poses or stock watering after the date 
on which the Secretary has provided 
written notice to the State pursuant 
to section 15(c)(2), except for a re-
placement well described in subpara-
graph (A)(ix)(I)(bb); and 
(III) any well constructed within 
the Truxton Basin for purposes other 
than domestic purposes or stock wa-
tering after the date of enactment of 
this Act, if the Secretary has provided 
notice to the State pursuant to section 
15(c)(2), except for a replacement 
well as described in subparagraph 
(A)(ix)(II)(cc). 
(2) CLAIMS AGAINST UNITED STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), the Hualapai Tribe, acting 
on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe and the mem-
bers of the Hualapai Tribe (but not members in 
the capacity of the members as allottees) as 
part of the performance of the obligations of 
the Hualapai Tribe under the Hualapai Tribe 
water rights settlement agreement and this Act, 
is authorized to execute a waiver and release of 
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all claims against the United States, including 
agencies, officials, and employees of the United 
States, under Federal, State, or other law for 
all— 
(i) past, present, and future claims for 
water rights, including rights to Colorado 
River water, for Hualapai land, arising 
from time immemorial and, thereafter, for-
ever; 
(ii) past, present, and future claims 
for water rights, including rights to Colo-
rado River water, arising from time imme-
morial and, thereafter, forever, that are 
based on the aboriginal occupancy of land 
by the Hualapai Tribe, the predecessors of 
the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the 
Hualapai Tribe, or predecessors of the 
members of the Hualapai Tribe; 
(iii) past and present claims relating 
in any manner to damages, losses, or in-
jury to water rights (including injury to 
rights to Colorado River water), land, or 
other resources due to loss of water or 
water rights (including damages, losses, or 
injuries to hunting, fishing, gathering, or 
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cultural rights due to loss of water or 
water rights, claims relating to interference 
with, diversion, or taking of water, or 
claims relating to the failure to protect, ac-
quire, or develop water, water rights, or 
water infrastructure) within the State that 
first accrued at any time prior to the En-
forceability Date; 
(iv) past and present claims for injury 
to water rights, including injury to rights 
to Colorado River water, for Hualapai 
land, 
arising 
from 
time 
immemorial 
through the Enforceability Date; 
(v) past, present, and future claims 
for injury to water rights, including injury 
to rights to Colorado River water, arising 
from time immemorial and, thereafter, for-
ever, that are based on the aboriginal occu-
pancy of land by the Hualapai Tribe, the 
predecessors of the Hualapai Tribe, the 
members of the Hualapai Tribe, or prede-
cessors of the members of the Hualapai 
Tribe; 
(vi) claims for injury to water rights, 
including injury to rights to Colorado 
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River water, arising after the Enforce-
ability Date for Hualapai land, resulting 
from the off-reservation diversion or use of 
surface water, Colorado River water, or ef-
fluent in a manner not in violation of the 
Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement 
agreement or State law; 
(vii) past, present, and future claims 
arising out of, or relating in any manner 
to, the negotiation, execution, or adoption 
of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settle-
ment agreement, any judgment or decree 
approving or incorporating the Hualapai 
Tribe water rights settlement agreement, 
or this Act; 
(viii) claims for injury to water rights 
arising after the Enforceability Date for 
Hualapai land resulting from the off-Res-
ervation diversion or use of groundwater 
from— 
(I) any well constructed on public 
domain land outside of the Truxton 
Basin on or before the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
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(II) any well constructed on pub-
lic domain land outside of the Truxton 
Basin, and not more than 2 miles 
from the exterior boundaries of the 
Hualapai Reservation, after the date 
of enactment of this Act if— 
(aa) 
the 
well 
was 
con-
structed to replace a well in ex-
istence on the date of enactment 
of this Act; 
(bb) the replacement well 
was constructed within 660 feet 
of the well being replaced; and 
(cc) the pumping capacity 
and case diameter of the replace-
ment well do not exceed the 
pumping capacity and case di-
ameter of the well being replaced; 
or 
(III) any well constructed on 
public domain land outside of the 
Truxton Basin, and not less than 2 
miles from the exterior boundaries of 
the Hualapai Reservation, after the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject 
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to the condition that the authoriza-
tions and restrictions regarding the lo-
cation, size, and operation of wells in 
the Bill Williams River watershed set 
forth in the Bill Williams agreements 
and the Bill Williams Act, and the 
waivers of claims in the Bill Williams 
agreements and the Bill Williams Act, 
shall continue to apply to the parties 
to the Bill Williams agreements, not-
withstanding the provisions of this 
subsection; and 
(ix) claims for injury to water rights 
arising after the Enforceability Date for 
Hualapai land resulting from the off-res-
ervation diversion or use of groundwater in 
the Truxton Basin from— 
(I) any well constructed on public 
domain land within the Truxton Basin 
for domestic purposes or stock water-
ing— 
(aa) on or before the date on 
which the Secretary provides 
written notice to the State pursu-
ant to section 15(c)(2); or 
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