103 
ment, as amended to ensure consistency with this 
Act; 
(10) the Secretary has issued a final record of 
decision approving the construction of the Tu´ 
n´lnı´choh Water Infrastructure Project as described 
section 103 of this Act; 
(11) the Nation and the Town of Clarkdale 
have executed the Water and Sewer Service Agree-
ment described in Exhibit 16.1.2.3 to the Agree-
ment, provided that, the Nation, in its sole discre-
tion, may waive this condition; 
(12) the Nation and the Town of Camp Verde 
have executed the Interconnection and Exchange 
Agreement described in Exhibit 16.1.2.2 to the 
Agreement provided that, the Nation, in its sole dis-
cretion, may waive this condition; and 
(13) The tribal council of the Yavapai-Apache 
Nation has adopted a resolution, as described in sec-
tion 113(a) of this Act, consenting to the limited 
waiver of sovereign immunity from suit in the cir-
cumstances described in section 113(a)(3). 
(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-
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section (a) by June 30, 2035, or such alternative 
later date as may be agreed to by the Yavapai- 
Apache Nation, the Secretary, and the State: 
(A) this Act is repealed with the exception 
described in paragraph (2) below; 
(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 107(e)(2) that were used under 
that section against any claims asserted by the 
Yavapai-Apache Nation against the United 
States; and 
(D) Any amounts appropriated under sec-
tion 107, together with any investment earnings 
on those amounts, less any amounts expended 
under section 104(e)(2), shall revert imme-
diately to the general fund of the Treasury. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b)(1), if the Secretary fails to publish in the Fed-
eral 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 Yavapai- 
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Apache Nation, the Secretary, and the State, sec-
tions 110 and 201 shall remain in effect. 
SEC. 113. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY BY 
THE YAVAPAI-APACHE NATION AND THE UNITED STATES 
ACTING AS TRUSTEE FOR THE YAVAPAI-APACHE NA-
TION.— 
(1) The Yavapai-Apache Nation, and the 
United States acting as trustee for the Yavapai- 
Apache Nation, may be joined in any action brought 
in any circumstance described in paragraph (3), and 
any claim by the Yavapai-Apache Nation and the 
United States to sovereign immunity from any such 
action is waived. 
(2) By resolution dated June 26, 2024, the 
Yavapai-Apache Nation Council has affirmatively 
consented to the limited waiver of sovereign immu-
nity from suit in any circumstance described in 
paragraph (3) notwithstanding any provision of the 
Yavapai-Apache Nation Code or any other Yavapai- 
Apache Nation law. 
(3) A circumstance referred to in subsections 
(a)(1) and (a)(2) is described as any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Any party to the Agreement: 
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(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 Agreement and exhibits 
to the Agreement; 
(ii) names the Yavapai-Apache Na-
tion, or the United States acting as trustee 
for the Yavapai-Apache Nation, as a party 
in that action; and 
(iii) doesnot include any request for 
award against the Yavapai-Apache Nation, 
or the United States acting as trustee for 
the Yavapai-Apache Nation, for money 
damages, court costs, or attorney fees, ex-
cept for claims brought by a party pursu-
ant to the YAN-SRP Water Delivery and 
Use Agreement and YAN-SRP Exchange 
Agreement. 
(B) Any landowner or water user in the 
Gila River 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 13.0 of the Agree-
ment; 
(II) the Gila River Adjudication 
Decree; 
(III) section 108 of this Act; or 
(ii) names the Yavapai-Apache Na-
tion, or the United States acting as trustee 
for the Yavapai-Apache Nation, as a party 
in that action; and 
(iii) shall not include any request for 
award against the Yavapai-Apache Nation, 
or the United States acting as trustee for 
the Yavapai-Apache Nation, for money 
damages, court costs or attorney fees. 
(b) ANTIDEFICIENCY.—Notwithstanding any author-
ization of appropriations to carry out this Act, the United 
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. 
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(c) APPLICABILITY
OF
RECLAMATION
REFORM 
ACT.—The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390aa et seq.) and any other acreage limitation or full- 
cost pricing provision under Federal law shall not apply 
to any individual, entity, or land solely on the basis of— 
(1) receipt of any benefit under this title; 
(2) the execution or performance of the Agree-
ment; or 
(3) the use, storage, delivery, lease, or exchange 
of CAP water. 
SEC. 114. MISCELLANEOUS. 
(a) C.C. CRAGIN DAM
AND RESERVOIR.—Section 
213(f)(3)(B) of Public Law 108–451 is amended to: 
(1) Delete the reference in the first sentence to 
‘‘Blue Ridge Reservoir’’ and add a reference to 
‘‘C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir’’, as follows: 
AVAILABILITY OF WATER.—Up to 
3,500 acre-feet of water per year may be made 
available from Blue Ridge Reservoir C.C. 
Cragin Dam and Reservoir for municipal and 
domestic uses in Northern Gila County, Ari-
zona, without cost to the Salt River Federal 
Reclamation Project. 
(2) Add a second sentence, as follows: 
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Up to 1,639.74 acre-feet of water per year 
may be made available from the C.C. Cragin 
Reservoir for municipal and domestic uses in 
Yavapai County, Arizona, without cost to the 
Salt River Federal Reclamation Project, pro-
vided that, on or before December 31, 2029, 
water users in Yavapai County have contracted 
with the Salt River Federal Reclamation 
Project for the use of the water described in 
this subsection 213(f)(3)(B). 
(b) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title quan-
tifies or otherwise affects any water right or claim or enti-
tlement to water of any Indian tribe, band, or community 
other than the Yavapai-Apache Nation. 
TITLE II—YAVAPAI-APACHE 
LAND EXCHANGE 
SEC. 201. YAVAPAI-APACHE LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) YAVAPAI-APACHE LAND EXCHANGE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Department of Agriculture is directed to— 
(1) within thirty (30) days of enactment of this 
Act, unless the Secretary of the Department of Agri-
culture has already accepted title to such land, ac-
cept title to the Non-Federal Land consisting of ap-
proximately 4,781.96 acres owned by the Yavapai- 
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Apache Nation in the State, as described in subpara-
graphs (4)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) and Ex-
hibits 2.98G-1, 2.98G-2, 2.98G-3, 2.98G-4, 2.98G-5 
and 2.98G-6 to the Agreement, and such lands are 
deemed added to each National Forest listed in the 
description in subparagraphs (a)(4)(A)–(F) upon the 
date of acceptance of title by the Secretary of the 
Department of Agriculture; 
(2) within thirty (30) days of enactment of this 
Act, unless such lands have already been transferred 
by the Forest Service to the Yavapai-Apache Nation, 
transfer the Federal Land consisting of approxi-
mately 3,087.90 acres held by the Forest Service, as 
described in subparagraphs (5)(A), (B), (C), (D), 
(E), (F), (G), (H) and (I) and shown in Exhibit 
2.98A to the Agreement, to the Secretary of the In-
terior to be held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the Yavapai-Apache Nation; and 
(3) within thirty (30) days of enactment of this 
Act, unless such lands have already been transferred 
by the Forest Service to the Yavapai-Apache Nation 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, convey the 
Federal Land consisting of approximately 118.92 
acres held by the Forest Service as described in sub-
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paragraph (5)(J), to the Yavapai-Apache Nation in 
fee. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—For purposes of this 
subsection (b), Non-Federal Land shall include the 
following as depicted in Exhibit 2.98 of the Agree-
ment: 
(A) Red Mountain at Yavapai Ranch Six 
Sections Parcel (YAN1) – Prescott National 
Forest 
(B) Johnston Ranch Parcel (YAN2) – 
Coconino National Forest 
(C) Pinedale Parcel (YAN3) – Apache- 
Sitgreaves National Forest 
(D) Laurel Leaf Parcel (YAN4) - Prescott 
National Forest 
(E) Heber Parcel (YAN5) - Apache- 
Sitgreaves National Forest 
(F) Williams Parcel (YAN6) – Kaibab Na-
tional Forest 
(5) FEDERAL LAND.—For purposes of this sub-
section (b), Federal Land shall include the following 
as depicted in Exhibit 2.98 of the Agreement: 
(A) Montezuma A Parcel (NF1) 
(B) Montezuma B Parcel (NF2) 
(C) Montezuma C Parcel (NF3) 
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(D) Montezuma D Parcel (NF4) 
(E) Lower 260 Parcel (NF5) 
(F) Upper 260 Parcel (NF6) 
(G) Middle Verde A Parcel (NF7) 
(H) Middle Verde B Parcel (NF8) 
(I) Middle Verde C Parcel (NF9) 
(J) Cedar Ridge Parcel (NF10) 
(b) LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.—If the lands 
described in subparagraphs (5)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 
(F), (G), (H) and (I) are held by the Yavapai-Apache Na-
tion in fee as of the date of enactment of this Act, within 
thirty (30) days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
is authorized and directed to take legal title to the land 
and hold such land in trust for the benefit of the Yavapai- 
Apache Nation. 
(c) RESERVATION STATUS.—The land taken into 
trust under subsection (b) shall be a part of the Yavapai- 
Apache Reservation and administered in accordance with 
the laws and regulations generally applicable to the land 
held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. 
(d) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The land taken into 
trust under subsection (b) shall be subject to valid existing 
rights, including easements, rights-of-way, contracts, and 
managements agreements. 
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(e) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section 201 af-
fects any right or claim of the Yavapai-Apache Nation to 
any land or interest in land in existence before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. TOWN OF CAMP VERDE AND FOREST SERVICE. 
(a) TOWN OF CAMP VERDE PUBLIC SAFETY PAR-
CEL.—Pursuant to existing authorities, the Forest Service 
shall work expeditiously with the Town of Camp Verde to 
transfer title to the Town of Camp Verde of up to 40 acres 
of Forest Service land located at the intersection of Inter-
state 17 and General Crook Trail within the municipal 
boundaries of the Town of Camp Verde for public safety 
and other municipal purposes. 
Æ 
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