(c) CONSULTATION WITH TRIBE.—The Bureau of 
Reclamation shall consult with the Tribe on at least a 
quarterly basis on all issues relating to the Bureau’s man-
agement of Yellowtail Dam. 
(d) AMENDMENTS TO COMPACT AND PLAN.—The 
provisions of subsection (a) apply to any amendment to— 
(1) the Compact; or 
(2) the Streamflow and Lake Level Manage-
ment Plan. 
SEC. 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) WAIVER
OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
BY
THE 
UNITED STATES.—Except as provided in subsections (a) 
through (c) of section 208 of the Department of Justice 
Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666), nothing in this 
Act waives the sovereign immunity of the United States. 
(b) OTHER TRIBES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED.— 
Nothing in this Act 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 
Tribe. 
(c) LIMITATION ON CLAIMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.— 
With respect to Indian land within the Reservation or the 
ceded strip— 
(1) the United States shall not submit against 
any Indian-owned land located within the Reserva-
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tion or the ceded strip any claim for reimbursement 
of the cost to the United States of carrying out this 
Act and the Compact; and 
(2) no assessment of any Indian-owned land lo-
cated within the Reservation or the ceded strip shall 
be made regarding that cost. 
(d) 
LIMITATION
ON
LIABILITY
OF
UNITED 
STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States has no 
trust or other obligation— 
(A) to monitor, administer, or account for, 
in any manner, any funds provided to the Tribe 
by any party to the Compact other than the 
United States; or 
(B) to review or approve any expenditure 
of those funds. 
(2) INDEMNIFICATION.—The Tribe shall indem-
nify the United States, and hold the United States 
harmless, with respect to all claims (including claims 
for takings or breach of trust) arising from the re-
ceipt or expenditure of amounts described in para-
graph (1)(A). 
(e) EFFECT ON CURRENT LAW.—Nothing in this sec-
tion affects any provision of law (including regulations) 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
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Act with respect to preenforcement review of any Federal 
environmental enforcement action. 
(f) LIMITATIONS ON EFFECT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act, the 
Compact, or the Streamflow and Lake Level Man-
agement Plan referred to in article III(A)(7) of the 
Compact— 
(A) limits, expands, alters, or otherwise af-
fects— 
(i) the meaning, interpretation, imple-
mentation, application, or effect of any ar-
ticle, provision, or term of the Yellowstone 
River Compact; 
(ii) any right, requirement, or obliga-
tion under the Yellowstone River Compact; 
(iii) any allocation (or manner of de-
termining any allocation) of water under 
the Yellowstone River Compact; or 
(iv) any present or future claim, de-
fense, or other position asserted in any 
legal, administrative, or other proceeding 
arising under or relating to the Yellow-
stone River Compact (including the origi-
nal proceeding between the State of Mon-
tana and the State of Wyoming currently 
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pending before the United States Supreme 
Court); 
(B) makes an allocation or apportionment 
of water between or among states; 
(C) addresses or implies whether, how, or 
to what extent (if any)— 
(i) the tribal water rights or any por-
tion of the tribal water rights should be ac-
counted for as part of or otherwise charged 
against any allocation of water made to a 
state under the provisions of the Yellow-
stone River Compact; or 
(ii) the Yellowstone River Compact in-
cludes or does not include the tribal water 
rights or the water right of any Indian 
tribe as part of any allocation or other dis-
position of water under that compact; or 
(D) waives the sovereign immunity from 
suit of any state under the Eleventh Amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States, 
except as expressly authorized in Article 
IV(F)(8) of the Compact. 
(2) EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN COM-
PACT.—The provisions in article III (A)(6)(a) (1) 
and (2), (B)(6)(a) (1) and (2), (E)(6)(a) (1) and 
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(2), and (F)(6)(a) (1) and (2) of the Compact that 
provide protections to certain water rights recog-
nized under the laws of the State do not affect in 
any way, either directly or indirectly, existing or fu-
ture water rights (including the exercise of any such 
rights) outside of the State. 
SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CROW 
IRRIGATION PROJECT.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $160,653,000, adjusted to reflect changes since 
May 1, 2008, under section 5(e) for the rehabilitation and 
improvement of the Crow Irrigation Project. 
(b) DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION
OF MR&I SYS-
TEM.—There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$200,840,000, adjusted to reflect changes since May 1, 
2008, under section 6(e) for the design and construction 
of the MR&I System. 
(c) TRIBAL COMPACT ADMINISTRATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $4,776,000 for Tribal Com-
pact Administration. 
(d) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $47,762,000 for Economic 
Development Projects. 
(e) WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated $44,889,000 (as adjusted to 
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reflect changes in construction cost indices applicable to 
the types of construction involved during the period begin-
ning on May 1, 2008, and ending on the date of appropria-
tion) for Water Development Projects. 
(f) MR&I SYSTEM OM&R.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated $72,256,000 (as adjusted to reflect 
changes in appropriate cost indices during the period be-
ginning on May 1, 2008, and ending on the date of appro-
priation) for MR&I OM&R. 
(g) YELLOWTAIL DAM OM&R.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $12,987,000 (as adjusted to reflect 
changes in appropriate cost indices during the period be-
ginning on May 1, 2008, and ending on the date of appro-
priation) for Yellowtail Dam OM&R. 
(h) CIP OM&R.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $15,207,000 (as adjusted to reflect changes in ap-
propriate cost indices during the period beginning on May 
1, 2008, and ending on the date of appropriation) for CIP 
OM&R. 
(i) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out all necessary environmental compliance activi-
ties undertaken by the Secretary associated with the Com-
pact and this Act. 
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(j) BUREAU OF RECLAMATION COSTS FOR CROW IR-
RIGATION PROJECT.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as are necessary for the Bureau of Rec-
lamation to carry out its role as lead agency for the reha-
bilitation and improvement of the Crow Irrigation Project. 
(k) BUREAU OF RECLAMATION COSTS FOR MR&I 
SYSTEM.—There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as are necessary for the Bureau of Reclamation to 
carry out its role as lead agency for the design and con-
struction of the MR&I System. 
SEC. 15. REPEAL ON FAILURE TO MEET ENFORCEABILITY 
DATE. 
If the Secretary does not publish a statement of find-
ings under section 10(e) by March 31, 2016, or such ex-
tended date as agreed to by the Tribe and the Secretary 
after reasonable notice to the State— 
(1) this Act is repealed effective January 1, 
2016, and any action taken by the Secretary and 
any contract or agreement pursuant to the authority 
provided under any provision of this Act shall be 
void; 
(2) any amounts appropriated under section 14, 
together with any interest on those amounts, shall 
immediately revert to the general fund of the Treas-
ury; and 
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(3) any amounts made available under section 
14 that remain unexpended shall immediately revert 
to the general fund of the Treasury. 
Æ 
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