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States, acting as trustee for the Navajo 
Allottees. 
(3) NO RIGHT ESTABLISHED.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (1) and (2), nothing in the Settlement 
Agreement or this Act recognizes or establishes any 
right of a Member of the Navajo Nation (but not 
Members in the capacity of the Members as Navajo 
Allottees) to water on Navajo Land. 
(b) HOPI TRIBE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HOPI 
TRIBE; HOPI ALLOTTEES
AND
THE UNITED STATES, 
ACTING AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOPI ALLOTTEES.— 
(1) HOPI TRIBE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE 
HOPI TRIBE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The benefits provided 
under the Settlement Agreement shall be in 
complete replacement of, complete substitution 
for, and full satisfaction of any claim of the 
Hopi Tribe and the Members of the Hopi Tribe 
against the Parties, including the United 
States, that is waived and released by the Hopi 
Tribe acting on behalf of the Hopi Tribe and 
the Members of the Hopi Tribe under Exhibits 
13.6 and 13.8 to the Settlement Agreement. 
(B) SATISFACTION OF WATER RIGHTS.— 
Any entitlement to water of the Hopi Tribe and 
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the Members of the Hopi Tribe (but not Mem-
bers in the capacity of the Members as Hopi 
Allottees) or the United States acting as trustee 
for the Hopi Tribe and the Members of the 
Hopi Tribe (but not Members in the capacity of 
the Members as Hopi Allottees), for Hopi Land 
shall be satisfied out of the water resources and 
other benefits granted, confirmed, quantified, or 
recognized by the Settlement Agreement and 
this Act, to or for the Hopi Tribe, the Members 
of the Hopi Tribe (but not Members in the ca-
pacity of the Members as Hopi Allottees), and 
the United States, acting as trustee for the 
Hopi Tribe and the Members of the Hopi Tribe 
(but not Members in the capacity of the Mem-
bers as Hopi Allottees). 
(2) HOPI
ALLOTTEES
AND
THE
UNITED 
STATES, 
ACTING
AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
THE
HOPI 
ALLOTTEES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The benefits realized 
by the Hopi Allottees under the Settlement 
Agreement shall be in complete replacement of, 
complete substitution for, and full satisfaction 
of— 
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(i) all claims waived and released by 
the United States (acting as trustee for 
the Hopi Allottees) under Exhibit 13.7 to 
the Settlement Agreement; and 
(ii) any claims of the Hopi Allottees 
against the United States similar to the 
claims described in Exhibit 13.7 to the 
Settlement Agreement that the Hopi 
Allottees asserted or could have asserted. 
(B) SATISFACTION OF WATER RIGHTS.— 
Any entitlement to water of the Hopi Allottees 
or the United States acting trustee for the Hopi 
Allottees, for Hopi Allotments shall be satisfied 
out of the water resources and other benefits 
granted, confirmed, or recognized by the Settle-
ment Agreement and this Act, to or for the 
Hopi Allottees and the United States, acting as 
trustee for the Hopi Allottees. 
(3) NO RIGHT ESTABLISHED.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (1) and (2), nothing in the Settlement 
Agreement or this Act recognizes or establishes any 
right of a Member of the Hopi Tribe (but not Mem-
bers in the capacity of the Members as Hopi 
Allottees) to water on Hopi Land. 
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(c) SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBE AND THE 
MEMBERS
OF
THE
SAN
JUAN
SOUTHERN
PAIUTE 
TRIBE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The benefits provided under 
the Settlement Agreement shall be in complete re-
placement of, complete substitution for, and full sat-
isfaction of any claim of the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Tribe and the Members of the San Juan 
Southern Paiute Tribe against the Parties, including 
the United States, that is waived and released by the 
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe acting on behalf of 
the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and the Mem-
bers of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe under 
Exhibits 13.11 and 13.12 to the Settlement Agree-
ment. 
(2) SATISFACTION
OF
WATER
RIGHTS.—Any 
entitlement to water of the San Juan Southern Pai-
ute Tribe and the Members of the San Juan South-
ern Paiute Tribe or the United States, acting as 
trustee for the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and 
the Members of the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe, for San Juan Southern Paiute Land shall be 
satisfied out of the water resources and other bene-
fits granted, confirmed, quantified, or recognized by 
the Settlement Agreement and this Act, to or for the 
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San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and the Members 
of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and the 
United States, acting as trustee for the San Juan 
Southern Paiute Tribe and the Members of the San 
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. 
(3) NO RIGHT ESTABLISHED.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (1) and (2), nothing in the Settlement 
Agreement or this Act recognizes or establishes any 
right of a Member of the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe to water on the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Southern Area. 
SEC. 16. ENFORCEABILITY DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Settlement Agreement, in-
cluding the waivers and releases of claims described in 
paragraph 13 of the Settlement Agreement and section 
14, shall take effect and be fully enforceable on the date 
on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register 
a statement of findings in accordance with the following: 
(1) The Settlement Agreement has been re-
vised, through an amendment and restatement— 
(A) to eliminate any conflict between the 
Settlement Agreement and this Act; and 
(B) to include the executed Water Delivery 
Contracts required by section 6(c) and subpara-
graphs 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 11.1.1, and 
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11.1.2 as Exhibits to the Settlement Agree-
ment. 
(2) The Settlement Agreement, as revised 
through an amendment and restatement pursuant to 
paragraph (1), has been signed by not fewer than 30 
of the Parties who executed the Settlement Agree-
ment, making the Settlement Agreement effective, 
including— 
(A) the United States, acting through the 
Secretary; 
(B) the Navajo Nation; 
(C) the Hopi Tribe; 
(D) the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe; 
(E) the State; 
(F) the Arizona State Land Department; 
(G) the Central Arizona Water Conserva-
tion District; 
(H) the Salt River Project Agricultural 
Improvement and Power District; and 
(I) the Salt River Valley Water Users’ As-
sociation. 
(3) Any Exhibit to the Settlement Agreement 
requiring execution by any Party has been executed 
by the required Party. 
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(4) The waivers and releases of claims de-
scribed in paragraph 13 of the Settlement Agree-
ment and section 14 have been executed by the 
United States, Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, San 
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, the State, and the 
other Parties. 
(5) $5,000,000,000 has been authorized, appro-
priated, and deposited in the designated accounts 
pursuant to section 13. 
(6) The LCR Decree has been approved by the 
LCR Adjudication Court substantially in the form of 
the judgment and decree attached as Exhibit 3.1.82 
to the Settlement Agreement, as amended to ensure 
consistency with this Act. 
(7) The Gila River Adjudication Decree has 
been approved by the Gila River Adjudication Court 
substantially in the form of the judgment and decree 
attached as Exhibit 3.1.47 to the Settlement Agree-
ment, as amended to ensure consistency with this 
Act. 
(8) The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and 
the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority have executed a 
water services agreement to deliver municipal water 
to the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and its 
members. 
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(9) Each of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, 
and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe have exe-
cuted the tribal resolution described in subsections 
(a)(2), (b)(2), and (c)(2) of section 18, respectively, 
consenting to the limited waiver of sovereign immu-
nity from suit in the circumstances described in that 
section. 
(b) FAILURE TO SATISFY CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if the Secretary fails to publish in the 
Federal Register a statement of findings under sub-
section (a) by June 30, 2035, or such alternative 
later date as may be agreed to by the Navajo Na-
tion, the Hopi Tribe, the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe, the Secretary, and the State— 
(A) this Act is repealed; 
(B) any action taken by the Secretary and 
any contract or agreement entered into pursu-
ant to this Act shall be void; 
(C) the United States shall be entitled to 
offset any Federal amounts made available 
under section 13(a)(2)(B) that were used under 
that section against any claims asserted by the 
Tribes against the United States; and 
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(D) any amounts appropriated under sec-
tion 13, together with any investment earnings 
on those amounts, less any amounts expended 
under section 9, shall revert immediately to the 
general fund of the Treasury. 
(2) CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE SAN JUAN 
SOUTHERN PAIUTE RESERVATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 19 becomes ef-
fective on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) CONTINUED
EFFECTIVENESS.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), if the Secretary 
fails to publish in the Federal Register a state-
ment of findings under that paragraph by June 
30, 2035, or such alternative later date as may 
be agreed to by the Tribes, the Secretary and 
the State, section 19 shall remain in effect. 
SEC. 17. COLORADO RIVER ACCOUNTING. 
(a) ACCOUNTING FOR THE TYPE OF WATER DELIV-
ERED.— 
(1) NAVAJO NATION CIBOLA WATER; NAVAJO 
NATION FOURTH PRIORITY WATER.—All deliveries of 
Navajo Nation Cibola Water and Navajo Nation 
Fourth Priority Water effected by the diversion of 
water from the San Juan River or from the Colo-
rado River above Lee Ferry shall be accounted for 
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as deliveries of Arizona Lower Basin Colorado River 
Water. 
(2) HOPI TRIBE CIBOLA WATER.—All deliveries 
of Hopi Tribe Cibola Water effected by the diversion 
of water from the Colorado River above Lee Ferry 
shall be accounted for as deliveries of Arizona Lower 
Basin Colorado River Water. 
(3) NAVAJO NATION UPPER BASIN COLORADO 
RIVER
WATER.—All deliveries of Navajo Nation 
Upper Basin Colorado River Water effected by di-
version of water from the Upper Basin in the State, 
New Mexico, or Utah shall be accounted for as deliv-
eries of Arizona Upper Basin Colorado River Water. 
(4) HOPI TRIBE UPPER BASIN COLORADO RIVER 
WATER.—All deliveries of Hopi Tribe Upper Basin 
Colorado River Water effected by diversion of water 
from the Upper Basin in the State shall be ac-
counted for as deliveries of Arizona Upper Basin 
Colorado River Water. 
(5) UPPER BASIN COLORADO RIVER WATER.— 
All deliveries of Upper Basin Colorado River Water 
leased by either the Navajo Nation or the Hopi 
Tribe, whether effected by a diversion of water from 
the Upper Basin or the Lower Basin, shall be ac-
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counted for as deliveries of Arizona Upper Basin 
Colorado River Water. 
(6) LOWER BASIN COLORADO RIVER WATER.— 
All deliveries of Lower Basin Colorado River Water 
leased by the Navajo Nation or the Hopi Tribe, 
whether effected by a diversion of water from the 
Upper Basin or the Lower Basin, shall be accounted 
for as deliveries of Arizona Lower Basin Colorado 
River Water. 
(b) SPECIAL ACCOUNTING RULES FOR LOWER BASIN 
COLORADO RIVER WATER AS LOWER BASIN USE IN ARI-
ZONA, REGARDLESS OF POINT OF DIVERSION OR PLACE 
OF USE.—Notwithstanding section 10603(c)(2)(A) of the 
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act 
(Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1384), all Navajo Nation 
Cibola Water, Navajo Nation Fourth Priority Water, and 
Hopi Tribe Cibola Water delivered to and consumptively 
used by the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, or their les-
sees pursuant to the Settlement Agreement shall be— 
(1) accounted for as if such Use had occurred 
in the Lower Basin, regardless of the point of diver-
sion or place of Use; 
(2) credited as water reaching Lee Ferry pursu-
ant to articles III(c) and III(d) of the Colorado 
River Compact; 
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(3) charged against the consumptive use appor-
tionment made to the Lower Basin by article III(a) 
of the Colorado River Compact; and 
(4) accounted for as part of and charged 
against the 2,800,000 acre-feet of Colorado River 
Water apportioned to the State in article II(B)(1) of 
the Decree. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b), no water diverted by the Navajo-Gallup Water 
Supply Project shall be accounted for as provided in those 
subsections until such time as the Secretary has developed 
and, as necessary and appropriate, modified, in consulta-
tion with the State, the Upper Basin Colorado River Com-
mission, and the Governors’ representatives on Colorado 
River Operations from each State signatory to the Colo-
rado River Compact, all operational and decisional cri-
teria, policies, contracts, guidelines, or other documents 
that control the operations of the Colorado River System 
reservoirs and diversion works, so as to adjust, account 
for, and offset the diversion of water apportioned to the 
State, pursuant to the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 
U.S.C. 617 et seq.), from a point of diversion on the San 
Juan River in New Mexico, subject to the conditions 
that— 
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(1) all modifications shall be consistent with 
section 10603(c) of the Northwestern New Mexico 
Rural Water Projects Act (Public Law 111–11; 123 
Stat. 1384), as modified by this subsection; and 
(2) the modifications made pursuant to this 
subsection shall only be applicable for the duration 
of 
any 
such 
diversions 
pursuant 
to 
section 
10603(c)(2)(B) of the Northwestern New Mexico 
Rural Water Projects Act (Public Law 111–11; 123 
Stat. 1385) and this Act. 
SEC. 18. LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. 
(a) LIMITED WAIVER BY THE NAVAJO NATION AND 
THE UNITED STATES ACTING AS TRUSTEE FOR THE NAV-
AJO NATION AND NAVAJO ALLOTTEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Navajo Nation, and the 
United States acting as trustee for the Navajo Na-
tion and Navajo Allottees, may be joined in any ac-
tion brought in any circumstance described in para-
graph (3), and any claim by the Navajo Nation and 
the United States to sovereign immunity from any 
such action is waived. 
(2) NAVAJO NATION CONSENT.—By resolution 
No. CMY–26–24 and dated May 24, 2024, the Nav-
ajo Nation Council has affirmatively consented to 
the limited waiver of sovereign immunity from suit 
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in any circumstance described in paragraph (3), not-
withstanding any provision of the Navajo Nation 
Code or any other Navajo Nation law. 
(3) 
CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED.—A 
cir-
cumstance referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is 
any of the following: 
(A) Any party to the Settlement Agree-
ment— 
(i) brings an action in any court of 
competent jurisdiction relating only and di-
rectly to the interpretation or enforcement 
of— 
(I) this Act; or 
(II) the Settlement Agreement; 
(ii) names the Navajo Nation, or the 
United States acting as trustee for the 
Navajo Nation or Navajo Allottees, as a 
party in that action; and 
(iii) does not include any request for 
award against the Navajo Nation, or the 
United States acting as trustee for the 
Navajo Nation or Navajo Allottees, for 
money damages, court costs, or attorney 
fees. 
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(B) Any landowner or water user in the 
LCR Watershed or the Gila River Watershed— 
(i) brings an action in any court of 
competent jurisdiction relating only and di-
rectly to the interpretation or enforcement 
of— 
(I) paragraph 13 of the Settle-
ment Agreement; 
(II) the LCR Decree or the Gila 
River Adjudication Decree; or 
(III) section 14; 
(ii) names the Navajo Nation, or the 
United States acting as trustee for the 
Navajo Nation or Navajo Allottees, as a 
party in that action; and 
(iii) does not include any request for 
award against the Navajo Nation, or the 
United States acting as trustee for the 
Navajo Nation or Navajo Allottees, for 
money damages, court costs or attorney 
fees. 
(b) LIMITED WAIVER BY THE HOPI TRIBE AND THE 
UNITED STATES ACTING AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOPI 
TRIBE AND HOPI ALLOTEES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Hopi Tribe, and the 
United States acting as trustee for the Hopi Tribe 
and Hopi Allottees, may be joined in any action 
brought in any circumstance described in paragraph 
(3), and any claim by the Hopi Tribe and the 
United States to sovereign immunity from any such 
action is waived. 
(2) HOPI TRIBE CONSENT.—By resolution No. 
H-035-2024 and dated May 20, 2024, the Hopi 
Tribal Council has affirmatively consented to the 
limited waiver of sovereign immunity from suit in 
any circumstance described in paragraph (3), not-
withstanding any provision of the Hopi Tribal Code 
or any other Hopi Tribe law. 
(3) 
CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED.—A 
cir-
cumstance referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is 
any of the following: 
(A) Any party to the Settlement Agree-
ment— 
(i) brings an action in any court of 
competent jurisdiction relating only and di-
rectly to the interpretation or enforcement 
of— 
(I) this Act; or 
(II) the Settlement Agreement; 
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(ii) names the Hopi Tribe or the 
United States, acting as trustee for the 
Hopi Tribe or Hopi Allottees, as a party in 
that action; and 
(iii) does not include any request for 
award against the Hopi Tribe, or the 
United States acting as trustee for the 
Hopi Tribe or Hopi Allottees, for money 
damages, court costs, or attorney fees. 
(B) Any landowner or water user in the 
LCR Watershed— 
(i) brings an action in any court of 
competent jurisdiction relating only and di-
rectly to the interpretation or enforcement 
of— 
(I) paragraph 13 of the Settle-
ment Agreement; 
(II) the LCR Decree; or 
(III) section 14; 
(ii) names the Hopi Tribe, or the 
United States acting as trustee for the 
Hopi Tribe or Hopi Allottees, as a party in 
that action; and 
(iii) does not include any request for 
award against the Hopi Tribe, or the 
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United States acting as trustee for the 
Hopi Tribe or Hopi Allottees, for money 
damages, court costs, or attorney fees. 
(c) LIMITED WAIVER BY THE SAN JUAN SOUTHERN 
PAIUTE TRIBE AND THE UNITED STATES ACTING AS 
TRUSTEE
FOR
THE
SAN
JUAN
SOUTHERN
PAIUTE 
TRIBE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The San Juan Southern 
Paiute Tribe and the United States acting as trustee 
for the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe may be 
joined in any action brought in any circumstance de-
scribed in paragraph (3), and any claim by the San 
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and the United States 
to sovereign immunity from any such action is 
waived. 
(2) SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBE CON-
SENT.—By resolution No. 2024–040, dated May 23, 
2024, the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Council 
has affirmatively consented to the limited waiver of 
sovereign immunity from suit in any circumstance 
described in paragraph (3), notwithstanding any 
provision of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal 
Code or any other San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal 
law. 
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(3) 
CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED.—A 
cir-
cumstance referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is 
any of the following: 
(A) Any party to the Settlement Agree-
ment— 
(i) brings an action in any court of 
competent jurisdiction relating only and di-
rectly to the interpretation or enforcement 
of— 
(I) this Act; or 
(II) the Settlement Agreement; 
(ii) names the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Tribe or the United States acting 
as trustee for the San Juan Southern Pai-
ute Tribe as a party in that action; and 
(iii) does not include any request for 
award against the San Juan Southern Pai-
ute Tribe, or the United States acting as 
trustee for the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe, for money damages, court costs, or 
attorney fees. 
(B) Any landowner or water user in the 
LCR Watershed— 
(i) brings an action in any court of 
competent jurisdiction relating only and di-
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rectly to the interpretation or enforcement 
of— 
(I) paragraph 13 of the Settle-
ment Agreement; 
(II) the LCR Decree; or 
(III) section 14; 
(ii) names the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Tribe or the United States acting 
as trustee for the San Juan Southern Pai-
ute Tribe as a party in that action; and 
(iii) does not include any request for 
award against the San Juan Southern Pai-
ute Tribe, or the United States acting as 
trustee for the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe, for money damages, court costs, or 
attorney fees. 
SEC. 19. RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY AND CREATION OF 
THE SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE RESERVA-
TION. 
(a) RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF THE TREA-
TY.—The Treaty and the Treaty Addendum are hereby 
approved, ratified, and confirmed. 
(b) APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
and directed— 
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(A) to approve and execute the Treaty and 
the Treaty Addendum, except that the specific 
findings stated under the heading ‘‘AP-
PROVAL’’ shall not be binding on the Sec-
retary; and 
(B) to take all steps necessary to imple-
ment the Treaty and this Act. 
(2) APPROVAL
AND
EXECUTION
OF
AMEND-
MENTS.—The Secretary is delegated the authority, 
without a further Act of Congress, to approve and 
execute amendments to the Treaty agreed to by the 
Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe. 
(c) LANDS PROCLAIMED A RESERVATION FOR THE 
SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest, 
including Water Rights, to the approximately 5,400 
acres of land within the Navajo Indian Reservation 
that are described in the Treaty as the San Juan 
Paiute Northern Area and the San Juan Paiute 
Southern Paiute Area are hereby proclaimed as the 
San Juan Southern Paiute Reservation and such 
land shall be held by the United States in trust as 
a reservation for the exclusive benefit of the San 
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Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, subject to the rights of 
access under subsection (d). 
(2) NO APPRAISAL OR VALUATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision law, no appraisal or 
other valuation shall be required to carry out this 
subsection. 
(d) RIGHTS OF ACCESS AND EASEMENTS.—The Nav-
ajo Reservation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Res-
ervation shall be subject to the rights of access and ease-
ments as identified in the Treaty. 
(e) SURVEYING AND FENCING OF LAND.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) as soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, complete a survey and 
legal description of the boundary lines to estab-
lish the boundaries of the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Reservation; 
(B) officially file the survey plat in the ap-
propriate office of the Department of the Inte-
rior; 
(C) mark and fence the lands as described 
in article V of the Treaty, where feasible; and 
(D) study the feasibility of an access road 
to the San Juan Paiute Southern Area from 
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U.S. Route 89, as described in article XI of the 
Treaty. 
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The legal descriptions 
published in accordance with subparagraph (B) 
shall— 
(i) be considered the official legal de-
scription of the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Reservation; and 
(ii) have the same force and effect as 
if included in this Act. 
(B) PUBLICATION.—On completion of the 
surveys under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register a legal de-
scription of the land comprising the San Juan 
Southern Paiute Reservation. 
(C) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may 
make minor corrections to correct technical and 
clerical errors in the legal descriptions. 
(f) REPEAL
OF
PAIUTE
ALLOTMENT
PROCE-
DURES.—Section 9 of Public Law 93-531 (88 Stat. 1716) 
is repealed. 
(g) PUBLICATION; JURISDICTION.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—In accordance with article 
VI of the Treaty, the Secretary shall publish in the 
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Federal Register separate notices of completion or 
boundary marking of— 
(A) the San Juan Paiute Northern Area; 
and 
(B) the San Juan Paiute Southern Area. 
(2) JURISDICTION.—On publication in the Fed-
eral Register under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 
shall have full jurisdiction over all matters with-
in that area of the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Reservation to the fullest extent permitted by 
Federal law; and 
(B) the Navajo Nation shall not have juris-
diction over matters occurring within that area 
of the San Juan Southern Paiute Reservation 
except as agreed to by the Navajo Nation and 
the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. 
SEC. 20. ANTIDEFICIENCY; SAVINGS PROVISIONS; EFFECT. 
(a) NO QUANTIFICATION OR EFFECT ON RIGHTS OF 
OTHER INDIAN TRIBES
OR
THE UNITED STATES
ON 
THEIR BEHALF.—Except as provided in paragraph 8.3 of 
the Settlement Agreement, nothing in this Act— 
(1) quantifies or otherwise affects the Water 
Rights, or claims or entitlements to water or to 
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Upper Basin Colorado River Water or Lower Basin 
Colorado River Water, of any Indian Tribe, band, or 
community, other than the Navajo Nation, the Hopi 
Tribe, or the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe; or 
(2) affects the ability of the United States to 
take action on behalf of any Indian Tribe, nation, 
band, community, or allottee, other than the Navajo 
Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Tribe, their members, Navajo Allottees, Hopi 
Allottees, and Public Domain Allottees. 
(b) NO QUANTIFICATION
OF WATER RIGHTS
OF 
PUBLIC DOMAIN ALLOTTEES.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) quantifies or adjudicates any Water Right 
or any claim or entitlement to water of a Public Do-
main Allottee, or precludes the United States, acting 
as trustee for Public Domain Allottees, from making 
claims for Water Rights in the State that are con-
sistent with the claims described in Exhibit 
3.1.132B to the Settlement Agreement; or 
(2) except as provided in subparagraphs 8.2.3, 
8.4.7, and 15.2.3.4 of the Settlement Agreement, af-
fects the ability of the United States to take action 
on behalf of Public Domain Allottees. 
(c) ANTIDEFICIENCY.—Notwithstanding any author-
ization of appropriations to carry out this Act, the United 
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States shall not be liable for any failure of the United 
States to carry out any obligation or activity authorized 
by this Act, including all agreements or exhibits ratified 
or confirmed by this Act, if adequate appropriations are 
not provided expressly by Congress to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act. 
(d) NO MODIFICATION OR PREEMPTION OF OTHER 
LAWS.—Unless expressly provided in this Act, nothing in 
this Act modifies, conflicts with, preempts, or otherwise 
affects— 
(1) the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 
617 et seq.); 
(2) the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act 
(54 Stat. 774, chapter 643); 
(3) the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project Act’’) (43 
U.S.C. 620 et seq.); 
(4) the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); 
(5) the Treaty between the United States of 
America and Mexico, done at Washington February 
3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219); 
(6) the Colorado River Compact; 
(7) the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 
1948; 
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(8) the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991); or 
(9) case law relating to Water Rights in the 
Colorado River System other than any case to en-
force the Settlement Agreement or this Act. 
(e) NO PRECEDENT.—Nothing in this Act establishes 
a precedent for any type of transfer of Colorado River Sys-
tem water between the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin. 
(f) UNIQUE SITUATION.—Diversions through the iina´ 
ba´ – paa tuwaqat’si pipeline and the Navajo-Gallup Water 
Supply Project facilities consistent with this Act address 
critical Tribal and non-Indian water supply needs under 
unique circumstances, which include, among other 
things— 
(1) the intent to benefit a number of Indian 
Tribes; 
(2) the Navajo Nation’s location in the Upper 
Basin and the Lower Basin; 
(3) the intent to address critical Indian and 
non-Indian water needs in the State; 
(4) the lack of other reasonable alternatives 
available for developing a firm, sustainable supply of 
municipal water for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi 
Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe in 
the State; and 
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(5) the limited volume of water to be diverted 
by the iina´ ba´ – paa tuwaqat’si pipeline and Navajo- 
Gallup Water Supply Project to supply municipal 
Uses in the State. 
(g) EFFICIENT USE.—The diversions and Uses au-
thorized for the iina´ ba´ – paa tuwaqat’si pipeline under 
this Act represent unique and efficient Uses of Colorado 
River apportionments in a manner that Congress has de-
termined would be consistent with the obligations of the 
United States to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe. 
(h) NO EFFECT ON ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL LAWS.—Nothing in this Act precludes the United 
States from enforcing the requirements of— 
(1) the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) (including claims for damages 
to natural resources); 
(2) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq.); 
(3) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(4) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976’’); or 
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(5) the implementing regulations of those Acts. 
Æ 
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