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 II
 109th CONGRESS
 2d Session
 S. 4108
 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
 December 7, 2006
 Mr. Bingaman introduced
 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
 Committee on Energy and Natural
 Resources
 A BILL
 To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act and
 Public Law 87–483, to authorize the construction and rehabilitation of water
 infrastructure in Northwestern New Mexico, to authorize the use of the
 reclamation fund to fund the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund, to authorize
 the conveyance of certain Reclamation land and infrastructure, to authorize the
 Commissioner of Reclamation to provide for the delivery of water, and for other
 purposes.
 1.Short
 title
 (a)Short
 titleThis Act may be cited
 as the Northwestern New Mexico Rural
 Water Projects Act.
 (b)Table of
 ContentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:
 Sec. 1. Short
 title.
 Sec. 2. Definitions.
 Sec. 3. Compliance with environmental laws.
 TITLE I—Amendments to the Colorado River Storage Project Act and
 Public Law 87–483
 Sec. 101. Amendments to the Colorado River Storage Project
 Act.
 Sec. 102. Amendments to Public Law 87–483.
 Sec. 103. Effect on Federal water law.
 TITLE II—Reclamation Water Settlements Fund
 Sec. 201. Reclamation Water Settlements Fund.
 TITLE III—Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply
 Project
 Sec. 301. Purposes.
 Sec. 302. Authorization of Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water
 Supply Project.
 Sec. 303. Delivery and use of Northwestern New Mexico Rural
 Water Supply Project water.
 Sec. 304. Project contracts.
 Sec. 305. Use of Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline.
 Sec. 306. Authorization of conjunctive use wells.
 Sec. 307. San Juan River Irrigation Projects.
 Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations.
 TITLE IV—Navajo Nation water rights
 Sec. 401. Agreement.
 Sec. 402. Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust
 Fund.
 Sec. 403. Waivers and releases.
 2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
 (1)Acre-feetThe
 term acre-feet means acre-feet per year.
 (2)AgreementThe
 term Agreement means the agreement among the State of New Mexico,
 the Nation, and the United States setting forth a stipulated and binding
 agreement signed by the State of New Mexico and the Nation on April 19,
 2005.
 (3)Animas-la Plata
 ProjectThe term Animas-La Plata Project has the
 meaning given the term in section 3 of Public Law 100–585 (102 Stat. 2973),
 including Ridges Basin Dam, Lake Nighthorse, the Pipeline, and any other
 features or modifications made pursuant to the Colorado Ute Settlement Act
 Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 2763A–258).
 (4)CityThe
 term City means the city of Gallup, New Mexico.
 (5)CompactThe
 term Compact means the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact as
 consented to by the Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31, chapter 48).
 (6)ContractThe
 term Contract means the contract between the United States and the
 Nation setting forth certain commitments, rights, and obligations of the United
 States and the Nation, as described in paragraph 6.0 of the Agreement.
 (7)DepletionThe
 term depletion means the depletion of the flow of the San Juan
 River stream system in New Mexico by a particular use of water (including any
 depletion incident to the use) and represents the diversion from the stream
 system by the use, less return flows to the stream system from the use.
 (8)Draft Impact
 StatementThe term Draft Impact Statement means the
 draft environmental impact statement prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation for
 the Project.
 (9)FundThe
 term Fund means the Reclamation Waters Settlements Fund
 established by section 201(a).
 (10)Hydrologic
 determinationThe term hydrologic determination
 means the draft hydrologic determination entitled Water Availability
 from Navajo Reservoir and the Upper Colorado River Basin for Use in New
 Mexico, prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to section 11 of
 the Act of June 13, 1962 (Public Law 87–483; 76 Stat. 99), and dated May
 2006.
 (11)NationThe
 term Nation means the Navajo Nation, a body politic and
 federally-recognized Indian nation as provided for in section 101(2) of the
 Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 497a(2)), also known
 variously as the Navajo Tribe, the Navajo Tribe of
 Arizona, New Mexico & Utah, and the Navajo Tribe of
 Indians and other similar names, and includes all bands of Navajo
 Indians and chapters of the Navajo Nation.
 (12)Navajo Indian
 Irrigation ProjectThe term Navajo Indian Irrigation
 Project means the Navajo Indian irrigation project authorized by section
 2 of Public Law 87–483 (76 Stat. 96).
 (13)Navajo
 ReservoirThe term Navajo Reservoir means the
 reservoir created by the impoundment of the San Juan River at Navajo Dam, as
 authorized by the April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the Colorado River
 Storage Project Act) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
 (14)Navajo Nation
 Municipal PipelineThe term Navajo Nation Municipal
 Pipeline means the pipeline used to convey the water of the Animas-La
 Plata Project of the Navajo Nation from the City of Farmington, New Mexico, to
 communities of the Navajo Nation located in close proximity to the San Juan
 River Valley in New Mexico (including the City of Shiprock), as authorized by
 section 15(b) of the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988
 (Public Law 100–585; 102 Stat. 2973; 114 Stat. 2763A–263).
 (15)ProjectThe
 term Project means the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply
 Project (commonly known as the Navajo-Gallup Pipeline Project)
 authorized under section 302(a), as substantially described as the preferred
 alternative in the Draft Impact Statement.
 (16)Project
 participantsThe term Project Participants means the
 City, the Nation, and the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
 (17)ResolutionThe
 term Resolution means the Resolution of the Upper Colorado River
 Commission entitled Use and Accounting of Upper Basin Water Supplied to
 the Lower Basin in New Mexico by the Proposed Project and dated June
 17, 2003.
 (18)San Juan River
 Recovery Implementation ProgramThe term San Juan River
 Recovery Implementation Program means the intergovernmental program
 established pursuant to the cooperative agreement dated October 21, 1992
 (including any amendments to the program).
 (19)SecretaryThe
 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
 the Commissioner of Reclamation or any other designee.
 (20)Stream
 adjudicationThe term stream adjudication means the
 general stream adjudication that is the subject of New Mexico v. United States,
 et al., No. 75–185 (11th Jud. Dist., San Juan County, New Mexico) (involving
 claims to waters of the San Juan River and the tributaries of that
 river).
 (21)Trust
 FundThe term Trust Fund means the Navajo Nation
 Water Resources Development Trust Fund established by section 402(a).
 3.Compliance with
 environmental laws
 (a)Effect of
 execution of agreementThe execution of the Agreement under
 section 401(a)(2) shall not constitute a major Federal action under the
 National Environmental Policy Act of
 1969 (42
 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
 (b)Compliance with
 environmental lawsIn carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall
 comply with each law of the Federal Government relating to the protection of
 the environment, including—
 (1)the
 National Environmental Policy Act of
 1969 (42
 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
 (2)the
 Endangered Species Act of 1973
 (16 U.S.C.
 1531 et seq.).
 IAmendments to the
 Colorado River Storage Project Act and Public Law 87–483
 101.Amendments to
 the Colorado River Storage Project Act
 (a)Participating
 projectsParagraph (2) of the first section of the Act of April
 11, 1956 (commonly known as the Colorado River Storage Project
 Act) (43 U.S.C. 620(2)) is amended by inserting the Northwestern
 New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project, after Fruitland
 Mesa,.
 (b)Powerplant
 operationsSection 7 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known
 as the Colorado River Storage Project Act) (43 U.S.C. 620f) is
 amended by adding at the end the following: “The Northwestern New Mexico Rural
 Water Supply Project facilities constructed under section 302(b) of the
 Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act may use power produced under
 this Act and administered through the Western Area Power Administration. If the
 power necessary for operating the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply
 Project is anticipated to be in excess of 22 megawatts, the Secretary shall
 consult with the Navajo Nation and power users of the Colorado River Storage
 Project to determine methods by which to minimize the impact of that use on
 third parties.”.
 (c)Navajo
 Reservoir water bankThe Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as
 the Colorado River Storage Project Act) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating
 section 16 (43 U.S.C. 620o) as section 17; and
 (2)by inserting
 after section 15 (43 U.S.C. 620n) the following:
 16.(a)The Secretary of the Interior may create
 and operate within the available capacity of Navajo Reservoir a top water
 bank.
 (b)Water made
 available for the top water bank in accordance with subsections (c) and (d)
 shall not be subject to section 11 of Public Law 87–483 (76 Stat. 99).
 (c)The top water
 bank authorized under subsection (a) shall be operated in a manner that—
 (1)is consistent
 with applicable law; and
 (2)does not impair
 the ability of the Secretary of the Interior to deliver water under contracts
 entered into under—
 (A)Public Law 87–483
 (76 Stat. 96); and
 (B)New Mexico State
 Engineer File Nos. 2847, 2848, 2849, and 2917.
 (d)(1)The Secretary of the
 Interior, in cooperation with the State of New Mexico (acting through the
 Interstate Stream Commission), shall develop any terms and procedures for the
 storage, accounting, and release of water in the top water bank that are
 necessary to comply with subsection (c).
 (2)The terms and procedures developed
 under paragraph (1) shall include provisions requiring that—
 (A)the storage of banked water shall be
 subject to approval under State law by the New Mexico State Engineer to ensure
 that impairment of any existing water right does not occur, including storage
 of water under New Mexico State Engineer File No. 2849;
 (B)water in the top water bank be subject
 to evaporation and other losses during storage;
 (C)water in the top water bank be
 released for delivery to the owner or assigns of the banked water on request of
 the owner, subject to reasonable scheduling requirements for making the
 release; and
 (D)water in the top water bank be the
 first water spilled or released for flood control purposes in anticipation of a
 spill, on the condition that top water bank water shall not be released or
 included for purposes of calculating whether a release should occur for
 purposes of satisfying releases required under the San Juan River Recovery
 Implementation Program.
 (e)The Secretary of
 the Interior may charge fees to water users that use the top water bank in
 amounts sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the United States in
 administering the water
 bank.
 .
 102.Amendments to
 Public Law 87–483
 (a)Navajo Indian
 Irrigation ProjectPublic Law 87–483 (76 Stat. 96) is amended by
 striking section 2 and inserting the following:
 2.(a)In accordance with the
 Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the Colorado River Storage
 Project Act) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior may
 construct, operate, and maintain the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project to
 provide irrigation water to a service area of not more than 110,630 acres of
 land.
 (b)(1)Subject to paragraph
 (2), the average diversion by the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project from the
 Navajo Reservoir over any consecutive 10-year period shall be the lesser
 of—
 (A)508,000 acre-feet per year; or
 (B)the quantity of water necessary to
 supply an average depletion of 270,000 acre-feet per year.
 (2)The quantity of water diverted for
 any 1 year shall not be more than 15 percent of the average diversion
 determined under paragraph (1).
 (c)In addition to
 being used for irrigation, the water diverted by the Navajo Indian Irrigation
 Project under subsection (b) may be used within the area served by Navajo
 Indian Irrigation Project facilities for the following purposes:
 (1)Aquaculture
 purposes, including the rearing of fish in support of the San Juan River Basin
 Recovery Implementation Program authorized by Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat.
 1602).
 (2)Domestic,
 industrial, or commercial purposes relating to agricultural production and
 processing.
 (3)The generation of
 hydroelectric power as an incident to the diversion of water by the Navajo
 Indian Irrigation Project for authorized purposes.
 (4)The
 implementation of the alternate water source provisions described in
 subparagraph 9.2 of the agreement executed under section 401(a)(2) of the
 Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act.
 (d)The Navajo Indian
 Irrigation Project water diverted under subsection (b) may be transferred to
 areas located within or outside the area served by Navajo Indian Irrigation
 Project facilities, and within or outside the boundaries of the Navajo Nation,
 for any beneficial use in accordance with—
 (1)the agreement
 executed under section 401(a)(2) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water
 Projects Act;
 (2)the contract
 executed under section 304(a)(2)(B) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water
 Projects Act; and
 (3)any other
 applicable law.
 (e)(1)The Secretary may use
 the capacity of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project works to convey water
 supplies for—
 (A)the Northwestern New Mexico Rural
 Water Supply Project under section 302 of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural
 Water Projects Act; or
 (B)other nonirrigation purposes
 authorized under subsection (c) or (d).
 (2)The Secretary shall not reallocate,
 or require repayment of, construction costs of the Navajo Indian Irrigation
 Project because of the conveyance of water supplies under paragraph
 (1).
 .
 (b)Runoff Above
 Navajo DamSection 11 of Public Law 87–483 (76 Stat. 100) is
 amended by adding at the end the following:
 (d)(1)For purposes of
 implementing in a year of prospective shortage the water allocation procedures
 established by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall determine
 the quantity of any shortages and the appropriate apportionment of water using
 the normal diversion requirements on the flow of the San Juan River originating
 above Navajo Dam based on the following criteria:
 (A)The quantity of diversion or water
 delivery for the current year anticipated to be necessary to irrigate land in
 accordance with cropping plans prepared by contractors.
 (B)The annual diversion or water delivery
 demands for the current year anticipated for non-irrigation uses under water
 delivery contracts, including the demand for delivery for uses in the State of
 Arizona under the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project authorized
 by section 302(a) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, but
 excluding any current demand for surface water for placement into aquifer
 storage for future recovery and use.
 (C)An annual normal diversion demand of
 135,000 acre-feet for the initial stage of the San Juan-Chama Project
 authorized by section 8.
 (2)The Secretary shall not include in
 the normal diversion requirements—
 (A)the quantity of water that reliably
 can be anticipated to be diverted or delivered under a contract from inflows to
 the San Juan River arising below Navajo Dam under New Mexico State Engineer
 File No. 3215; or
 (B)the quantity of water anticipated to
 be supplied through reuse.
 (3)If the State of New Mexico determines
 that water uses under Navajo Reservoir water supply contracts or diversions by
 the San Juan-Chama Project need to be reduced in any 1 year for the State to
 comply with the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, as consented to by the Act
 of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31, chapter 48), the Secretary shall reduce the
 normal diversion requirements for the year to reflect the water use or
 diversion limitations imposed by the State of New Mexico.
 (e)(1)If the Secretary
 determines that there is a shortage of water under subsection (a), the
 Secretary shall allocate the shortage to the demands on the Navajo Reservoir
 water supply in the following order of priority:
 (A)The demand for delivery for uses in
 the State of Arizona under the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply
 Project authorized by section 303 of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water
 Projects Act, excluding the quantity of water anticipated to be diverted for
 the uses from inflows to the San Juan River that arise below Navajo Dam in
 accordance with New Mexico State Engineer File No. 3215.
 (B)The demand for delivery for uses
 allocated under paragraph 8.2 of the agreement executed under section 401(a)(2)
 of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, excluding the quantity
 of water anticipated to be diverted for such uses under State Engineer File No.
 3215.
 (C)The uses in the State of New Mexico
 that are determined under subsection (d), in accordance with the procedure for
 apportioning the water supply under subsection (a).
 (2)For any year for which the Secretary
 determines and allocates a shortage in the Navajo Reservoir water supply, the
 Secretary shall not deliver, and contractors of the water supply shall not
 divert, any of the water supply for placement into aquifer storage for future
 recovery and use.
 (3)To determine the occurrence and
 amount of any shortage to contracts entered into under this section, the
 Secretary shall not include as available storage any water stored in a top
 water bank in Navajo Reservoir established under section 16(a) of the Act of
 April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the Colorado River Storage Project
 Act).
 (f)The Secretary of
 the Interior shall apply the sharing and apportionment of water determined
 under subsections (a), (d), and (e) on an annual volume basis.
 (g)The Secretary of
 the Interior may revise a determination of shortages, apportionments, or
 allocations of water under subsections (a), (d), and (e) on the basis of
 information relating to water supply conditions that was not available at the
 time at which the determination was made.
 (h)Nothing in this
 section prohibits the Secretary from reallocating water for any year, including
 a year in which a shortage is determined under subsection (a), in accordance
 with cooperative water agreements between water users providing for a sharing
 of water supplies.
 (i)Any water
 available for diversion under New Mexico State Engineer File No. 3215 shall be
 distributed, to the maximum extent practicable, in proportionate amounts to the
 diversion demands of all contractors and subcontractors of the Navajo Reservoir
 water supply that are diverting water below Navajo
 Dam.
 .
 103.Effect on
 Federal water lawUnless
 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 Act of
 September 30, 1968 (commonly known as the Colorado River Basin Project
 Act) (82 Stat. 885);
 (5)Public Law 87–483
 (76 Stat. 96);
 (6)the Treaty
 between the United States of America and Mexico representing utilization of
 waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at
 Washington February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219);
 (7)the Colorado
 River Compact of 1922, as approved by the Presidential Proclamation of June 25,
 1929 (46 Stat. 3000);
 (8)the
 Compact;
 (9)the Act of April
 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31, chapter 48);
 (10)the Jicarilla
 Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (106 Stat. 2237); or
 (11)section 205 of
 the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2005 (118 Stat.
 2949).
 IIReclamation
 Water Settlements Fund
 201.Reclamation
 Water Settlements Fund
 (a)EstablishmentThere
 is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the
 Reclamation Water Settlements Fund, consisting of—
 (1)such amounts as
 are deposited to the Fund under subsection (b); and
 (2)any interest
 earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under subsection (d).
 (b)Deposits to
 Fund
 (1)In
 generalFor each of fiscal years 2018 through 2028, the Secretary
 of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund $90,000,000 of the revenues that
 would otherwise be deposited for the fiscal year in the fund established by the
 first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093).
 (2)Availability of
 amountsAmounts deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) shall
 be made available pursuant to this section—
 (A)without further
 appropriation; and
 (B)in addition to
 amounts appropriated pursuant to any authorization that is contained in—
 (i)any
 settlement that is approved by Congress; or
 (ii)any other
 provision of law.
 (c)Expenditures
 from Fund
 (1)In
 generalFor each of fiscal years 2018 through 2030, on request by
 the Secretary pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of the Treasury
 shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary an amount not to exceed
 $90,000,000 for the fiscal year to implement water-related judicial settlements
 or other agreements involving the Bureau of Reclamation that are approved by
 Congress.
 (2)RequestsThe
 Secretary may request a transfer from the Fund to implement a settlement
 agreement approved by Congress that resolves, in whole or in part, litigation
 involving the United States or any other agreement approved by Congress that is
 entered into by the Secretary, if the agreement requires the Bureau of
 Reclamation to plan, design, and construct—
 (A)water supply
 infrastructure; or
 (B)a project—
 (i)to
 rehabilitate a water delivery system to conserve water; or
 (ii)to
 restore fish or wildlife habitat or otherwise improve environmental conditions
 associated with or affected by a reclamation project that is in existence on
 the date of enactment of this Act.
 (3)Use for
 completion of Project
 (A)Priorities
 (i)First
 priorityThe first priority for expenditure of amounts in the
 Fund shall be for the purposes described in subparagraph (B).
 (ii)Other
 purposesAny amounts in the Fund that are not needed for the
 purposes described in subparagraph (B) may be used for other purposes
 authorized in paragraph (2).
 (B)Expedited
 completion of ProjectEffective beginning January 1, 2018, if, in
 the judgment of the Secretary, the deadline described in section
 401(f)(1)(A)(ix) is unlikely to be met because a sufficient amount of funding
 is not otherwise available through appropriations made available pursuant to
 section 308(a), the Secretary shall request the Secretary of the Treasury to
 transfer from the Fund to the Secretary such amounts (subject to paragraph (1))
 as are necessary to pay the Federal share of the costs, and substantially
 complete as expeditiously as practicable, the construction of the water supply
 infrastructure authorized as part of the Project.
 (C)Prohibited use
 of FundThe Secretary shall not use any amount transferred from
 the Fund under subparagraph (A) to carry out any other feature or activity
 described in title IV other than a feature or activity relating to the
 construction of the water supply infrastructure authorized as part of the
 Project.
 (d)Investment of
 amounts
 (1)In
 generalThe Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion
 of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury,
 required to meet current withdrawals.
 (2)Interest-bearing
 obligationsInvestments may be made only in interest-bearing
 obligations of the United States.
 (3)Acquisition of
 obligationsFor the purpose of investments under paragraph (1),
 obligations may be acquired—
 (A)on original issue
 at the issue price; or
 (B)by purchase of
 outstanding obligations at the market price.
 (4)Sale of
 obligationsAny obligation acquired by the Fund may be sold by
 the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.
 (5)Credits to
 FundThe interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or
 redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form
 a part of, the Fund.
 (e)Transfers of
 amounts
 (1)In
 generalThe amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under
 this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the
 Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the
 Treasury.
 (2)AdjustmentsProper
 adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent
 prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
 transferred.
 (f)TerminationOn
 September 30, 2030—
 (1)the Fund shall
 terminate; and
 (2)the unexpended
 and unobligated balance of the Fund shall be transferred to the general fund of
 the Treasury.
 IIINorthwestern
 New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project
 301.PurposesThe purposes of this subtitle are—
 (1)to authorize the
 Secretary to construct the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply
 Project;
 (2)to allocate the
 water supply for the Project among the Nation, the city of Gallup, New Mexico,
 and the Jicarilla Apache Nation; and
 (3)to authorize the
 Secretary to enter into Project repayment contracts with the city of Gallup and
 the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
 302.Authorization
 of Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project
 (a)In
 GeneralThe Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of
 Reclamation, may design, construct, operate, and maintain the Project in
 substantial accordance with the preferred alternative in the Draft Impact
 Statement.
 (b)Project
 facilitiesTo provide for the delivery of San Juan River water to
 Project Participants, the Secretary may construct, operate, and maintain the
 Project facilities described in the preferred alternative in the Draft Impact
 Statement, including:
 (1)A pumping plant
 on the San Juan River in the vicinity of Kirtland, New Mexico.
 (2)(A)A main pipeline from
 the San Juan River near Kirtland, New Mexico, to Shiprock, New Mexico, and
 Gallup, New Mexico, which follows United States Highway 491.
 (B)Any pumping
 plants associated with the pipeline authorized under subparagraph (A).
 (3)(A)A main pipeline from
 Cutter Reservoir to Ojo Encino, New Mexico, which follows United States Highway
 550.
 (B)Any pumping
 plants associated with the pipeline authorized under subparagraph (A).
 (4)(A)Lateral pipelines from
 the main pipelines to Nation communities in the States of New Mexico and
 Arizona.
 (B)Any pumping
 plants associated with the pipelines authorized under subparagraph (A).
 (5)Any water
 regulation, storage or treatment facility, service connection to an existing
 public water supply system, power substation, power distribution works, or
 other appurtenant works (including a building or access road) that is related
 to the Project facilities authorized by paragraphs (1) through (4), including
 power transmission facilities to connect Project facilities to existing
 high-voltage transmission facilities.
 (c)Acquisition of
 Land
 (1)In
 generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may
 acquire any land or interest in land that is necessary to construct, operate,
 and maintain the Project facilities authorized under subsection (b).
 (2)LimitationThe
 Secretary may not condemn water rights for purposes of the Project.
 (d)Conditions
 (1)In
 generalThe Secretary shall not commence construction of the
 facilities authorized under subsection (b) until such time as—
 (A)the Secretary
 executes the Agreement and the Contract;
 (B)the contracts
 authorized under section 304 are executed;
 (C)the
 Secretary—
 (i)completes an
 environmental impact statement for the Project; and
 (ii)has issued a
 record of decision that provides for a preferred alternative; and
 (D)the State of New
 Mexico has made arrangements with the Secretary to contribute $25,000,000
 toward the construction costs of the Project.
 (2)Cost
 sharingState contributions required under paragraph (1)(D) shall
 be in addition to amounts that the State of New Mexico contributes for the
 planning and construction of regional facilities to distribute Project water to
 the City and surrounding Nation communities before the date on which the City
 executes a repayment contract under section 304(b).
 (3)EffectThe
 design and construction of the Project shall not be subject to the
 Indian Self-Determination and Education
 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
 (e)Conveyance of
 project facilities
 (1)In
 generalThe Secretary may enter into separate agreements with the
 City and the Nation to convey each Project facility authorized under subsection
 (b) to the City and the Nation after—
 (A)completion of
 construction of the Project; and
 (B)execution of a
 Project operations agreement approved by the Secretary and the Project
 Participants that sets forth—
 (i)any
 terms and conditions that the Secretary determines are necessary—
 (I)to ensure the
 continuation of the intended benefits of the Project; and
 (II)to fulfill the
 purposes of this subtitle;
 (ii)requirements
 acceptable to the Secretary and the Project Participants for—
 (I)the distribution
 of water under the Project; and
 (II)the allocation
 and payment of annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the
 Project based on the proportionate uses of Project facilities; and
 (iii)conditions and
 requirements acceptable to the Secretary and the Project Participants for
 operating and maintaining each Project facility on completion of the
 conveyance, including the requirement that the City and the Nation
 shall—
 (I)comply
 with—
 (aa)the
 Compact; and
 (bb)other applicable
 law; and
 (II)be responsible
 for—
 (aa)the
 operation, maintenance, and replacement of each Project facility; and
 (bb)the
 accounting and management of water conveyance and Project finances, as
 necessary to administer and fulfill the conditions of the Contract executed
 under section 304(a)(2)(B).
 (2)Conveyance to
 the city of gallup or Navajo NationIn conveying a Project
 facility under this subsection, the Secretary shall convey to—
 (A)the City the
 facilities and any land or interest in land acquired by the United States for
 the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Project that are located
 within the corporate boundaries of the City; and
 (B)the Nation the
 facilities and any land or interests in land acquired by the United States for
 the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Project that are located
 outside the corporate boundaries of the City.
 (3)Effect of
 conveyanceThe conveyance of each Project facility shall not
 affect the application of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
 seq.) relating to the use of the water associated with the Project.
 (4)Notice of
 proposed conveyanceNot later than 45 days before the date of a
 proposed conveyance of any Project facility, the Secretary shall submit to the
 Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on
 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate notice of the conveyance of each
 Project facility.
 (f)Colorado river
 storage project powerThe conveyance of Project facilities under
 subsection (e) shall not affect the availability of Colorado River Storage
 Project power to the Project under section 7 of the Act of April 11, 1956
 (commonly known as the Colorado River Storage Project Act) (43
 U.S.C. 620f).
 (g)Regional use of
 project facilities
 (1)In
 generalSubject to paragraph (2), Project facilities constructed
 under subsection (b) may be used to treat and convey non-Project water or water
 that is not allocated by subsection 303(b) if—
 (A)capacity is
 available without impairing any water delivery to a Project Participant;
 and
 (B)the unallocated
 or non-Project water beneficiary—
 (i)has
 the right to use the water;
 (ii)agrees to pay
 the operation, maintenance, and replacement costs assignable to the beneficiary
 for the use of the Project facilities; and
 (iii)agrees to pay a
 fee established by the Secretary to assist in the recovery of any capital cost
 relating to that use.
 (2)Effect of
 paymentsAny payments to the United States or the Nation for the
 use of unused capacity under this subsection or for water under any subcontract
 with the Nation or the Jicarilla Apache Nation shall not alter the construction
 repayment requirements or the operation, maintenance, and replacement payment
 requirements of the Project Participants.
 303.Delivery and
 use of Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project water
 (a)Use of project
 water
 (1)In
 generalIn accordance with this Act and other applicable law,
 water supply from the Project shall be used for municipal, industrial,
 commercial, domestic, and stock watering purposes.
 (2)Use on certain
 land
 (A)In
 generalSubject to subparagraph (B), the Nation may use Project
 water allocations on—
 (i)land held by the
 United States in trust for the Nation and members of the Nation; and
 (ii)land held in fee
 by the Nation.
 (B)TransferThe
 Nation may transfer the purposes and places of use of the allocated water in
 accordance with the Agreement and applicable law.
 (3)Hydroelectric
 powerHydroelectric power may be generated as an incident to the
 delivery of Project water under paragraph (1).
 (4)Storage
 (A)In
 generalSubject to subparagraph (B), any water contracted for
 delivery under paragraph (1) that is not needed for current water demands or
 uses may be delivered by the Project for placement in underground storage in
 the State of New Mexico for future recovery and use.
 (B)State
 approvalDelivery of water under subparagraph (A) is subject
 to—
 (i)approval by the
 State of New Mexico under applicable provisions of State law relating to
 aquifer storage and recovery; and
 (ii)the provisions
 of the Agreement and this Act.
 (b)Project water
 and capacity allocations
 (1)DiversionThe
 Project shall divert from the Navajo Reservoir and the San Juan River a
 quantity of water that does not exceed the lesser of—
 (A)37,760 acre-feet
 of water; or
 (B)the quantity of
 water necessary to supply a depletion from the San Juan River of 35,890
 acre-feet.
 (2)Allocation
 (A)In
 generalWater diverted under paragraph (1) shall be allocated to
 the Project Participants in accordance with subparagraphs (B) through (E),
 other provisions of this Act, and other applicable law.
 (B)Allocation to
 the city of gallupThe Project shall deliver at the point of
 diversion from the San Juan River not more than 7,500 acre-feet of water for
 use by the City.
 (C)Allocation to
 Navajo Nation communities in New MexicoFor use by the Nation in
 the State of New Mexico, the Project shall deliver at the points of diversion
 from the San Juan River or at Navajo Reservoir the lesser of—
 (i)22,650 acre-feet
 of water; or
 (ii)the quantity of
 water necessary to supply a depletion from the San Juan River of 20,780
 acre-feet of water.
 (D)Allocation to
 Navajo Nation communities in ArizonaIn accordance with
 subsection (d), the Project may deliver at the point of diversion from the San
 Juan River not more than 6,411 acre-feet of water for use by the Nation in the
 State of Arizona.
 (E)Allocation to
 jicarilla apache nationThe Project shall deliver at Navajo
 Reservoir not more than 1,200 acre-feet of water for use by the Jicarilla
 Apache Nation in the southern portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation
 Reservation in the State of New Mexico.
 (3)Use in excess
 of allocation quantityNotwithstanding each allocation quantity
 limit described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) of paragraph (2), the
 Secretary may authorize a Project Participant to exceed the allocation quantity
 limit of that Project Participant if—
 (A)capacity is
 available without impairing any water delivery to any other Project
 Participant; and
 (B)the Project
 Participant benefitting from the increased allocation quantity—
 (i)has
 the right to use the additional water;
 (ii)agrees to pay
 the operation, maintenance, and replacement costs relating to the additional
 use any Project facility; and
 (iii)agrees to pay a
 fee established by the Secretary to assist in recovering capital costs relating
 to that additional use.
 (c)Sources of
 waterThe sources of water for the Project allocated by
 subsection (b) shall be water originating in—
 (1)drainage of the
 San Juan River above Navajo Dam, to be supplied under New Mexico State Engineer
 File No. 2849; and
 (2)inflow to the San
 Juan River arising below Navajo Dam, to be supplied under New Mexico State
 Engineer File No. 3215.
 (d)Conditions for
 use in Arizona
 (1)RequirementsProject
 water shall not be delivered for use by any community of the Nation in the
 State of Arizona under subsection (b)(2)(D) until the date on which—
 (A)the Secretary
 determines by hydrologic investigation that sufficient water is reasonably
 likely to be available to supply uses from water of the Colorado River system
 allocated to the State of Arizona;
 (B)the Secretary
 submits to Congress the determination described in subparagraph (A);
 (C)the Secretary
 determines that the uses in the State of Arizona are within the apportionment
 of the water of the Colorado River made to the State of Arizona through
 compact, statute, or court decree;
 (D)Congress has
 approved a Navajo Reservoir supply contract between the Nation and the United
 States to provide for the delivery of Project water for the uses in
 Arizona;
 (E)the Navajo Nation
 and the State of Arizona have entered into an agreement providing for delivery
 of water of the Project for uses in Arizona; and
 (F)any other
 determination is made as may be required by the Compact.
 (2)Accounting of
 uses in ArizonaAny depletion of water from the San Juan River
 stream system in the State of New Mexico that results from the diversion of
 water by the Project for uses within the State of Arizona (including depletion
 incidental to the diversion, impounding, or conveyance of water in the State of
 New Mexico for uses in the State of Arizona)—
 (A)shall be
 accounted for as a part of the Colorado River System apportionments to the
 State of Arizona; and
 (B)shall not
 increase the total quantity of water to which the State of Arizona is entitled
 to use under any compact, statute, or court decree.
 (e)Forbearance
 (1)In
 generalSubject to paragraphs (2) and (3), during any year in
 which a shortage to the normal diversion requirement for any use relating to
 the Project within the State of Arizona occurs (as determined under section 11
 of Public Law 87–483 (76 Stat. 99)), the Nation may temporarily forbear the
 delivery of the water supply of the Navajo Reservoir for uses in the State of
 New Mexico under the apportionments of water to the Navajo Indian Irrigation
 Project and the normal diversion requirements of the Project to allow an
 equivalent quantity of water to be delivered from the Navajo Reservoir water
 supply for municipal and domestic uses of the Nation in the State of Arizona
 under the Project.
 (2)Limitation of
 forbearanceThe Nation may forebear the delivery of water under
 paragraph (1) of a quantity not exceeding the quantity of the shortage to the
 normal diversion requirement for any use relating to the Project within the
 State of Arizona.
 (3)EffectThe
 forbearance of the delivery of water under paragraph (1) shall be subject to
 the requirements relating to accounting and water quantity described in
 subsection (d)(2).
 (f)EffectNothing
 in this Act—
 (1)authorizes the
 marketing, leasing, or transfer of the water supplies made available to the
 Nation under the Contract to non-Navajo water users in States other than the
 State of New Mexico; or
 (2)authorizes the
 forbearance of water uses in the State of New Mexico to allow uses of water in
 other States other than as authorized under subsection (e).
 (g)Consistency
 with Upper Colorado River Basin CompactNotwithstanding any other
 provision of law, in accordance with the Resolution, water diverted by the
 Project for use in the Lower Colorado River Basin in the State of New Mexico
 shall be a part of the consumptive use apportionment made to the State of New
 Mexico by Article III(a) of the Compact.
 304.Project
 contracts
 (a)Navajo Nation
 contract
 (1)Hydrologic
 determinationCongress recognizes that the Hydrologic
 Determination satisfactory to support approval of the Contract has been
 completed.
 (2)Contract
 approval
 (A)Approval
 (i)In
 generalExcept to the extent that any provision of the Contract
 conflicts with this Act, Congress approves, ratifies, and incorporates by
 reference the Contract.
 (ii)AmendmentsTo
 the extent any amendment is executed to make the Contract consistent with this
 Act, that amendment is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.
 (B)Execution of
 contractThe Secretary, acting on behalf of the United States,
 shall enter into the Contract to the extent that the Contract does not conflict
 with this Act (including any amendment that is required to make the Contract
 consistent with this Act).
 (3)No repayment
 obligationThe Nation is not obligated to repay—
 (A)any share of the
 construction costs of the Nation relating to the Project authorized by section
 302(a); or
 (B)any costs
 relating to the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project that may
 otherwise be allocable to the Nation for use of any facility of the Navajo
 Indian Irrigation Project to convey water to each Navajo community under the
 Project.
 (4)Operation,
 maintenance, and replacement obligationSubject to subsection
 (f), the Nation shall pay any costs relating to the operation, maintenance, and
 replacement of each facility of the Project that are allocable to the
 Nation.
 (5)Limitation,
 cancellation, termination, and rescissionThe Contract may be
 limited by a term of years, canceled, terminated, or rescinded only by an Act
 of Congress.
 (b)City of gallup
 contract
 (1)Contract
 authorizationTo the extent consistent with this Act, the
 Secretary may enter into a repayment contract with the City that requires the
 City—
 (A)to repay, within
 a 50-year period, the share of any construction cost of the City relating to
 the Project; and
 (B)to pay the
 operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the Project that are allocable
 to the City.
 (2)Share of
 construction costs
 (A)In
 generalSubject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall
 determine the share of the construction costs of the City relating to the
 Project, based on the ability of the City to pay the construction costs of each
 facility of the Project that is allocable to the City.
 (B)Minimum
 percentageThe share of the construction costs of the City shall
 be at least 25 percent of the construction costs of the Project that are
 allocable to the City
 (3)Excess
 construction costsAny construction costs of the Project
 allocable to providing capacity to deliver water to the City that are in excess
 of the share of the City of the construction costs of the Project, as
 determined under paragraph (2), shall be nonreimbursable.
 (4)Grant
 fundsA grant from any other Federal source shall not be credited
 toward the amount required to be repaid by the City under a repayment
 contract.
 (5)Title
 transferIf title is transferred to the City prior to repayment
 under section 302(e), the City shall be required to provide assurances
 satisfactory to the Secretary of fulfillment of the remaining repayment
 obligation of the City.
 (6)Operation,
 maintenance and replacement obligationThe City shall pay the
 operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for each facility of the Project
 that is allocable to the City.
 (7)Water delivery
 subcontract
 (A)In
 generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary
 shall not enter into a contract under paragraph (1) with the City until the
 City has secured a water supply for the portion of the Project for which the
 City is responsible by entering into, as approved by the Secretary, a water
 delivery subcontract for a period of not less than 40 years beginning on the
 date on which the construction of any facility of the Project serving the City
 is completed, but for a period not exceeding 99 years, with—
 (i)the
 Nation, as authorized by the Contract; or
 (ii)the Jicarilla
 Apache Nation, as authorized by the settlement contract between the United
 States and the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, authorized by the Jicarilla Apache Tribe
 Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 102–441; 106 Stat. 2237).
 (B)EffectNothing
 in this paragraph—
 (i)prevents the City
 from obtaining an alternate source of water for the portion of the Project for
 which the City is responsible, subject to approval of the Secretary and the
 State of New Mexico, acting through the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
 and the New Mexico State Engineer; or
 (ii)obligates the
 Nation or the Jicarilla Apache Nation to enter into a water delivery
 subcontract with the City.
 (c)Jicarilla
 apache nation contract
 (1)Contract
 authorizationTo the extent consistent with this Act, the
 Secretary may enter into a repayment contract with the Jicarilla Apache Nation
 that requires the Jicarilla Apache Nation—
 (A)to repay, within
 a 50-year period, the share of any construction cost of the Jicarilla Apache
 Nation relating to the Project; and
 (B)to pay the
 operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the Project that are allocable
 to the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
 (2)Share of
 construction costs
 (A)In
 generalSubject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall
 determine the share of the Jicarilla Apache Nation of the construction costs of
 the Project, based on the ability of the Jicarilla Apache Nation to pay the
 construction costs of the Project facilities that are allocable to the
 Jicarilla Apache Nation.
 (B)Minimum
 percentageThe share of the Jicarilla Apache Nation under
 subparagraph (A) shall be at least 25 percent of the construction costs of the
 Project that are allocable to the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
 (3)Excess
 construction costsAny construction costs of the Project
 allocable to providing capacity to deliver water to the Jicarilla Apache Nation
 that are in excess of the share of the Jicarilla Apache Nation of the
 construction costs of the Project, as determined under paragraph (2), shall be
 nonreimbursable.
 (4)Grant
 fundsA grant from any other Federal source shall not be credited
 toward the share of the Jicarilla Apache Nation of construction costs.
 (5)Navajo indian
 irrigation project costsThe Jicarilla Apache Nation shall have
 no obligation to repay any Navajo Indian Irrigation Project construction costs
 that might otherwise be allocable to the Jicarilla Apache Nation for use of the
 Navajo Indian Irrigation Project facilities to convey water to the Jicarilla
 Apache Nation.
 (6)Operation,
 maintenance and replacement obligationThe Jicarilla Apache
 Nation shall pay the operation, maintenance, and replacement costs relating to
 each facility of the Project that are allocable to the Jicarilla Apache
 Nation.
 (d)Capital cost
 allocationsFor purposes of determining the capital repayment
 requirements of the Project Participants under this section, the Secretary
 shall review and, as appropriate, update the report prepared by the Bureau of
 Reclamation in the Draft Impact Statement allocating capital construction costs
 for the Project.
 (e)Operation,
 maintenance, and replacement cost allocationsFor purposes of
 determining the operation, maintenance, and replacement obligations of the
 Project Participants under this section, the Secretary shall review and, as
 appropriate, update the report prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation in the
 Draft Impact Statement that allocates operation, maintenance, and replacement
 costs for the Project.
 (f)Temporary
 waivers of payments
 (1)In
 generalOn the date on which the Project is substantially
 complete and the Nation receives a delivery of water generated by the Project,
 the Secretary may waive, for a period of not more than 10 years, the operation,
 maintenance, and replacement costs of the Project allocable to the Nation that
 the Secretary determines are in excess of the ability of the Nation to
 pay.
 (2)Payment by
 United StatesAny operation, maintenance, or replacement costs
 waived by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be paid by the United
 States.
 (3)Effect on
 contractsFailure of the Secretary to waive costs under paragraph
 (1) because of a lack of availability of Federal funding to pay the costs under
 paragraph (2) shall not alter the obligations of the Nation or the United
 States under a repayment contract.
 (4)Termination of
 authorityThe authority of the Secretary to waive costs under
 paragraph (1) with respect to a Project facility transferred to the Nation
 under section 302(e) shall terminate on the date on which the Project facility
 is transferred.
 305.Use of Navajo
 Nation Municipal PipelineIn
 addition to use of the Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline to convey the Animas-La
 Plata Project water of the Nation, the Nation may use the Navajo Nation
 Municipal Pipeline to convey water for other purposes (including purposes
 relating to the Project).
 306.Authorization
 of conjunctive use wells
 (a)Conjunctive
 groundwater development planNot later than 1 year after the date
 of enactment of this Act, the Nation, in consultation with the Secretary, shall
 complete a conjunctive groundwater development plan for the wells described in
 subsections (b) and (c).
 (b)Wells in the
 San Juan River BasinIn accordance with the conjunctive
 groundwater development plan, the Secretary may construct or rehabilitate wells
 and related pipeline facilities to provide capacity for the diversion and
 distribution of not more than 1,670 acre-feet of groundwater in the San Juan
 River Basin in the State of New Mexico for municipal and domestic uses.
 (c)Wells in the
 little Colorado and rio grande basins
 (1)In
 generalIn accordance with the Project and conjunctive
 groundwater development plan for the Nation, the Secretary may construct or
 rehabilitate wells and related pipeline facilities to provide capacity for the
 diversion and distribution of—
 (A)not more than 680
 acre-feet of groundwater in the Little Colorado River Basin in the State of New
 Mexico;
 (B)not more than 80
 acre-feet of groundwater in the Rio Grande Basin in the State of New Mexico;
 and
 (C)not more than 770
 acre-feet of groundwater in the Little Colorado River Basin in the State of
 Arizona.
 (2)UseGroundwater
 diverted and distributed under paragraph (1) shall be used for municipal and
 domestic uses.
 (d)Acquisition of
 land
 (1)In
 generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may
 acquire any land or interest in land that is necessary for the construction,
 operation, and maintenance of the wells and related pipeline facilities
 authorized under subsections (b) and (c).
 (2)LimitationNothing
 in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to condemn water rights for the
 purposes described in paragraph (1).
 (e)ConditionThe
 Secretary shall not commence any construction activity relating to the wells
 described in subsections (b) and (c) until the Secretary executes the
 Agreement.
 (f)Conveyance of
 wells
 (1)In
 generalThe Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
 Nation to convey to the Nation—
 (A)any well or
 related pipeline facility constructed or rehabilitated under subsections (a)
 and (b) after the wells and related facilities have been completed; and
 (B)any land or
 interest in land acquired by the United States for the construction, operation,
 and maintenance of the well or related pipeline facility.
 (2)Operation,
 maintenance, and replacementOn completion of a conveyance under
 paragraph (1), the Nation shall assume responsibility for the operation,
 maintenance, and replacement of the well or related pipeline facility
 conveyed.
 (3)Effect of
 conveyanceThe conveyance to the Nation of the conjunctive use
 wells under paragraph (1) shall not affect the application of the
 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
 (g)Use of project
 facilitiesThe capacities of the treatment facilities, main
 pipelines, and lateral pipelines of the Project authorized by section 302(b)
 may be used to treat and convey groundwater to Nation communities if the Nation
 provides for payment of the operation, maintenance, and replacement costs
 associated with the use of the facilities or pipelines.
 (h)LimitationsThe
 diversion and use of groundwater by wells constructed or rehabilitated under
 this section shall be made in a manner consistent with applicable Federal and
 State law.
 307.San Juan River
 Irrigation Projects
 (a)RehabilitationSubject
 to subsection (b), the Secretary shall rehabilitate—
 (1)the
 Fruitland-Cambridge Irrigation Project to serve not more than 3,335 acres of
 land, which shall be considered to be the total serviceable area of the
 Project; and
 (2)the Hogback-Cudei
 Irrigation Project to serve not more than 8,830 acres of land, which shall be
 considered to be the total serviceable area of the Project.
 (b)ConditionThe
 Secretary shall not commence any construction activity relating to the
 rehabilitation of the Fruitland-Cambridge Irrigation Project or the
 Hogback-Cudei Irrigation Project under subsection (a) until the Secretary
 executes the Agreement.
 (c)Operation,
 maintenance, and replacement obligationUpon the date of
 completion of the rehabilitation, the Nation shall assume the obligations for
 the operation, maintenance, and replacement of each facility rehabilitated
 under this section.
 308.Authorization
 of appropriations
 (a)Authorization
 of appropriations for northwestern New Mexico rural water supply
 project
 (1)In
 generalThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
 to construct the Project such sums as are necessary for the period of fiscal
 years 2008 through 2022.
 (2)AdjustmentsThe
 amount under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by such amounts as may be required
 by reason of changes since 2005 in construction costs, as indicated by
 engineering cost indices applicable to the types of construction
 involved.
 (3)UseIn
 addition to the uses authorized under paragraph (1), amounts made available
 under that paragraph may be used for the conduct of related activities to
 comply with Federal environmental laws.
 (b)Appropriations
 for conjunctive use wells
 (1)San Juan
 wellsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
 the construction or rehabilitation of conjunctive use wells under section
 306(b) $30,000,000, as adjusted under paragraph (3), for the period of fiscal
 years 2008 through 2018.
 (2)Wells in the
 little Colorado and rio grande basinsThere is authorized to be
 appropriated to the Secretary for the construction or rehabilitation of
 conjunctive use wells under section 306(c) such sums as are necessary for the
 period of fiscal years 2008 through 2024.
 (3)AdjustmentsThe
 amount under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by such amounts as may be required
 by reason of changes since 2004 in construction costs, as indicated by
 engineering cost indices applicable to the types of construction or
 rehabilitation involved.
 (4)Nonreimbursable
 expendituresAmounts made available under paragraphs (1) and (2)
 shall be nonreimbursable to the United States.
 (5)UseIn
 addition to the uses authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), amounts made
 available under that paragraph may be used for the conduct of related
 activities to comply with Federal environmental laws.
 (c)San Juan River
 Irrigation Projects
 (1)In
 generalThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
 Secretary—
 (A)to carry out
 subsection 307(a)(1), not more than $7,700,000, as adjusted under paragraph
 (2), for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2014; and
 (B)to carry out
 subsection 307(a)(2), not more than $15,400,000, as adjusted under paragraph
 (2), for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2017.
 (2)AdjustmentThe
 amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by such amounts as
 may be required by reason of changes since January 1, 2004, in construction
 costs, as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the types of
 construction involved in the rehabilitation.
 (3)Nonreimbursable
 expendituresAmounts made available under this subsection shall
 be nonreimbursable to the United States.
 (d)Cultural
 resources
 (1)In
 generalThe Secretary may use not more than 4 percent of amounts
 made available under subsections (a) and (b) for the survey, recovery,
 protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area
 of a Project facility or conjunctive use well.
 (2)Nonreimbursable
 expendituresAny amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall
 be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States.
 (e)Fish and
 wildlife facilities
 (1)In
 generalIn association with the development of the Project, the
 Secretary may use not more than 4 percent of amounts made available under
 subsections (a) and (b) to purchase land and construct and maintain facilities
 to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish
 and wildlife if any such purchase, construction, or maintenance will not affect
 the operation of any water project or use of water.
 (2)Nonreimbursable
 expendituresAny amounts expended under paragraph (1) shall be
 nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States.
 IVNavajo Nation
 water rights
 401.Agreement
 (a)Agreement
 approval
 (1)Approval by
 congressExcept to the extent that any provision of the Agreement
 conflicts with this Act, Congress approves, ratifies, and incorporates by
 reference the Agreement (including any amendments to the Agreement that are
 executed to make the Agreement consistent with this Act).
 (2)Execution by
 secretaryThe Secretary, acting on behalf of the United States,
 shall enter into the Agreement to the extent that the Agreement does not
 conflict with this Act, including—
 (A)any exhibits to
 the Agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary; and
 (B)any amendments to
 the Agreement necessary to make the Agreement consistent with this Act.
 (3)Authority of
 secretaryThe Secretary may carry out any action that the
 Secretary determines is necessary or appropriate to implement the Agreement,
 the Contract, and this section.
 (4)Administration
 of navajo reservoir releasesThe State of New Mexico may
 administer releases of stored water from Navajo Reservoir in accordance with
 subparagraph 9.1 of the Agreement.
 (b)Water available
 under contract
 (1)Quantities of
 water available
 (A)In
 generalWater shall be made available annually under the Contract
 for projects in the State of New Mexico supplied from the Navajo Reservoir and
 the San Juan River (including tributaries of the River) under New Mexico State
 Engineer File Numbers 2849, 2883, and 3215 in the quantities described in
 subparagraph (B).
 (B)Water
 quantitiesThe quantities of water referred to in subparagraph
 (A) are as follows:
 Diversion
 (acre-feet/year)Depletion (acre-feet/year)
 Navajo Indian
 Irrigation Project508,000270,000
 Northwestern New Mexico
 Rural Water Supply Project22,65020,780
 Animas-La Plata
 Project4,6802,340
 Total535,330293,120
 (C)Maximum
 quantityA diversion of water to the Nation under the Contract
 for a project described in subparagraph (B) shall not exceed the quantity of
 water necessary to supply the amount of depletion for the project.
 (D)Terms,
 conditions, and limitationsThe diversion and use of water under
 the Contract shall be subject to and consistent with the terms, conditions, and
 limitations of the Agreement, this Act, and any other applicable law.
 (2)Amendments to
 contractThe Secretary, with the consent of the Nation, may amend
 the Contract if the Secretary determines that the amendment is—
 (A)consistent with
 the Agreement; and
 (B)in the interest
 of conserving water or facilitating beneficial use by the Nation or a
 subcontractor of the Nation.
 (3)Rights of the
 nationThe Nation may, under the Contract—
 (A)use tail water,
 wastewater, and return flows attributable to a use of the water by the Nation
 or a subcontractor of the Nation if—
 (i)the
 depletion of water does not exceed the quantities described in paragraph (1);
 and
 (ii)the use of tail
 water, wastewater, or return flows is consistent with the terms, conditions,
 and limitations of the Agreement, the Resolution, and any other applicable law;
 and
 (B)change a point of
 diversion, change a purpose or place of use, and transfer a right for depletion
 under this Act (except for a point of diversion, purpose or place of use, or
 right for depletion for use in the State of Arizona under section
 303(b)(2)(D)), to another use, purpose, place, or depletion in the State of New
 Mexico to meet a water resource or economic need of the Nation if—
 (i)the
 change or transfer is subject to and consistent with the terms of the
 Agreement, the Partial Final Decree described in paragraph 3.0 of the
 Agreement, the Contract, and any other applicable law; and
 (ii)a
 change or transfer of water use by the Nation does not alter any obligation of
 the United States, the Nation, or another party to pay or repay project
 construction, operation, maintenance, or replacement costs under this Act and
 the Contract.
 (c)Subcontracts
 (1)In
 general
 (A)Subcontracts
 between nation and third partiesThe Nation may enter into
 subcontracts for the delivery of Project water under the Contract to third
 parties for any beneficial use in the State of New Mexico (on or off land held
 by the United States in trust for the Nation or a member of the Nation or land
 held in fee by the Nation).
 (B)Approval
 requiredA subcontract entered into under subparagraph (A) shall
 not be effective until approved by the Secretary in accordance with this
 subsection and the Contract.
 (C)SubmittalThe
 Nation shall submit to the Secretary for approval or disapproval any
 subcontract entered into under this subsection.
 (D)DeadlineThe
 Secretary shall approve or disapprove a subcontract submitted to the Secretary
 under subparagraph (C) not later than the later of—
 (i)the
 date that is 180 days after the date on which the subcontract is submitted to
 the Secretary; and
 (ii)the date that is
 60 days after the date on which a subcontractor complies with—
 (I)section 102(2)(C)
 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C));
 and
 (II)any other
 requirement of Federal law.
 (E)EnforcementA
 party to a subcontract may enforce the deadline described in subparagraph (D)
 under section 1361 of title 28, United States Code.
 (F)Compliance with
 other lawA subcontract described in subparagraph (A) shall
 comply with the Agreement, the Partial Final Decree described in paragraph 3.0
 of the Agreement, and any other applicable law.
 (2)Alienation
 (A)Permanent
 alienationThe Nation shall not permanently alienate any right
 granted to the Nation under the Contract.
 (B)Maximum
 termThe term of any water use subcontract (including a renewal)
 under this subsection shall be not more than 99 years.
 (3)Nonintercourse
 Act complianceThis subsection—
 (A)provides
 congressional authorization for the subcontracting rights of the Nation;
 and
 (B)is deemed to
 fulfill any requirement that may be imposed by section 2116 of the Revised
 Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177).
 (4)ForfeitureThe
 nonuse of the water supply secured by a subcontractor of the Nation under this
 subsection shall not result in forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or
 other loss of any part of a right decreed to the Nation under the Contract or
 this section.
 (5)No per capita
 paymentsNo part of the revenue from a water use subcontract
 under this subsection shall be distributed to any member of the Nation on a per
 capita basis.
 (d)Water leases
 not requiring subcontracts
 (1)Authority of
 nation
 (A)In
 generalThe Nation may lease, contract, or otherwise transfer to
 another party or to another purpose or place of use in the State of New Mexico
 (on or off land that is held by the United States in trust for the Nation or a
 member of the Nation or held in fee by the Nation) a water right that—
 (i)is
 decreed to the Nation under the Agreement; and
 (ii)is
 not subject to the Contract.
 (B)Compliance with
 other lawIn carrying out an action under this subsection, the
 Nation shall comply with the Agreement, the Partial Final Decree described in
 paragraph 3.0 of the Agreement, the Supplemental Partial Final Decree described
 in paragraph 4.0 of the Agreement, and any other applicable law.
 (2)Alienation;
 maximum term
 (A)AlienationThe
 Nation shall not permanently alienate any right granted to the Nation under the
 Agreement.
 (B)Maximum
 termThe term of any water use lease, contract, or other
 arrangement (including a renewal) under this subsection shall be not more than
 99 years.
 (3)Nonintercourse
 act complianceThis subsection—
 (A)provides
 congressional authorization for the lease, contracting, and transfer of any
 water right described in paragraph (1)(A); and
 (B)is deemed to
 fulfill any requirement that may be imposed by the provisions of section 2116
 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177).
 (4)ForfeitureThe
 nonuse of a water right of the Nation by a lessee or contractor to the Nation
 under this subsection shall not result in forfeiture, abandonment,
 relinquishment, or other loss of any part of a right decreed to the Nation
 under the Contract or this section.
 (e)Hydrographic
 survey
 (1)PreparationThe
 Secretary, on behalf of the United States, shall prepare a hydrographic survey
 under the joint supervision of the Secretary and the State of New Mexico
 (acting through the New Mexico State Engineer) to identify and quantify any
 historic or existing diversion or use of water (including from surface water
 and underground water sources) by the Nation or a member of the Nation from the
 San Juan River Basin in the State of New Mexico, as described in subparagraph
 4.2 of the Agreement.
 (2)Authorization
 of appropriations
 (A)In
 generalSubject to subparagraph (B), there is authorized to be
 appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out paragraph (1)
 $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.
 (B)AdjustmentThe
 amounts made available under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted by such amounts
 as are necessary to account for increases in the costs of preparing a
 hydrographic survey after January 1, 2004, as determined using cost indices
 applicable to the types of technical and engineering work involved in preparing
 the hydrographic survey.
 (C)Nonreimbursable
 expendituresAny amounts made available under this paragraph
 shall be nonreimbursable to the United States.
 (f)Nullification
 (1)Deadlines
 (A)In
 generalIn carrying out this section, the following deadlines
 apply with respect to implementation of the Agreement:
 (i)AgreementNot
 later than December 31, 2008, the Secretary shall execute the Agreement.
 (ii)ContractNot
 later than December 31, 2009, the Secretary and the Nation shall execute the
 Contract.
 (iii)Partial final
 decreeNot later than December 31, 2012, the court in the stream
 adjudication shall have entered the Partial Final Decree described in paragraph
 3.0 of the Agreement.
 (iv)Hydrographic
 surveyNot later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary shall
 complete the hydrographic survey described in subsection (e).
 (v)Fruitland-cambridge
 irrigation projectNot later than December 31, 2014, the
 rehabilitation construction of the Fruitland-Cambridge Irrigation Project
 authorized under section 307(a)(1) shall be completed.
 (vi)Supplemental
 partial final decreeNot later than December 31, 2015, the court
 in the stream adjudication shall enter the Supplemental Partial Final Decree
 described in subparagraph 4.0 of the Agreement.
 (vii)Hogback-cudei
 irrigation projectNot later than December 31, 2017, the
 rehabilitation construction of the Hogback-Cudei Irrigation Project authorized
 under section 307(a)(2) shall be completed.
 (viii)Trust
 fundNot later than December 31, 2018, the United States shall
 make all deposits into the Trust Fund under section 402.
 (ix)Northwestern
 New Mexico rural water supply projectNot later than December 31,
 2022, the construction of all Project facilities shall be completed.
 (x)Conjunctive
 wellsNot later than December 31, 2018, the funds authorized to
 be appropriated under section 308(b)(1) for the conjunctive use wells
 authorized under section 306(b) should be appropriated.
 (B)ExtensionA
 deadline described in subparagraph (A) may be extended if the Nation, the
 United States (acting through the Secretary), and the State of New Mexico
 (acting through the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission) agree that an
 extension is reasonably necessary.
 (2)Revocability of
 agreement, contract and authorizations
 (A)PetitionIf
 the Nation determines that a deadline described in paragraph (1)(A) is not
 substantially met, the Nation may submit to the court in the stream
 adjudication a petition to enter an order terminating the Agreement and
 Contract.
 (B)TerminationOn
 issuance of an order to terminate the Agreement and Contract under subparagraph
 (A)—
 (i)the
 Trust Fund shall be terminated;
 (ii)the balance of
 the Trust Fund shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury;
 (iii)the
 authorizations for construction and rehabilitation of water projects under this
 Act shall be revoked and any Federal activity related to that construction and
 rehabilitation shall be suspended; and
 (iv)this title and
 titles I and III shall be null and void.
 (3)Conditions not
 causing nullification of settlement
 (A)In
 generalIf a condition described in subparagraph (B) occurs, the
 Agreement and Contract shall not be nullified or terminated.
 (B)ConditionsThe
 conditions referred to in subparagraph (A) are as follows:
 (i)A
 lack of right to divert at the capacities of conjunctive use wells constructed
 or rehabilitated under section 306.
 (ii)A
 failure—
 (I)to determine or
 resolve an accounting of the use of water under this Act in the State of
 Arizona;
 (II)to obtain a
 necessary water right for the consumptive use of water in Arizona;
 (III)to contract for
 the delivery of water for use in Arizona; or
 (IV)to construct and
 operate a lateral facility to deliver water to a community of the Nation in
 Arizona, under the Project.
 (4)Rights of the
 nationA tribal right under the Contract, a water right
 adjudicated consistent with the Contract in the stream adjudication by the
 Partial Final Decree described in paragraph 3.0 of the Agreement, and any other
 tribal water right stipulated, adjudicated, or decreed as described in the
 Agreement and this Act shall be held in trust by the United States in
 perpetuity for the benefit of the Nation.
 (g)Effect on
 rights of indian tribes
 (1)In
 generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in the
 Agreement, the Contract, or this section quantifies or adversely affects the
 land and water rights, or claims or entitlements to water, of any Indian tribe
 or community other than the rights, claims, or entitlements of the Nation in,
 to, and from the San Juan River Basin in the State of New Mexico.
 (2)ExceptionThe
 right of the Nation to use water under water rights the Nation has in other
 river basins in the State of New Mexico shall be forborne to the extent that
 the Nation supplies the uses for which the water rights exist by diversions of
 water from the San Juan River Basin under the Project consistent with
 subparagraph 9.13 of the Agreement.
 402.Trust
 Fund
 (a)EstablishmentThere
 is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the Navajo Nation
 Water Resources Development Trust Fund, consisting of—
 (1)such amounts as
 are appropriated to the Trust Fund under subsection (f); and
 (2)any interest
 earned on investment of amounts in the Trust Fund under subsection (d).
 (b)Use of
 fundsThe Nation may use amounts in the Trust Fund—
 (1)to investigate,
 construct, operate, maintain, or replace water project facilities, including
 facilities conveyed to the Nation under this Act; and
 (2)to investigate,
 implement, or improve a water conservation measure (including a metering or
 monitoring activity) necessary for the Nation to make use of a water right of
 the Nation under the Agreement.
 (c)ManagementThe
 Secretary shall manage the Trust Fund, invest amounts in the Trust Fund, and
 make amounts available from the Trust Fund for distribution to the Nation in
 accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994
 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
 (d)Investment of
 the trust fundThe Secretary shall invest amounts in the Trust
 Fund in accordance with—
 (1)the Act of April
 1, 1880 (25 U.S.C. 161);
 (2)the first section
 of the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a); and
 (3)the American
 Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et
 seq.).
 (e)Conditions for
 expenditures and withdrawals
 (1)Tribal
 management plan
 (A)In
 generalSubject to paragraph (7), on approval by the Secretary of
 a tribal management plan in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund
 Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Nation may withdraw
 all or a portion of the amounts in the Trust Fund.
 (B)RequirementsIn
 addition to any requirements under the American Indian Trust Fund Management
 Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the tribal management plan shall
 require that the Nation only use amounts in the Trust Fund for the purposes
 described in subsection (b).
 (2)EnforcementThe
 Secretary may take judicial or administrative action to enforce the provisions
 of any tribal management plan to ensure that any amounts withdrawn from the
 Trust Fund are used in accordance with this Act.
 (3)No
 liabilityNeither the Secretary nor the Secretary of the Treasury
 shall be liable for the expenditure or investment of any amounts withdrawn from
 the Trust Fund by the Nation.
 (4)Expenditure
 plan
 (A)In
 generalThe Nation shall submit to the Secretary for approval an
 expenditure plan for any portion of the amounts in the Trust Fund made
 available under this section that the Nation does not withdraw under this
 subsection.
 (B)DescriptionThe
 expenditure plan shall describe the manner in which, and the purposes for
 which, funds of the Nation remaining in the Trust Fund will be used.
 (C)ApprovalOn
 receipt of an expenditure plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
 approve the plan if the Secretary determines that the plan is reasonable and
 consistent with this Act.
 (5)Annual
 reportThe Nation shall submit to the Secretary an annual report
 that describes any expenditures from the Trust Fund during the year covered by
 the report.
 (6)LimitationNo
 portion of the amounts in the Trust Fund shall be distributed to any Nation
 member on a per capita basis.
 (7)ConditionsAny
 amount authorized to be appropriated to the Trust Fund under subsection (f)
 shall not be available for expenditure or withdrawal—
 (A)before December
 31, 2018; and
 (B)until the date on
 which the court in the stream adjudication has entered—
 (i)the
 Partial Final Decree described in paragraph 3.0 of the Agreement; and
 (ii)the Supplemental
 Partial Final Decree described in paragraph 4.0 of the Agreement.
 (f)Authorization
 of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated for
 deposit in the Trust Fund—
 (1)$6,000,000 for
 each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012; and
 (2)$4,000,000 for
 each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
 403.Waivers and
 releases
 (a)ExecutionThe
 Nation, on behalf of itself and members of the Nation (other than members in
 their capacity as allottees), and the United States, acting through the
 Secretary and in its capacity as trustee for the Nation, shall execute waivers
 and releases in accordance with paragraph 7.0 of the Agreement.
 (b)ReservationNotwithstanding
 subsection (a), the Nation and its members (including members in their capacity
 as allottees) and the United States, as trustee for the Nation and allottees,
 shall retain the rights and claims specified in paragraph 7.0 of the
 Agreement.
 (c)Effective
 date
 (1)In
 generalThe waivers and releases described in subsection (a)
 shall be effective on the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal
 Register a statement of findings documenting that each of the deadlines
 described in section 401(f)(1) have been met.
 (2)DeadlineIf
 the deadlines in section 401(f)(1)(A) have not been met by the later of March
 1, 2023, or the date of any extension under section 401(f)(1)(B)—
 (A)the waivers and
 releases described in subsection (a) shall be of no effect; and
 (B)section
 401(f)(2)(B) shall apply.


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text:
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 22002D0069
 Oficiālais Vēstnesis L 266 , 03/10/2002 Lpp. 0001 - 0002
 EEZ Apvienotās komitejas LēmumsNr. 69/2002(2002. gada 25. jūnijs),ar ko groza EEZ līguma I pielikumu (Veterinārie un fitosanitārie jautājumi)EEZ APVIENOTĀ KOMITEJA,ņemot vērā Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas līgumu, kas grozīts ar protokolu, ar kuru pielāgo Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas līgumu, turpmāk tekstā — "līgums", un jo īpaši tā 98. pantu,tā kā:(1) līguma I pielikums grozīts ar EEZ Apvienotās komitejas 2001. gada 11. decembra Lēmumu Nr. 149/2001 [1];(2) ar EEZ Apvienotās komitejas 2001. gada 28. septembra Lēmumu Nr. 101/2001 [2] pieņemtas vienkāršotas procedūras dažu tiesību aktu izpildei veterinārajā jomā;(3) no šīm procedūrām izriet, ka EBTA valstis, piemērojot dokumentus, iestāžu sarakstus un drošības un aizsardzības pasākumus, kas attiecas uz importu no trešām valstīm, veic pasākumus vienlaikus ar EK dalībvalstīm. tādēļ tiesību akti, kas attiecas uz šīm procedūrām un kas jau ir inkorporēti līgumā, jāsvītro no līguma;(4) šis lēmums nav piemērojams Lihtenšteinai,IR PIEŅĒMUSI ŠO LĒMUMU.1. pantsLīguma I pielikuma I nodaļu groza šādi:1. Svītro šādus 1.2. daļas punktus:28. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 94/621/EK).36. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 95/119/EK).40. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 95/392/EK).41. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 95/461/EK).44.a. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/40/EK).45. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 96/293/EK).47. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 96/367/EK).51. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 96/414/EK).53. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 96/486/EK).54. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 96/659/EK).55. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 96/730/EK).61. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 97/515/EK).62. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 97/517/EK).63. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 97/518/EK).66. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 97/620/EK).69. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 97/876/EK).75. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 98/147/EK).79. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 98/321/EK).81. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 98/373/EK).83. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 98/418/EK).89. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/253/EK).91. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 92/271/EEK).93. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/334/EK).94. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/507/EK).96. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/542/EK).97. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/549/EK).98. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/644/EK).101. (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 1999/839/EK).2. Svītro 7.2. daļas 15. punktu (Komisijas Lēmums Nr. 2000/159/EK).2. pantsŠis lēmums stājas spēkā 2002. gada 26. jūnijā ar noteikumu, ka EEZ Apvienotajai komitejai ir iesniegti visi paziņojumi saskaņā ar līguma 103. panta 1. punktu [3].3. pantsŠo lēmumu publicē Eiropas Kopienu Oficiālā Vēstneša EEZ iedaļā un EEZ pielikumā.Briselē, 2002. gada 25. jūnijāEEZ Apvienotās komitejas vārdā —priekšsēdētājsP. Westerlund[1] OV L 65, 7.3.2002., 20. lpp.[2] OV L 322, 6.12.2001., 1. lpp.[3] Konstitucionālas prasības nav norādītas.--------------------------------------------------


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text:
 8.10.2011
 RO
 Jurnalul Oficial al Uniunii Europene
 C 298/14
 Cerere de pronunțare a unei hotărâri preliminare introdusă de Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia (Bulgaria) la 25 iulie 2011 — Valeri Hariev Belov/CEZ Electro Bulgaria AD, CEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria AD
 (Cauza C-394/11)
 2011/C 298/27
 Limba de procedură: bulgara
 Instanța de trimitere
 Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia
 Părțile din acțiunea principală
 Reclamant: Valeri Hariev Belov
 Pârâți: CEZ Electro Bulgaria AD, CEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria AD Darzhavna komisia za energiyno i vodno regulirane
 Întrebările preliminare
 1.
 Cazul supus examinării intră în domeniul de aplicare a Directivei 2000/43/CE a Consiliului din 29 iunie 2000 de punere în aplicare a principiului egalității de tratament între persoane, fără deosebire de rasă sau origine etnică (1) [în speță, în ceea ce privește articolul 3 alineatul (1) litera (h)]?
 2.
 Ce se înțelege prin expresia „tratată mai puțin favorabil” în sensul articolului 2 alineatul (2) litera (a) din Directiva 2000/43 și prin expresia „pune o persoană, de o anumită rasă sau origine etnică, într-o situație specială dezavantajoasă, în comparație cu alte persoane” în sensul articolului 2 alineatul (2) litera (b) din Directiva 2000/43:
 2.1
 Pentru a califica un tratament mai puțin favorabil drept discriminare directă este absolut necesar ca tratamentul să fie mai nefavorabil și prin acesta să se încalce, direct sau indirect, drepturile sau interesele prevăzute în mod expres de lege sau acest tratament trebuie înțeles ca fiind orice formă de comportament (de relație) în sensul larg al cuvântului, care este mai puțin avantajos comparativ cu comportamentul dintr-o situație similară?
 2.2
 Pentru a califica punerea într-o situație deosebit de nefavorabilă drept discriminare indirectă este de asemenea necesar ca aceasta să aducă atingere, direct sau indirect, drepturilor sau intereselor prevăzute în mod expres de lege sau această punere trebuie înțeleasă în sens larg ca fiind orice formă de punere într-o situație deosebit de nefavorabilă/dezavantajoasă?
 3.
 În funcție de răspunsul la întrebarea 2: dacă pentru a exista o discriminare directă sau indirectă în sensul articolului 2 alineatul (2) literele (a) și (b) din Directiva 2000/43 este necesar ca tratamentul mai puțin favorabil sau punerea într-o situație deosebit de nefavorabilă să încalce, direct sau indirect, un drept sau un interes prevăzut de lege,
 3.1
 prevăd dispozițiile articolului 38 din Carta drepturilor fundamentale a Uniunii Europene, Directiva 2006/32/CE (2) [considerentul (29), articolul 1, articolul 13 alineatul (1)], Directiva 2003/54/CE (3) [articolul 3 alineatul (5)], Directiva 2009/72/CE (4) [articolul 3 alineatul (7)] un drept sau un interes în favoarea consumatorului final de energie electrică pe baza cărora acesta să poată verifica în mod regulat datele afișate pe contorul de energie electrică și pe care să le poată invoca în fața instanțelor naționale în cadrul unei proceduri precum cea din acțiunea principală,
 și
 3.2
 sunt compatibile cu aceste dispoziții o legislație națională și/sau o practică administrativă desfășurată cu aprobarea autorității publice de reglementare în domeniul energiei conform căreia o întreprindere de distribuție dispune de libertatea de a instala contoarele de energie electrică în locuri greu sau deloc accesibile, ceea ce face imposibile verificarea și monitorizarea în mod personal și regulat de către consumatori a datelor afișate pe contoare?
 4.
 În funcție de răspunsul la întrebarea 2: dacă pentru a exista o discriminare directă sau indirectă nu este absolut necesar ca un drept sau un interes prevăzut de lege să fi fost încălcat în mod direct sau indirect,
 —
 sunt admisibile, în temeiul articolului 2 alineatul (2) literele (a) și (b) din Directiva 2000/43, o legislație națională sau o jurisprudență precum cele în discuție în acțiunea principală conform cărora pentru a fi calificate drept discriminare se impune ca tratamentul mai nefavorabil și punerea într-o situație mai nefavorabilă să încalce, direct sau indirect, drepturile sau interesele prevăzute de lege;
 —
 în cazul în care aceste [dispoziții] nu sunt admisibile, este instanța națională obligată să nu le aplice și să ia în considerare definițiile stabilite în directivă?
 5.
 Articolul 8 alineatul (1) din Directiva 2000/43 trebuie interpretat
 5.1
 în sensul că impune ca victima să facă dovada unor fapte pe baza cărora să se poată trage o concluzie clară, incontestabilă și certă sau să se poată deduce că a avut loc o discriminare directă sau indirectă ori este suficient ca faptele să justifice doar ipoteza/prezumția privind existența unei astfel de discriminări?
 5.2
 Împrejurările că
 (a)
 numai în cele două zone ale orașului cunoscute drept cartiere ale romilor contoarele de energie electrică sunt instalate pe stâlpii de electrificare de pe străzi la o înălțime la care nu este accesibilă consumatorilor pentru a realiza un control vizual al datelor afișate pe contoare, cu câteva excepții cunoscute din unele părți ale acestor două zone urbane și
 (b)
 în toate celelalte zone ale orașului contoarele sunt amplasate la o înălțime accesibilă diferită care permite realizarea unui control vizual (până la 1,70 m), contoarele fiind în general instalate în locuința consumatorilor sau pe fațada clădirilor ori pe gardul înconjurător,
 au drept rezultat faptul că sarcina probei revine pârâtului?
 5.3
 Împrejurările că
 (a)
 în cele două zone ale orașului cunoscute drept cartiere ale romilor locuiesc nu numai romi, ci și persoane cu o altă origine etnică și/sau
 (b)
 în consecință, nu toți locuitorii din aceste două zone se caracterizează în realitate ei înșiși ca fiind romi și/sau
 (c)
 motivele pentru amplasarea contoarelor de energie electrică în aceste două zone urbane la această înălțime de 7 m sunt descrise de întreprinderea de distribuție ca fiind general cunoscute,
 exclud posibilitatea ca sarcina probei să revină pârâtului?
 6.
 În funcție de răspunsul la întrebarea 5:
 6.1
 În cazul în care articolul 8 alineatul (1) din Directiva 2000/43 trebuie interpretat în sensul că o ipoteză/prezumție privind existența unei discriminări este necesară și dacă faptele menționate anterior au drept rezultat că sarcina probei revine pârâtului, care este forma de discriminare ce se poate prezuma pe baza acestor fapte — o discriminare directă, una indirectă și/sau o hărțuire?
 6.2
 Permit dispozițiile Directivei 2000/43 ca discriminarea directă și/sau hărțuirea să fie justificată prin faptul că se urmărește realizarea unui obiectiv legal prin utilizarea unor mijloace necesare și adecvate?
 6.3
 Luând în considerare obiectivele legale evidențiate de întreprinderea de distribuție pe care aceasta le urmărește, poate fi justificată măsura aplicată în cele două zone urbane într-o situație în care
 (a)
 măsura se aplică ca urmare a facturilor neachitate care s-au acumulat în cele două zone urbane și ca urmare a infracțiunilor frecvente săvârșite de consumatori, care afectează sau pun în pericol siguranța, calitatea, funcționarea continuă și lipsită de riscuri a instalațiilor electrice
 și
 măsura se aplică în mod colectiv, indiferent dacă consumatorul individual și-a plătit sau nu și-a plătit facturile emise pentru distribuția și pentru furnizarea de energie electrică și indiferent dacă se stabilește că consumatorul individual a săvârșit vreo infracțiune (manipularea datelor afișate pe contorul de energie electrică, racordarea și/sau extragerea și/sau utilizarea nelegale de energie electrică, fără ca aceasta să fie contorizată și plătită, sau orice alte intervenții asupra rețelei care afectează sau pun în pericol funcționarea sigură, de calitate, continuă și lipsită de riscuri);
 (b)
 în legislație și în condițiile generale ale contractului privind distribuția [denumit în continuare „contractul de distribuție”] sunt prevăzute dispoziții privind răspunderea civilă, administrativă și penală pentru fiecare faptă ilicită similară;
 (c)
 clauza prevăzută la articolul 27 alineatul (2) din condițiile generale ale contractului de distribuție — conform căreia întreprinderea de distribuție asigură, la cererea expresă a consumatorului prezentată în scris, posibilitatea ca acesta să efectueze un control vizual al datelor afișate pe contorul de energie electrică — nu permite în realitate consumatorului să verifice în mod personal și regulat datele care îl privesc;
 (d)
 există posibilitatea instalării, în temeiul unei cereri exprese formulate în scris, a unui contor de control în locuința consumatorului, pentru care se percepe o taxă;
 (e)
 măsura constituie un semn distinct și vizibil al incorectitudinii consumatorului sub o formă sau alta, având în vedere motivul considerat de întreprinderea de distribuție ca fiind general cunoscut ce stă la baza adoptării acestei măsuri;
 (f)
 există alte metode și mijloace tehnice care pot fi utilizate pentru a asigura protecția împotriva intervențiilor asupra contoarelor de energie electrică;
 (g)
 reprezentantul întreprinderii de distribuție susține că măsuri similare aplicate într-un cartier al romilor dintr-un alt oraș nu au putut împiedica în realitate intervențiile respective;
 (h)
 nu se poate prezuma că pentru instalația electrică construită în una dintre aceste zone urbane — o stație de transformare — vor trebui luate, în vederea asigurării siguranței, măsuri similare celor aplicate în privința contoarelor de energie electrică?
 (1) Directivei 2000/43/CE a Consiliului din 29 iunie 2000 de punere în aplicare a principiului egalității de tratament între persoane, fără deosebire de rasă sau origine etnică (JO L 180, p. 22, Ediție specială, 20/vol. 1, p. 19).
 (2) Directiva 2006/32/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 5 aprilie 2006 privind eficiența energetică la utilizatorii finali și serviciile energetice și de abrogare a Directivei 93/76/CEE a Consiliului (JO L 114, p. 64, Ediție specială, 12/vol. 2, p. 222).
 (3) Directiva 2003/54/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 26 iunie 2003 privind normele comune pentru piața internă de energie electrică și de abrogare a Directivei 96/92/CE (JO L 176, p. 37, Ediție specială, 12/vol. 2, p. 61).
 (4) Directiva 2009/72/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 13 iulie 2009 privind normele comune pentru piața internă a energiei electrice și de abrogare a Directivei 2003/54/CE (JO L 211, p. 55).


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 31.7.2010
 BG
 Официален вестник на Европейския съюз
 C 209/47
 Жалба, подадена на 24 май 2010 г. — Полша/Комисия
 (Дело T-241/10)
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 2010/C 209/71
 Език на производството: полски
 Страни
 Жалбоподател: Република Полша (представител: M. Szpunar)
 Ответник: Европейска комисия
 Искания на жалбоподателя
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 Да се отмени Решение 2010/152/ЕС от 11 март 2010 година за изключване от финансиране от страна на Европейския съюз на някои разходи, направени от държавите членки в рамките на Европейския фонд за ориентиране и гарантиране на земеделието (ФЕОГА), секция „Гарантиране“, на Европейския фонд за гарантиране на земеделието (ЕФГЗ) и на Европейския земеделски фонд за развитие на селските райони (ЕЗФРСР), [нотифицирано под номер C(2010) 1317] (1) в частта, в която с него се изключват от финансиране от страна на Общността суми в размер на 279 794 442,15 PLN и 25 583 996,81 EUR, изразходени от акредитираната разплащателна агенция на Република Полша,
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 да се осъди Комисията да заплати съдебните разноски.
 Правни основания и основни доводи
 В обжалваното решение е предвидена финансова корекция поради грешки в системата за идентифициране и контрол на земеделските парцели за 2005 и 2006 г., тъй като системата за идентифициране на парцелите е била недостатъчно векторизирана, били са одобрявани плащания за земи, които не отговарят на критериите, извършвани са били твърде малко проверки на място в райони с висока честота на грешки (województwo opolskie) и погрешно са били прилагани разпоредбите за умишлено неспазване.
 Жалбоподателят оспорва наличието на посочените грешки, като посочва следните правни основания във връзка с обжалваното решение.
 На първо място, той твърди, че е налице нарушение на член 7, параграф 4, първа алинея от Регламент (ЕО) No 1258/1999 (2) и на член 31, параграф 1 от Регламент (ЕО) No 1290/2005 (3), както и на насоките, установени в документ No VI/5330/97, тъй като въз основа на погрешно установени факти и обстоятелства и погрешно тълкуване се стигало до финансова корекция, въпреки че полските власти изразходили разходите в съответствие с правото на Европейския съюз.
 Никоя от грешките, посочени в основата на финансовата корекция, на практика не била допусната, а разходите, изключени с решението от финансиране от страна на Европейския съюз, били в съответствие с правото на Европейския съюз.
 Приложената в Полша през 2005 и 2006 г. система за идентифициране на земеделските парцели напълно отговаряла на изискванията на член 20 от Регламент (ЕО) No 1782/2003 (4) и на член 6 от Регламент (ЕО) No 796/2004 (5), като в много отношения съществено надхвърляла тези изисквания и осигурила пълна защита на финансовите интереси на Европейския съюз.
 Проведените през 2005 и 2006 г. национални производства позволили да се установи разумно и обективно дали в случай на прекалено голям размер на плащанията за земи даден заявител е действал умишлено или не, като при съмнение се предвиждало постановяването на съдебно решение при спазване на презумпцията за невиновност.
 Одобряването на плащанията за земи било съобразено с критериите за одобряване на помощ за земята, тъй като според акта за присъединяване поддържането на земята в добро селскостопанско състояние (BCA) представлявало условие за одобряване на помощ към 30 юни 2003 г., докато поддържането на земята в добро селскостопанско и екологично състояние (BCAE) в деня на контрола не било изискване за одобряването на помощи за земята, а предпоставка, чието неизъплнение водело до приспадане от сумата за плащане.
 Размерът на проверките на място в райони с висока честота на грешки отговарял на изискванията на член 26 от Регламент (ЕО) No 796/2004.
 Второ, жалбоподателят твърди, че са налице нарушения на член 7, параграф 4, четвърта алинея от Регламент (ЕО) No 1258/1999 и на член 31, параграф 2 от Регламент (ЕО) No 1290/2005, както и на установените в документ No VI/5330/97 начала, а също и на принципа на пропорционалност, тъй като корекцията надхвърляла в значителна степен опасността от загуби за бюджета на Европейския съюз.
 Според жалбоподателя, дори когато установената от полските власти система за контрол и санкции води до определени грешки, като в случая това не е така, тези грешки били толкова незначителни, че опасността от загуби за бюджета на Европейския съюз се свеждала до много по-малък размер от този на корекцията, приета от Комисията в обжалваното решение. Това се отнасяло по-специално до размера на корекцията, която Комисията приела, тъй като системата за идентифициране на земеделски парцели не била напълно векторизирана и през 2005 г. не били проведени достатъчно проверки на място в районите с висока честота на грешки.
 (1) ОВ L 63, стр. 7.
 (2) Регламент (ЕО) No 1258/99 от 17 май 1999 година относно финансирането на Общата селскостопанска политика (ОВ L 160, стр. 103).
 (3) Регламент (ЕО) No 1290/2005 на Съвета от 21 юни 2005 година относно финансирането на Общата селскостопанска политика (ОВ L 209, стр. 1; Специално издание на български език, 2007 г., глава 14, том 1, стр. 191).
 (4) Регламент (ЕО) No 1782/2003 на Съвета от 29 септември 2003 година относно установяване на общи правила за схеми за директно подпомагане в рамките на Общата селскостопанска политика и за установяване на някои схеми за подпомагане на земеделски производители и за изменение на Регламенти (ЕИО) No 2019/93, (ЕО) No 1452/2001, (ЕО) No 1453/2001, (ЕО) No 1454/2001, (ЕО) 1868/94, (ЕО) No 1251/1999, (ЕО) No 1254/1999, (ЕО) No 1673/2000, (ЕИО) No 2358/71 и (ЕО) No 2529/2001 (ОВ L 270, стр. 1; Специално издание на български език, 2007 г., глава 3, том 49, стр. 177.
 (5) Регламент (ЕО) No 796/2004 на Комисията от 21 април 2004 година за определяне на подробни правила за прилагане на интегрираната система за администриране и контрол, кръстосано спазване и модулация, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) No 1782/2003 на Съвета относно установяване на общи правила за схеми за директно подпомагане в рамките на Общата селскостопанска политика и за установяване на някои схеми за подпомагане на земеделски производители (ОВ L 141, стр. 18; Специално издание на български език, 2007 г., глава 3, том 56, стр. 210).