Ak-Chin Water Use Amendments Act of 1999
PL 106-285 (H.R.2647), enacted 10/10/2000

114 STAT. 878 
PUBLIC LAW 106-285—OCT. 10, 2000 
Public Law 106-285 
106th Congress 
Oct. 10, 2000 
[H.R. 2647] 
Ak-Chin Water 
Use Amendments 
Act of 2000. 
Arizona. 
An Act 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin 
Indian Community" to clarify certain provisions concerning the leasing of such 
water rights, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. 
The Constitutional authority for this Act rests in article I, 
section 8, authorizing Congress to "regulate Commerce with foreign 
Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes". 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO AK-CHIN WATER USE ACT OF 
1984. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Ak-Chin 
Water Use Amendments Act of 2000". 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF WATER.—Section 2(j) of the 
Act of October 19, 1984 (Public Law 98-530; 98 Stat. 2698), as 
amended by section 10 of the Act of October 24, 1992 (Public 
Law 102-497; 106 Stat. 3258), is amended to read as follows: 
"(j)(l) The Ak-Chin Indicin Community (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the 'Community) shall have the right to devote 
the permanent water supply provided for by this Act to any use, 
including agricultural, municipal, industrial, commercial, mining, 
recreational, or other beneficial use, in the areas initially designated 
as the Pinal, Phoenix, and Tucson Active Management Areas pursu-
ant to the Arizona Groundwater Management Act of 1980, laws 
1980, fourth special session, chapter 1. The Community is author-
ized to lease or enter into options to lease, to renew options to 
lease, to extend the initial terms of leases for the same or a 
lesser term as the initial term of the lease, to renew leases for 
the same or a lesser term as the initial term of the lease, to 
exchange or temporarily dispose of water to which it is entitled 
for the beneficial use in the areas initially designated as the Pinal, 
Phoenix, and Tucson Active Management Areas pursuant to the 
Arizona Groundwater Management Act of 1980, laws 1980, fourth 
special session, chapter 1. 
"(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the initial term of £uiy 
lease entered into under this subsection shall not exceed 100 years 
and the Community may not permanently alienate any water right. 
In the event the Community leases, enters into an option to lease, 
renews an option to lease, extends a lease, renews a lease, or 
exchanges or temporarily disposes of water, such action shall only 
be v£did pursuant to a contract that has been accepted and ratified 
PUBLIC LAW 106-285—OCT. 10, 2000 
114 STAT. 879 
by a resolution of the Ak-Chin Indian Community Council and 
approved and executed by the Secretary.". 
(c) APPROVAL OF LEASE AND AMENDMEISPT OF LEASE.—The option 
and lease agreement among the Ak-Chin Indian Community, the 
United States of America, and Del Webb Corporation, dated as 
of December 14, 1996, and the Amendment Number One thereto 
among the Ak-Chin Indian Community, the United States of 
America, and Del Webb Corporation, dated as of January 7, 1999, 
are hereby ratified and approved. The Secretary of the Interior Deadline. 
is hereby authorized and directed to execute Amendment Number 
One, and the restated agreement as provided in Amendment 
Number One, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Approved October 10, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2647: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-598 (Comm. on Resources). 
S E N A T E REPORTS: No. 106-415 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
May 9, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate.