAINING PROPERTY.—Any per-
sonal property described in clause (i) re-
maining with the holder described in that 
clause beyond the 90-day period described 
in subclause (II) of that clause shall— 
(I) become the property of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community; and 
(II) be subject to removal and 
disposition at the discretion of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community. 
(iii) LIABILITY OF PREVIOUS HOLD-
ER.—The holder of personal property de-
scribed in clause (i) shall be liable to the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community for costs 
incurred by the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity in removing and disposing of the 
property under clause (ii)(II). 
(C) EXISTING ROADS.—If any road within 
the Federal land transferred under this sub-
section is necessary for customary access to pri-
vate land, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
offer the owner of the private land to apply for 
a right-of-way along the existing road, at the 
expense of the landowner. 
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(D) LIMITATION
ON
THE
TRANSFER
OF 
WATER
RIGHTS.—Water rights that transfer 
with the land described in paragraph (2) shall 
not become part of the Tribal water rights, un-
less those rights are recognized and ratified in 
the Compact. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, effective on the date of enactment of 
this Act, all Federal land within the parcels de-
scribed in paragraph (2) is withdrawn from all 
forms of— 
(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and 
(iii) disposition under all laws per-
taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 
or mineral materials. 
(B) EXPIRATION.—The withdrawals pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the 
date that the Secretary takes the land into 
trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community pursuant to paragraph (1). 
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(C) NO NEW RESERVATION OF FEDERAL 
WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this paragraph es-
tablishes a new reservation in favor of the 
United States or the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity with respect to any water or water right 
on the land withdrawn by this paragraph. 
(5) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—Notwith-
standing the descriptions of the parcels of Federal 
land in paragraph (2), the United States may, with 
the consent of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
make technical corrections to the legal land descrip-
tions to more specifically identify the parcels. 
(6) SURVEY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Unless the United 
States or the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
request an additional survey for the transferred 
land or a technical correction is made under 
paragraph (5), the description of land under 
this subsection shall be controlling. 
(B) ADDITIONAL SURVEY.—If the United 
States or the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
requests an additional survey, that survey shall 
control the total acreage to be transferred into 
trust under this subsection. 
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(C) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide such financial or other assistance as 
may be necessary— 
(i) to conduct additional surveys 
under this subsection; and 
(ii) to satisfy administrative require-
ments necessary to accomplish the land 
transfers under this subsection. 
(7) DATE OF TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall 
complete all land transfers under this subsection and 
shall take the land into trust for the benefit of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community as expeditiously as 
practicable after the enforceability date, but not 
later than 10 years after the enforceability date. 
(c) TRIBALLY OWNED FEE LAND.—Not later than 
10 years after the enforceability date, the Secretary shall 
take into trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community all fee land owned by the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community on or adjacent to the Reservation to become 
part of the Reservation, provided that— 
(1) the land is free from any liens, encum-
brances, or other infirmities; and 
(2) no evidence exists of any hazardous sub-
stances on, or other environmental liability with re-
spect to, the land. 
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(d) DODSON LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), as 
soon as practicable after the enforceability date, but 
not later than 10 years after the enforceability date, 
the Dodson Land described in paragraph (3) shall 
be taken into trust by the United States for the ben-
efit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as part 
of the Reservation. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS.—The land taken into trust 
under paragraph (1) shall be subject to a perpetual 
easement, reserved by the United States for use by 
the Bureau of Reclamation, its contractors, and its 
assigns for— 
(A) the right of ingress and egress for 
Milk River Project purposes; and 
(B) the right to— 
(i) seep, flood, and overflow the trans-
ferred land for Milk River Project pur-
poses; 
(ii) conduct routine and non-routine 
operation, maintenance, and replacement 
activities on the Milk River Project facili-
ties, 
including 
modification 
to 
the 
headworks at the upstream end of the 
Dodson South Canal in support of Dodson 
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South Canal enlargement, to include all as-
sociated access, construction, and material 
storage necessary to complete those activi-
ties; and 
(iii) prohibit the construction of per-
manent structures on the transferred land, 
except— 
(I) as provided in the cooperative 
agreement under paragraph (4); and 
(II) to meet the requirements of 
the Milk River Project. 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF DODSON LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Dodson Land re-
ferred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the ap-
proximately 2,500 acres of land owned by the 
United States that is, as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Reclamation and located at the 
northeastern corner of the Reservation (which 
extends to the point in the middle of the main 
channel of the Milk River), where the Milk 
River Project facilities, including the Dodson 
Diversion Dam, headworks to the Dodson 
South Canal, and Dodson South Canal, are lo-
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cated, and more particularly described as fol-
lows: 
(i) Supplemental Plat of T. 30 N., R. 
26 E., PMM, secs. 1 and 2. 
(ii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 
25 E., PMM, sec. 13. 
(iii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., 
R. 26 E., PMM, secs. 18, 19, 20, and 29. 
(iv) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 
26 E., PMM, secs. 26, 27, 35, and 36. 
(B) CLARIFICATION.—The supplemental 
plats described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
subparagraph (A) are official plats, as docu-
mented by retracement boundary surveys of the 
General Land Office, approved on March 11, 
1938, and on record at the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(C) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Notwith-
standing the descriptions of the parcels of Fed-
eral land in subparagraph (A), the United 
States may, with the consent of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, make technical 
corrections to the legal land descriptions to 
more specifically identify the parcels to be 
transferred. 
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(4) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—Not later 
than 3 years after the enforceability date, the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, the Malta Irrigation District, 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community shall negotiate and enter into a 
cooperative agreement that identifies the uses to 
which the Fort Belknap Indian Community may put 
the land described in paragraph (3), provided that 
the cooperative agreement may be amended by mu-
tual agreement of the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity, Bureau of Reclamation, the Malta Irrigation 
District, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including 
to modify the perpetual easement to narrow the 
boundaries of the easement or to terminate the per-
petual easement and cooperative agreement. 
(e) LAND STATUS.—All land held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community under this section shall be— 
(1) beneficially owned by the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community; and 
(2) part of the Reservation and administered in 
accordance with the laws and regulations generally 
applicable to land held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. 
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(f) GAMING PROHIBITED.—All land held in trust by 
the United States for the benefit of the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community under this section shall not be used for 
any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those 
terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
2703)). 
SEC. 107. STORAGE ALLOCATION FROM LAKE ELWELL. 
(a) STORAGE ALLOCATION
OF WATER
TO FORT 
BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 20,000 acre- 
feet per year of water stored in Lake Elwell for use by 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community for any beneficial 
purpose on or off the Reservation, under a water right 
held by the United States and managed by the Bureau 
of Reclamation for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community, as measured and diverted at the outlet works 
of the Tiber Dam or through direct pumping from Lake 
Elwell. 
(b) TREATMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The allocation to the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community under subsection (a) 
shall be considered to be part of the Tribal water 
rights. 
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(2) PRIORITY DATE.—The priority date of the 
allocation to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
under subsection (a) shall be the priority date of the 
Lake Elwell water right held by the Bureau of Rec-
lamation. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Fort Belknap In-
dian Community shall administer the water allocated 
under subsection (a) in accordance with the Com-
pact and this title. 
(c) ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
the allocation under this section, the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community shall enter into an agreement 
with the Secretary to establish the terms and condi-
tions of the allocation, in accordance with the Com-
pact and this title. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The agreement under para-
graph (1) shall include provisions establishing that— 
(A) the agreement shall be without limit as 
to term; 
(B) the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
and not the United States, shall be entitled to 
all consideration due to the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community under any lease, contract, ex-
change, or agreement entered into by the Fort 
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Belknap Indian Community pursuant to sub-
section (d); 
(C) the United States shall have no obliga-
tion to monitor, administer, or account for— 
(i) any funds received by the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community as consider-
ation under any lease, contract, exchange, 
or agreement entered into by the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community pursuant to 
subsection (d); or 
(ii) the expenditure of those funds; 
(D) if the capacity or function of Lake 
Elwell facilities are significantly reduced, or are 
anticipated to be significantly reduced, for an 
extended period of time, the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community shall have the same storage 
rights as other storage contractors with respect 
to the allocation under this section; 
(E) the costs associated with the construc-
tion of the storage facilities at Tiber Dam allo-
cable to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
shall be nonreimbursable; 
(F) no water service capital charge shall be 
due or payable for any water allocated to the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community under this 
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section or the allocation agreement, regardless 
of whether that water is delivered for use by the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community or under a 
lease, contract, exchange, or by agreement en-
tered into by the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity pursuant to subsection (d); 
(G) the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
shall not be required to make payments to the 
United States for any water allocated to the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community under this 
section or the allocation agreement, except for 
each acre-foot of stored water leased or trans-
ferred for industrial purposes as described in 
subparagraph (H); and 
(H) for each acre-foot of stored water 
leased or transferred by the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community for industrial purposes— 
(i) the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity shall pay annually to the United 
States an amount necessary to cover the 
proportional share of the annual oper-
ations, maintenance, and replacement costs 
allocable to the quantity of water leased or 
transferred by the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community for industrial purposes; and 
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(ii) the annual payments of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community shall be re-
viewed and adjusted, as appropriate, to re-
flect the actual operations, maintenance, 
and replacement costs for Tiber Dam. 
(d) AGREEMENT BY FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMU-
NITY.—The Fort Belknap Indian Community may use, 
lease, contract, exchange, or enter into other agreements 
for the use of the water allocated to the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community under subsection (a) if— 
(1) the use of water that is the subject of such 
an agreement occurs within the Missouri River 
Basin; and 
(2) the agreement does not permanently alien-
ate any water allocated to the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community under that subsection. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The allocation under sub-
section (a) takes effect on the enforceability date. 
(f) NO CARRYOVER STORAGE.—The allocation under 
subsection (a) shall not be increased by any year-to-year 
carryover storage. 
(g) DEVELOPMENT
AND DELIVERY COSTS.—The 
United States shall not be required to pay the cost of de-
veloping or delivering any water allocated under this sec-
tion. 
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SEC. 108. MILK RIVER PROJECT MITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In complete satisfaction of the 
Milk River Project mitigation requirements provided for 
in Article VI.B. of the Compact, the Secretary, acting 
through the Commissioner— 
(1) in cooperation with the State and the 
Blackfeet Tribe, shall carry out appropriate activi-
ties concerning the restoration of the St. Mary 
Canal and associated facilities, including activities 
relating to the— 
(A) planning and design to restore the St. 
Mary Canal and appurtenances to convey 850 
cubic-feet per second; and 
(B) rehabilitating, constructing, and re-
pairing of the St. Mary Canal and appur-
tenances; and 
(2) in cooperation with the State and the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, shall carry out appro-
priate activities concerning the enlargement of 
Dodson South Canal and associated facilities, includ-
ing activities relating to the— 
(A) planning and design to enlarge Dodson 
South Canal and headworks at the upstream 
end of Dodson South Canal to divert and con-
vey 700 cubic-feet per second; and 
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(B) rehabilitating, constructing, and en-
larging the Dodson South Canal and headworks 
at the upstream end of Dodson South Canal to 
divert and convey 700 cubic-feet per second. 
(b) FUNDING.—The total amount of obligations in-
curred by the Secretary, prior to any adjustments provided 
for in section 114(b), shall not exceed $300,000,000 to 
carry out activities described in subsection (c)(1). 
(c) SATISFACTION OF MITIGATION REQUIREMENT.— 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Compact, the miti-
gation required by Article VI.B. of the Compact shall be 
deemed satisfied if— 
(1) the Secretary has— 
(A) restored the St. Mary Canal and asso-
ciated facilities to convey 850 cubic-feet per sec-
ond; and 
(B) enlarged the Dodson South Canal and 
headworks at the upstream end of Dodson 
South Canal to divert and convey 700 cubic-feet 
per second; or 
(2) the Secretary— 
(A) has expended all of the available fund-
ing provided pursuant to section 114(a)(1)(D) 
to rehabilitate the St. Mary Canal and enlarge 
the Dodson South Canal; and 
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(B) despite diligent efforts, could not com-
plete the activities described in subsection (a). 
(d) NONREIMBURSABILITY OF COSTS.—The costs to 
the Secretary of carrying out this section shall be nonreim-
bursable. 
SEC. 109. FORT BELKNAP INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT 
SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary shall rehabilitate, modernize, 
and expand the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project, 
as generally described in the document of Natural Re-
sources Consulting Engineers, Inc., entitled ‘‘Fort 
Belknap Indian Community Comprehensive Water Devel-
opment Plan’’ and dated February 2019, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) planning, studies, and designing of the ex-
isting and expanded Milk River unit, including the 
irrigation system, Pumping Plant, delivery pipe and 
canal, Fort Belknap Dam and Reservoir, and Peo-
ples Creek Flood Protection Project; 
(2) the rehabilitation, modernization, and con-
struction of the existing Milk River unit; and 
(3) construction of the expanded Milk River 
unit, including the irrigation system, Pumping 
Plant, delivery pipe and canal, Fort Belknap Dam 
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and Reservoir, and Peoples Creek Flood Protection 
Project. 
(b) LEAD AGENCY.—The Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
in coordination with the Bureau of Reclamation, shall 
serve as the lead agency with respect to any activities car-
ried out under this section. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH THE FORT BELKNAP IN-
DIAN COMMUNITY.—The Secretary shall consult with the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community on appropriate changes 
to the final design and costs of any activity under this 
section. 
(d) FUNDING.—The total amount of obligations in-
curred by the Secretary in carrying out this section, prior 
to any adjustment provided for in section 114(b), shall not 
exceed $415,832,153. 
(e) NONREIMBURSABILITY OF COSTS.—All costs in-
curred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall 
be nonreimbursable. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary and the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community shall negotiate the cost of any 
oversight activity carried out by the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs or the Bureau of Reclamation under any agreement 
entered into under subsection (j), subject to the condition 
that the total cost for the oversight shall not exceed 3 per-
cent of the total project costs for each project. 
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(g) PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall facilitate the formation of a project man-
agement committee composed of representatives of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Reclamation, and 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community— 
(1) to review and make recommendations relat-
ing to cost factors, budgets, and implementing the 
activities for rehabilitating, modernizing, and ex-
panding the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project; 
and 
(2) to improve management of inherently gov-
ernmental activities through enhanced communica-
tion. 
(h) PROJECT EFFICIENCIES.—If the total cost of 
planning, studies, design, rehabilitation, modernization, 
and construction activities relating to the projects de-
scribed in subsection (a) results in cost savings and is less 
than the amounts authorized to be obligated, the Sec-
retary, at the request of the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity, shall deposit those savings in the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community Water Resources and Water Rights Ad-
ministration, Operation, and Maintenance Account estab-
lished under section 112(b)(2). 
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(i) TREATMENT.—Any activities carried out pursuant 
to this section that result in improvements, additions, or 
modifications to the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project shall— 
(1) become a part of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Irrigation Project; and 
(2) be recorded in the inventory of the Sec-
retary relating to the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project. 
(j) APPLICABILITY OF ISDEAA.—At the request of 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and in accordance 
with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Secretary shall 
enter into agreements with the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity to carry out all or a portion of this section. 
(k) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) alters any applicable law under which the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs collects assessments or car-
ries out the operations and maintenance of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Irrigation Project; or 
(2) impacts the availability of amounts under 
section 114. 
(l) SATISFACTION OF FORT BELKNAP INDIAN IRRI-
GATION PROJECT SYSTEM REQUIREMENT.—The obliga-
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tions of the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be 
deemed satisfied if the Secretary— 
(1) has rehabilitated, modernized, and expanded 
the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project in ac-
cordance with subsection (a); or 
(2)(A) has expended all of the available funding 
provided pursuant to paragraphs (1)(C) and 
(2)(A)(iv) of section 114(a); and 
(B) despite diligent efforts, could not complete 
the activities described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 110. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The benefits provided under this 
title shall be in complete replacement of, complete substi-
tution for, and full satisfaction of any claim of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community against the United States 
that is waived and released by the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community under section 111(a). 
(b) ALLOTTEES.—The benefits realized by the 
allottees under this title shall be in complete replacement 
of, complete substitution for, and full satisfaction of— 
(1) all claims waived and released by the United 
States (acting as trustee for the allottees) under sec-
tion 111(a)(2); and 
(2) any claims of the allottees against the 
United States similar to the claims described in sec-
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tion 111(a)(2) that the allottee asserted or could 
have asserted. 
SEC. 111. WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY THE 
FORT
BELKNAP
INDIAN
COMMUNITY
AND
UNITED 
STATES AS TRUSTEE FOR THE FORT BELKNAP IN-
DIAN
COMMUNITY.—Subject to the reservation of 
rights and retention of claims under subsection (d), 
as consideration for recognition of the Tribal water 
rights and other benefits described in the Compact 
and this title, the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
acting on behalf of the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity and members of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community (but not any member of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community as an allottee), and the 
United States, acting as trustee for the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community and the members of the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community (but not any mem-
ber of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as an al-
lottee), shall execute a waiver and release of all 
claims for water rights within the State that the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community, or the United 
States acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community, asserted or could have asserted in any 
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proceeding, including a State stream adjudication, 
on or before the enforceability date, except to the ex-
tent that such rights are recognized in the Compact 
and this title. 
(2) WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY THE 
UNITED
STATES
AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
ALLOTTEES.— 
Subject to the reservation of rights and the retention 
of claims under subsection (d), as consideration for 
recognition of the Tribal water rights and other ben-
efits described in the Compact and this title, the 
United States, acting as trustee for the allottees, 
shall execute a waiver and release of all claims for 
water rights within the Reservation that the United 
States, acting as trustee for the allottees, asserted or 
could have asserted in any proceeding, including a 
State stream adjudication, on or before the enforce-
ability date, except to the extent that such rights are 
recognized in the Compact and this title. 
(3) WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY THE 
FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY AGAINST THE 
UNITED
STATES.—Subject to the reservation of 
rights and retention of claims under subsection (d), 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community, acting on be-
half of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
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(but not any member of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community as an allottee), shall execute a waiver 
and release of all claims against the United States 
(including any agency or employee of the United 
States)— 
(A) first arising before the enforceability 
date relating to— 
(i) water rights within the State that 
the United States, acting as trustee for the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community, asserted 
or could have asserted in any proceeding, 
including a general stream adjudication in 
the State, except to the extent that such 
rights are recognized as Tribal water 
rights under this title; 
(ii) foregone benefits from nontribal 
use of water, on and off the Reservation 
(including water from all sources and for 
all uses); 
(iii) damage, loss, or injury to water, 
water rights, land, or natural resources 
due to loss of water or water rights, in-
cluding damages, losses, or injuries to 
hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural 
rights due to loss of water or water rights, 
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claims relating to interference with, diver-
sion of, or taking of water, or claims relat-
ing to a failure to protect, acquire, replace, 
or develop water, water rights, or water in-
frastructure) within the State; 
(iv) a failure to establish or provide a 
municipal rural or industrial water delivery 
system on the Reservation; 
(v) damage, loss, or injury to water, 
water rights, land, or natural resources 
due to construction, operation, and man-
agement of the Fort Belknap Indian Irri-
gation Project and other Federal land and 
facilities (including damages, losses, or in-
juries to Tribal fisheries, fish habitat, wild-
life, and wildlife habitat); 
(vi) a failure to provide for operation 
and maintenance, or deferred maintenance, 
for the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project or any other irrigation system or 
irrigation project; 
(vii) the litigation of claims relating to 
any water rights of the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community in the State; 
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(viii) the negotiation, execution, or 
adoption of the Compact (including appen-
dices) and this title; 
(ix) the taking or acquisition of land 
or resources of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community for the construction or oper-
ation of the Fort Belknap Indian Irriga-
tion Project or the Milk River Project; and 
(x) the allocation of water of the Milk 
River and the St. Mary River (including 
tributaries) between the United States and 
Canada pursuant to the International 
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 (36 Stat. 
2448); and 
(B) relating to damage, loss, or injury to 
water, water rights, land, or natural resources 
due to mining activities in the Little Rockies 
Mountains prior to the date of trust acquisition, 
including damages, losses, or injuries to hunt-
ing, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights. 
(b) EFFECTIVENESS.—The waivers and releases 
under subsection (a) shall take effect on the enforceability 
date. 
(c) OBJECTIONS
IN MONTANA WATER COURT.— 
Nothing in this title or the Compact prohibits the Fort 
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Belknap Indian Community, a member of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, an allottee, or the United 
States in any capacity from objecting to any claim to a 
water right filed in any general stream adjudication in the 
Montana Water Court. 
(d) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETENTION OF 
CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding the waivers and releases under 
subsection (a), the Fort Belknap Indian Community, act-
ing on behalf of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and the 
United States, acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community and the allottees shall retain— 
(1) all claims relating to— 
(A) the enforcement of water rights recog-
nized under the Compact, any final court decree 
relating to those water rights, or this title or to 
water rights accruing on or after the enforce-
ability date; 
(B) the quality of water under— 
(i) CERCLA, including damages to 
natural resources; 
(ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f et seq.); 
(iii) the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 
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(iv) any regulations implementing the 
Acts described in clauses (i) through (iii); 
(C) damage, loss, or injury to land or nat-
ural resources that are— 
(i) not due to loss of water or water 
rights (including hunting, fishing, gath-
ering, or cultural rights); and 
(ii) not described in subsection (a)(3); 
and 
(D) an action to prevent any person or 
party (as defined in sections 29 and 30 of Arti-
cle II of the Compact) from interfering with the 
enjoyment of the Tribal water rights; 
(2) all claims relating to off-Reservation hunt-
ing rights, fishing rights, gathering rights, or other 
rights; 
(3) all claims relating to the right to use and 
protect water rights acquired after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(4) all claims relating to the allocation of 
waters of the Milk River and the Milk River Project 
between the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
the Blackfeet Tribe, pursuant to section 3705(e)(3) 
of the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act (Pub-
lic Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1818); 
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(5) all claims relating to the enforcement of this 
title, including the required transfer of land under 
section 106; and 
(6) all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, 
and powers not specifically waived and released pur-
suant to this title or the Compact. 
(e) EFFECT OF COMPACT AND ACT.—Nothing in the 
Compact or this title— 
(1) affects the authority of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community to enforce the laws of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, including with respect 
to environmental protections; 
(2) affects the ability of the United States, act-
ing as sovereign, to carry out any activity authorized 
by law, including— 
(A) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(B) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f et seq.); 
(C) CERCLA; and 
(D) any regulations implementing the Acts 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); 
(3) affects the ability of the United States to 
act as trustee for any other Indian Tribe or an allot-
tee of any other Indian Tribe; 
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(4) confers jurisdiction on any State court— 
(A) to interpret Federal law relating to 
health, safety, or the environment; 
(B) to determine the duties of the United 
States or any other party under Federal law re-
lating to health, safety, or the environment; or 
(C) to conduct judicial review of any Fed-
eral agency action; 
(5) waives any claim of a member of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community in an individual capacity 
that does not derive from a right of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community; 
(6) revives any claim adjudicated in the decision 
in Gros Ventre Tribe v. United States, 469 F.3d 
801 (9th Cir. 2006); or 
(7) revives any claim released by an allottee or 
member of the Fort Belknap Indian Community in 
the 
settlement 
in 
Cobell 
v. 
Salazar, 
No. 
1:96CV01285–JR (D.D.C. 2012). 
(f) ENFORCEABILITY DATE.—The enforceability date 
shall be the date on which the Secretary publishes in the 
Federal Register a statement of findings that— 
(1) the eligible members of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community have voted to approve this title 
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and the Compact by a majority of votes cast on the 
day of the vote; 
(2)(A) the Montana Water Court has approved 
the Compact in a manner from which no further ap-
peal may be taken; or 
(B) if the Montana Water Court is found to 
lack jurisdiction, the appropriate district court of the 
United States has approved the Compact as a con-
sent decree from which no further appeal may be 
taken; 
(3) all of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under section 114 have been appropriated 
and deposited in the designated accounts; 
(4) the Secretary and the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community have executed the allocation agreement 
described in section 107(c)(1); 
(5) the State has provided the required funding 
into the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Ir-
rigation and Other Water Resources Development 
Account of the Trust Fund pursuant to section 
114(a)(3); and 
(6) the waivers and releases under subsection 
(a) have been executed by the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community and the Secretary. 
(g) TOLLING OF CLAIMS.— 
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(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 the enforceability date. 
(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection revives any claim or tolls any period of 
limitations or time-based equitable defense that ex-
pired before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(h) EXPIRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This title shall expire in any 
case in which— 
(A) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by this title have not been made avail-
able to the Secretary by not later than— 
(i) January 21, 2035; and 
(ii) such alternative later date as is 
agreed to by the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community and the Secretary; or 
(B) the Secretary fails to publish a state-
ment of findings under subsection (f) by not 
later than— 
(i) January 21, 2036; and 
(ii) such alternative later date as is 
agreed to by the Fort Belknap Indian 
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Community and the Secretary, after pro-
viding reasonable notice to the State. 
(2) CONSEQUENCES.—If this title expires under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) the waivers and releases under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(i) expire; and 
(ii) have no further force or effect; 
(B) the authorization, ratification, con-
firmation, and execution of the Compact under 
section 104 shall no longer be effective; 
(C) any action carried out by the Sec-
retary, and any contract or agreement entered 
into, pursuant to this title shall be void; 
(D) any unexpended Federal funds appro-
priated or made available to carry out the ac-
tivities authorized by this title, together with 
any interest earned on those funds, and any 
water rights or contracts to use water and title 
to other property acquired or constructed with 
Federal funds appropriated or made available 
to carry out the activities authorized by this 
title shall be returned to the Federal Govern-
ment, unless otherwise agreed to by the Fort 
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Belknap Indian Community and the United 
States and approved by Congress; and 
(E) except for Federal funds used to ac-
quire or construct property that is returned to 
the Federal Government under subparagraph 
(D), the United States shall be entitled to offset 
any Federal funds made available to carry out 
this title that were expended or withdrawn, or 
any funds made available to carry out this title 
from other Federal authorized sources, together 
with any interest accrued on those funds, 
against any claims against the United States— 
(i) relating to— 
(I) water rights in the State as-
serted by— 
(aa) the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community; or 
(bb) any user of the Tribal 
water rights; or 
(II) any other matter described 
in subsection (a)(3); or 
(ii) in any future settlement of water 
rights of the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity or an allottee. 
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SEC. 112. AANIIIH NAKODA SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a trust fund for the Fort Belknap Indian Community, to 
be known as the ‘‘Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust 
Fund’’, to be managed, invested, and distributed by the 
Secretary and to remain available until expended, with-
drawn, or reverted to the general fund of the Treasury, 
consisting of the amounts deposited in the Trust Fund 
under subsection (c), together with any investment earn-
ings, including interest, earned on those amounts, for the 
purpose of carrying out this title. 
(b) ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary shall establish in the 
Trust Fund the following accounts: 
(1) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Trib-
al Irrigation and Other Water Resources Develop-
ment Account. 
(2) The Fort Belknap Indian Community 
Water Resources and Water Rights Administration, 
Operation, and Maintenance Account. 
(3) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean 
and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and 
Lake Elwell Project Account. 
(c) DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall deposit— 
(1) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
Tribal Irrigation and Other Water Resources Devel-
opment Account established under subsection (b)(1), 
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the amounts made available pursuant to paragraphs 
(1)(A) and (2)(A)(i) of section 114(a); 
(2) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
Water Resources and Water Rights Administration, 
Operation, and Maintenance Account established 
under subsection (b)(2), the amounts made available 
pursuant to section 114(a)(2)(A)(ii); and 
(3) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
Clean and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, 
and Lake Elwell Project Account established under 
subsection (b)(3), the amounts made available pur-
suant to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A)(iii) of section 
114(a). 
(d) MANAGEMENT AND INTEREST.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—On receipt and deposit of 
the funds into the accounts in the Trust Fund pur-
suant to subsection (c), the Secretary shall manage, 
invest, and distribute all amounts in the Trust Fund 
in accordance with the investment authority of the 
Secretary under— 
(A) the first section of the Act of June 24, 
1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a); 
(B) the American Indian Trust Fund Man-
agement Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 
et seq.); and 
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(C) this section. 
(2) INVESTMENT
EARNINGS.—In addition to 
the amounts deposited under subsection (c), any in-
vestment earnings, including interest, credited to 
amounts held in the Trust Fund shall be available 
for use in accordance with subsections (e) and (g). 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to, 
and deposited in, the Trust Fund, including any in-
vestment earnings, including interest, earned on 
those amounts shall be made available— 
(A) to the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity by the Secretary beginning on the enforce-
ability date; and 
(B) subject to the uses and restrictions in 
this section. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and Other 
Water Resources Development Account estab-
lished under subsection (b)(1) shall be available 
to the Fort Belknap Indian Community on the 
date on which the amounts are deposited for 
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uses described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (g)(1); 
(B) 
amounts 
deposited 
in 
the 
Fort 
Belknap Indian Community Water Resources 
and Water Rights Administration, Operation, 
and Maintenance Account established under 
subsection (b)(2) shall be made available to the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community on the date on 
which the amounts are deposited and the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community has satisfied the re-
quirements of section 111(f)(1), for the uses de-
scribed in subsection (g)(2)(A); and 
(C) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community Clean and Safe Domestic 
Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell 
Project Account established under subsection 
(b)(3) shall be available to the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community on the date on which the 
amounts are deposited for the uses described in 
subsection (g)(3)(A). 
(f) WITHDRAWALS.— 
(1) AMERICAN INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGE-
MENT REFORM ACT OF 1994.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Fort Belknap In-
dian Community may withdraw any portion of 
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the funds in the Trust Fund on approval by the 
Secretary of a Tribal management plan sub-
mitted by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
in accordance with the American Indian Trust 
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to the 
requirements under the American Indian Trust 
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Tribal management 
plan under this paragraph shall require that the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community spend all 
amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund, and 
any investment earnings accrued through the 
investments under the Tribal management plan, 
in accordance with this title. 
(C) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may 
carry out such judicial and administrative ac-
tions as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary— 
(i) to enforce the Tribal management 
plan; and 
(ii) to ensure that amounts withdrawn 
from the Trust Fund by the Fort Belknap 
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Indian Community under this paragraph 
are used in accordance with this title. 
(2) 
WITHDRAWALS
UNDER
EXPENDITURE 
PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Fort Belknap In-
dian Community may submit to the Secretary a 
request to withdraw funds from the Trust Fund 
pursuant to an approved expenditure plan. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to 
withdraw funds under an expenditure plan 
under this paragraph, the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community shall submit to the Secretary for 
approval an expenditure plan for any portion of 
the Trust Fund that the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community elects to withdraw pursuant to this 
paragraph, subject to the condition that the 
funds shall be used for the purposes described 
in this title. 
(C) INCLUSIONS.—An expenditure plan 
under this paragraph shall include a description 
of the manner and purpose for which the 
amounts proposed to be withdrawn from the 
Trust Fund will be used by the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community in accordance with sub-
sections (e) and (g). 
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(D) APPROVAL.—On receipt of an expendi-
ture plan under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall approve the expenditure plan if the Sec-
retary determines that the expenditure plan— 
(i) is reasonable; and 
(ii) is consistent with, and will be used 
for, the purposes of this title. 
(E) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may 
carry out such judicial and administrative ac-
tions as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to enforce an expenditure plan under 
this paragraph to ensure that amounts dis-
bursed under this paragraph are used in ac-
cordance with this title. 
(g) USES.—Amounts from the Trust Fund shall be 
used by the Fort Belknap Indian Community for the fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY TRIBAL 
IRRIGATION AND OTHER WATER RESOURCES DEVEL-
OPMENT ACCOUNT.—Amounts in the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and Other 
Water Resources Development Account established 
under subsection (b)(1) shall be used to pay the cost 
of activities relating to— 
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(A) planning, studies, and design of the 
Southern Tributary Irrigation Project and the 
Peoples Creek Irrigation Project, including the 
Upper Peoples Creek Dam and Reservoir, as 
generally described in the document of Natural 
Resources Consulting Engineers, Inc., entitled 
‘‘Fort Belknap Indian Community Comprehen-
sive Water Development Plan’’ and dated Feb-
ruary 2019; 
(B) environmental compliance; 
(C) construction of the Southern Tributary 
Irrigation Project and the Peoples Creek Irriga-
tion Project, including the Upper Peoples Creek 
Dam and Reservoir; 
(D) wetlands restoration and development; 
(E) stock watering infrastructure; and 
(F) on farm development support and re-
acquisition of fee lands within the Fort Belknap 
Indian Irrigation Project and Fort Belknap In-
dian Community irrigation projects within the 
Reservation. 
(2) FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER 
RESOURCES AND WATER RIGHTS ADMINISTRATION, 
OPERATION, 
AND
MAINTENANCE
ACCOUNT.— 
Amounts in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
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Water Resources and Water Rights Administration, 
Operation, and Maintenance Account established 
under subsection (b)(2), the principal and invest-
ment earnings, including interest, may only be used 
by the Fort Belknap Indian Community to pay the 
costs of activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as follows: 
(A) $9,000,000 shall be used for the estab-
lishment, operation, and capital expenditures in 
connection with the administration of the Tribal 
water resources and water rights development, 
including the development or enactment of a 
Tribal water code. 
(B) Only investment earnings, including 
interest, on $29,299,059 shall be used and be 
available to pay the costs of activities for ad-
ministration, operations, and regulation of the 
Tribal water resources and water rights depart-
ment, in accordance with the Compact and this 
title. 
(C) Only investment earnings, including in-
terest, on $28,331,693 shall be used and be 
available to pay the costs of activities relating 
to a portion of the annual assessment costs for 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community and Tribal 
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members, including allottees, under the Fort 
Belknap Indian Irrigation Project and Fort 
Belknap Indian Community irrigation projects 
within the Reservation. 
(3) FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY CLEAN 
AND SAFE DOMESTIC WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS, 
AND LAKE ELWELL PROJECT ACCOUNT.—Amounts 
in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and 
Safe Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake 
Elwell Project Account established under subsection 
(b)(3), the principal and investment earnings, in-
cluding interest, may only be used by the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community to pay the costs of ac-
tivities relating to— 
(A) planning, studies, design, and environ-
mental compliance of domestic water supply, 
and sewer collection and treatment systems, as 
generally described in the document of Natural 
Resources Consulting Engineers, Inc., entitled 
‘‘Fort Belknap Indian Community Comprehen-
sive Water Development Plan’’ and dated Feb-
ruary 2019, including the Lake Elwell Project 
water delivery to the southern part of the Res-
ervation; 
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(B) construction of domestic water supply, 
sewer collection, and treatment systems; 
(C) construction, in accordance with appli-
cable law, of infrastructure for delivery of Lake 
Elwell water diverted from the Missouri River 
to the southern part of the Reservation; and 
(D) planning, studies, design, environ-
mental compliance, and construction of a Tribal 
wellness center for a work force health and 
well-being project. 
(h) LIABILITY.—The Secretary shall not be liable for 
any expenditure or investment of amounts withdrawn from 
the Trust Fund by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
pursuant to subsection (f). 
(i) PROJECT EFFICIENCIES.—If the total cost of the 
activities described in subsection (g) results in cost savings 
and is less than the amounts authorized to be obligated 
under any of paragraphs (1) through (3) of that sub-
section required to carry out those activities, the Sec-
retary, at the request of the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity, shall deposit those savings in the Trust Fund to be 
used in accordance with that subsection. 
(j) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Fort Belknap Indian 
Community shall submit to the Secretary an annual ex-
penditure report describing accomplishments and amounts 
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spent from use of withdrawals under a Tribal management 
plan or an expenditure plan described in this section. 
(k) NO PER CAPITA PAYMENTS.—No principal or in-
terest amount in any account established by this section 
shall be distributed to any member of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community on a per capita basis. 
(l) EFFECT.—Nothing in this title entitles the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community to judicial review of a deter-
mination of the Secretary regarding whether to approve 
a Tribal management plan under subsection (f)(1) or an 
expenditure plan under subsection (f)(2), except as pro-
vided under subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, 
of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Administrative Procedure Act’’). 
SEC. 113. FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER SET-
TLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a non-trust, interest-bear-
ing account to be known as the ‘‘Fort Belknap Indian 
Community Water Settlement Implementation Fund’’, to 
be managed and distributed by the Secretary, for use by 
the Secretary for carrying out this title. 
(b) ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary shall establish in the 
Implementation Fund the following accounts: 
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100 
(1) The Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project 
System Account. 
(2) The Milk River Project Mitigation Account. 
(c) DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall deposit— 
(1) in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
Project System Account established under subsection 
(b)(1), the amount made available pursuant to para-
graphs (1)(C) and (2)(A)(iv) of section 114(a); and 
(2) in the Milk River Project Mitigation Ac-
count established under subsection (b)(2), the 
amount 
made 
available 
pursuant 
to 
section 
114(a)(1)(D). 
(d) USES.— 
(1) 
FORT
BELKNAP
INDIAN
IRRIGATION 
PROJECT SYSTEM ACCOUNT.—The Fort Belknap In-
dian Irrigation Project Rehabilitation Account estab-
lished under subsection (b)(1) shall be used to carry 
out section 109, except as provided in subsection (h) 
of that section. 
(2) MILK
RIVER
PROJECT
MITIGATION
AC-
COUNT.—The Milk River Project Mitigation Account 
established under subsection (b)(2) may only be used 
to carry out section 108. 
(e) MANAGEMENT.— 
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101 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Implementa-
tion Fund shall not be available to the Secretary for 
expenditure until the enforceability date. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian 
Irrigation Project System Account established under 
subsection (b)(1) shall be available to the Secretary 
on the date on which the amounts are deposited for 
uses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
109(a). 
(f) INTEREST.—In addition to the deposits under 
subsection (c), any interest credited to amounts unex-
pended in the Implementation Fund are authorized to be 
appropriated to be used in accordance with the uses de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
SEC. 114. FUNDING. 
(a) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary— 
(A) for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community Tribal Irrigation and Other Water 
Resources Development Account of the Trust 
Fund established under section 112(b)(1), 
$89,643,100, to be retained until expended, 
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(2) MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall deposit— 
(i) in the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity Tribal Irrigation and Other Water 
Resources Development Account of the 
Trust Fund established under section 
112(b)(1), $29,881,034, to be retained 
until expended, withdrawn, or reverted to 
the general fund of the Treasury; 
(ii) in the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity Water Resources and Water Rights 
Administration, Operation, and Mainte-
nance Account of the Trust Fund estab-
lished 
under 
section 
112(b)(2), 
$66,630,752; 
(iii) in the Fort Belknap Indian Com-
munity Clean and Safe Domestic Water 
and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell 
Project Account of the Trust Fund estab-
lished 
under 
section 
112(b)(3), 
$110,628,407; and 
(iv) in the Fort Belknap Indian Irri-
gation Project System Account of the Im-
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plementation Fund established under sec-
tion 113(b)(1), $228,707,684. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts deposited in 
the accounts under subparagraph (A) shall be 
available without further appropriation. 
(3) STATE COST SHARE.—The State shall con-
tribute $5,000,000, plus any earned interest, pay-
able to the Secretary for deposit in the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and Other 
Water Resources Development Account of the Trust 
Fund established under section 112(b)(1) on ap-
proval of a final decree by the Montana Water Court 
for the purpose of activities relating to the Upper 
Peoples Creek Dam and Reservoir under subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) of section 112(g)(1). 
(b) FLUCTUATION IN COSTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts authorized to 
be appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a) and this subsection shall be— 
(A) increased or decreased, as appropriate, 
by such amounts as may be justified by reason 
of ordinary fluctuations in costs occurring after 
the date of enactment of this Act as indicated 
by the Bureau of Reclamation Construction 
Cost Index—Composite Trend; and 
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(B) adjusted to address construction cost 
changes necessary to account for unforeseen 
market volatility that may not otherwise be cap-
tured by engineering cost indices as determined 
by the Secretary, including repricing applicable 
to the types of construction and current indus-
try standards involved. 
(2) REPETITION.—The adjustment process 
under paragraph (1) shall be repeated for each sub-
sequent amount appropriated until the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as 
adjusted, has been appropriated. 
(3) PERIOD OF INDEXING.— 
(A) TRUST
FUND.—With respect to the 
Trust Fund, the period of indexing adjustment 
under paragraph (1) for any increment of fund-
ing shall end on the date on which the funds 
are deposited into the Trust Fund. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION
FUND.—With re-
spect to the Implementation Fund, the period 
of adjustment under paragraph (1) for any in-
crement of funding shall be annually. 
SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) WAIVER
OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
BY
THE 
UNITED STATES.—Except as provided in subsections (a) 
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through (c) of section 208 of the Department of Justice 
Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666), nothing in this 
title waives the sovereign immunity of the United States. 
(b) OTHER TRIBES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED.— 
Nothing in this title quantifies or diminishes any land or 
water right, or any claim or entitlement to land or water, 
of an Indian Tribe, band, or community other than the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF DEBTS OR LIENS AGAINST AL-
LOTMENTS OF THE FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY 
MEMBERS WITHIN THE FORT BELKNAP INDIAN IRRIGA-
TION PROJECT.—On the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall cancel and eliminate all debts or liens 
against the allotments of land held by the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community and the members of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community due to construction assessments and 
annual operation and maintenance charges relating to the 
Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project. 
(d) EFFECT ON CURRENT LAW.—Nothing in this 
title affects any provision of law (including regulations) 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act with respect to pre-enforcement review of any Federal 
environmental enforcement action. 
(e) EFFECT ON RECLAMATION LAWS.—The activities 
carried out by the Commissioner under this title shall not 
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establish a precedent or impact the authority provided 
under any other provision of the reclamation laws, includ-
ing— 
(1) the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 
2006 (43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.); and 
(2) the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991). 
(f) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Nothing in this title 
prohibits the Fort Belknap Indian Community from seek-
ing— 
(1) additional funds for Tribal programs or 
purposes; or 
(2) funding from the United States or the State 
based on the status of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community as an Indian Tribe. 
(g) RIGHTS UNDER STATE LAW.—Except as pro-
vided in section 1 of Article III of the Compact (relating 
to the closing of certain water basins in the State to new 
appropriations in accordance with the laws of the State), 
nothing in this title or the Compact precludes the acquisi-
tion or exercise of a right arising under State law (as de-
fined in section 6 of Article II of the Compact) to the use 
of water by the Fort Belknap Indian Community, or a 
member or allottee of the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity, outside the Reservation by— 
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(1) purchase of the right; or 
(2) submitting to the State an application in 
accordance with State law. 
(h) WATER STORAGE AND IMPORTATION.—Nothing 
in this title or the Compact prevents the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community from participating in any project to 
import water to, or to add storage in, the Milk River 
Basin. 
SEC. 116. ANTIDEFICIENCY. 
The United States shall not be liable for any failure 
to carry out any obligation or activity authorized by this 
title, including any obligation or activity under the Com-
pact, if— 
(1) adequate appropriations are not provided by 
Congress expressly to carry out the purposes of this 
title; or 
(2) there are not enough funds available in the 
Reclamation Water Settlements Fund established by 
section 10501(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407(a)) to carry 
out the purposes of this title. 
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TITLE II—BLACKFEET TRIBE 
WASTEWATER FACILITIES 
SEC. 201. BLACKFEET TRIBE WASTEWATER FACILITIES. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior $250,000,000 to plan, design, con-
struct, operate, maintain, and replace community water 
distribution and wastewater treatment facilities for the 
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of 
Montana. 
Æ 
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