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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 907 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 907

 To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 31, 2025

Mr. Zinke (for himself and Mr. Downing) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Montana 
Water Security Act of 2025''.

    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
 TITLE I--FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 
 2025

Sec. 101. Short title.

Sec. 102. Purposes.

Sec. 103. Definitions.

Sec. 104. Ratification of Compact.

Sec. 105. Tribal water rights.

Sec. 106. Exchange and transfer of land.

Sec. 107. Storage allocation from Lake Elwell.

Sec. 108. Milk River Project mitigation.

Sec. 109. Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System.

Sec. 110. Satisfaction of claims.

Sec. 111. Waivers and releases of claims.

Sec. 112. Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund.

Sec. 113. Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement Implementation 
 Fund.

Sec. 114. Funding.

Sec. 115. Miscellaneous provisions.

Sec. 116. Antideficiency.
 TITLE II--BLACKFEET TRIBE WASTEWATER FACILITIES

Sec. 201. Blackfeet Tribe Wastewater Facilities.

 TITLE I--FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 
 2025

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

 This title may be cited as the ``Fort Belknap Indian Community 
Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025''.

SEC. 102. PURPOSES.

 The purposes of this title are--

    (1) to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of 
 claims to water rights in the State of Montana for--
        (A) the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort 
 Belknap Reservation of Montana; and
        (B) the United States, acting as trustee for the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community and allottees;

    (2) to authorize, ratify, and confirm the water rights 
 compact entered into by the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
 the State, to the extent that the Compact is consistent with 
 this title;

    (3) to authorize and direct the Secretary--
        (A) to execute the Compact; and
        (B) to take any other actions necessary to carry 
 out the Compact in accordance with this title;

    (4) to authorize funds necessary for the implementation of 
 the Compact and this title; and

    (5) to authorize the exchange and transfer of certain 
 Federal and State land.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

 In this title:

    (1) Allottee.--The term ``allottee'' means an individual 
 who holds a beneficial real property interest in an allotment 
 of Indian land that is--
        (A) located within the Reservation; and
        (B) held in trust by the United States.

    (2) Blackfeet tribe.--The term ``Blackfeet Tribe'' means 
 the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of 
 Montana.

    (3) Cercla.--The term ``CERCLA'' means the Comprehensive 
 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

    (4) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
 Commissioner of Reclamation.

    (5) Compact.--The term ``Compact'' means--
        (A) the Fort Belknap-Montana water rights compact 
 dated April 16, 2001, as contained in 

section 85-20-
 1001 of the Montana Code Annotated

    (2021) ; and
        (B) any appendix (including appendix amendments), 
 part, or amendment to the Compact that is executed to 
 make the Compact consistent with this title.

    (6) Enforceability date.--The term ``enforceability date'' 
 means the date described in 

section 111

    (f) .

    (7) Fort belknap indian community.--The term ``Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community'' means the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes 
 of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana, a federally 
 recognized Indian Tribal entity included on the list published 
 by the Secretary pursuant to 

section 104

    (a) of the Federally 
 Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131

    (a) ).

    (8) Fort belknap indian community council.--The term ``Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community Council'' means the governing body of 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

    (9) Fort belknap indian irrigation project.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``Fort Belknap Indian 
 Irrigation Project'' means the Federal Indian 
 irrigation project constructed and operated by the 
 Bureau of Indian Affairs, consisting of the Milk River 
 unit, including--
            (i) the Three Mile unit; and
            (ii) the White Bear unit.
        (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Fort Belknap Indian 
 Irrigation Project'' includes any addition to the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Irrigation Project constructed pursuant 
 to this title, including expansion of the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Irrigation Project, the Pumping Plant, delivery 
 Pipe and Canal, the Fort Belknap Reservoir and Dam, and 
 the Peoples Creek Flood Protection Project.

    (10) Implementation fund.--The term ``Implementation Fund'' 
 means the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement 
 Implementation Fund established by 

section 113

    (a) .

    (11) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
 meaning given the term in 

section 4 of the Indian Self-
 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

    (12) Lake elwell.--The term ``Lake Elwell'' means the water 
 impounded on the Marias River in the State by Tiber Dam, a 
 feature of the Lower Marias Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
 River Basin Program authorized by 

section 9 of the Act of 
 December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 
 1944'') (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665).

    (13) Malta irrigation district.--The term ``Malta 
 Irrigation District'' means the public corporation--
        (A) created on December 28, 1923, pursuant to the 
 laws of the State relating to irrigation districts; and
        (B) headquartered in Malta, Montana.

    (14) Milk river.--The term ``Milk River'' means the 
 mainstem of the Milk River and each tributary of the Milk River 
 between the headwaters of the Milk River and the confluence of 
 the Milk River with the Missouri River, consisting of--
        (A) Montana Water Court Basins 40F, 40G, 40H, 40I, 
 40J, 40K, 40L, 40M, 40N, and 40O; and
        (B) the portion of the Milk River and each 
 tributary of the Milk River that flows through the 
 Canadian Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

    (15) Milk river project.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``Milk River Project'' 
 means the Bureau of Reclamation project conditionally 
 approved by the Secretary on March 14, 1903, pursuant 
 to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 
 1093), commencing at Lake Sherburne Reservoir and 
 providing water to a point approximately 6 miles east 
 of Nashua, Montana.
        (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Milk River Project'' 
 includes--
            (i) the St. Mary Unit;
            (ii) the Fresno Dam and Reservoir; and
            (iii) the Dodson pumping unit.

    (16) Missouri river basin.--The term ``Missouri River 
 Basin'' means the hydrologic basin of the Missouri River, 
 including tributaries.

    (17) Operations and maintenance.--The term ``operations and 
 maintenance'' means the Bureau of Indian Affairs operations and 
 maintenance activities related to costs described in 

section 171.500 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
 successor regulation).

    (18) Operations, maintenance, and replacement.--The term 
 ``operations, maintenance, and replacement'' means--
        (A) any recurring or ongoing activity associated 
 with the day-to-day operation of a project;
        (B) any activity relating to scheduled or 
 unscheduled maintenance of a project; and
            (C) any activity relating to repairing, replacing, 
 or rehabilitating a feature of a project.

    (19) Pick-sloan missouri river basin program.--The term 
 ``Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program'' means the Pick-
 Sloan Missouri River Basin Program (authorized by 

section 9 of 
 the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the ``Flood 
 Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665)).

    (20) PMM.--The term ``PMM'' means the Principal Meridian, 
 Montana.

    (21) Reservation.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``Reservation'' means the 
 area of the Fort Belknap Reservation in the State, as 
 modified by this title.
        (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Reservation'' 
 includes--
            (i) all land and interests in land 
 established by--
            (I) the Agreement with the Gros 
 Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the 
 Fort Belknap Reservation, ratified by 
 the Act of May 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 113, 
 chapter 212), as modified by the 
 Agreement with the Indians of the Fort 
 Belknap Reservation of October 9, 1895 
 (ratified by the Act of June 10, 1896) 
 (29 Stat. 350, chapter 398);
            (II) the Act of March 3, 1921 (41 
 Stat. 1355, chapter 135); and
            (III) Public Law 94-114 (25 U.S.C. 
 5501 et seq.);
            (ii) the land known as the ``Hancock 
 lands'' purchased by the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community pursuant to the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community Council Resolution No. 234-89 
 (October 2, 1989); and
            (iii) all land transferred to the United 
 States to be held in trust for the benefit of 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community under 

section 106.

    (22) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

    (23) St. mary unit.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``St. Mary Unit'' means 
 the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project 
 authorized by Congress on March 25, 1905.
        (B) Inclusions.--The term ``St. Mary Unit'' 
 includes--
            (i) Sherburne Dam and Reservoir;
            (ii) Swift Current Creek Dike;
            (iii) Lower St. Mary Lake;
            (iv) St. Mary Canal Diversion Dam; and
            (v) St. Mary Canal and appurtenances.

    (24) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.

    (25) Tribal water code.--The term ``Tribal water code'' 
 means the Tribal water code enacted by the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community pursuant to 

section 105

    (g) .

    (26) Tribal water rights.--The term ``Tribal water rights'' 
 means the water rights of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, as 
 described in Article III of the Compact and this title, 
 including the allocation of water to the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community from Lake Elwell under 

section 107.

    (27) Trust fund.--The term ``Trust Fund'' means the Aaniiih 
 Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund established for the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community under 

section 112

    (a) .

SEC. 104. RATIFICATION OF COMPACT.

    (a) Ratification of Compact.--

    (1) In general.--As modified by this title, the Compact is 
 authorized, ratified, and confirmed.

    (2) Amendments.--Any amendment to the Compact is 
 authorized, ratified, and confirmed to the extent that the 
 amendment is executed to make the Compact consistent with this 
 title.

    (b) Execution.--

    (1) In general.--To the extent that the Compact does not 
 conflict with this title, the Secretary shall execute the 
 Compact, including all appendices to, or parts of, the Compact 
 requiring the signature of the Secretary.

    (2) Modifications.--Nothing in this title precludes the 
 Secretary from approving any modification to an appendix to the 
 Compact that is consistent with this title, to the extent that 
 the modification does not otherwise require congressional 
 approval under 

section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 
 177) or any other applicable provision of Federal law.
            (c) Environmental Compliance.--

    (1) In general.--In implementing the Compact and this 
 title, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable 
 provisions of--
        (A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
 1531 et seq.);
        (B) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the implementing 
 regulations of that Act; and
            (C) other applicable Federal environmental laws and 
 regulations.

    (2) Compliance.--
        (A) In general.--In implementing the Compact and 
 this title, the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
 prepare any necessary environmental documents, except 
 for any environmental documents required under 

section 108, consistent with all applicable provisions of--
            (i) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
            (ii) the National Environmental Policy Act 
 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), including the 
 implementing regulations of that Act; and
            (iii) all other applicable Federal 
 environmental laws and regulations.
        (B) Authorizations.--The Secretary shall--
            (i) independently evaluate the 
 documentation submitted under subparagraph
        (A) ; 
 and
            (ii) be responsible for the accuracy, 
 scope, and contents of that documentation.

    (3) Effect of execution.--The execution of the Compact by 
 the Secretary under this section shall not constitute a major 
 Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental 
 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

    (4) Costs.--Any costs associated with the performance of 
 the compliance activities described in paragraph

    (2) shall be 
 paid from funds deposited in the Trust Fund, subject to the 
 condition that any costs associated with the performance of 
 Federal approval or other review of such compliance work or 
 costs associated with inherently Federal functions shall remain 
 the responsibility of the Secretary.

SEC. 105. TRIBAL WATER RIGHTS.

    (a) Confirmation of Tribal Water Rights.--

    (1) In general.--The Tribal water rights are ratified, 
 confirmed, and declared to be valid.

    (2) Use.--Any use of the Tribal water rights shall be 
 subject to the terms and conditions of the Compact and this 
 title.

    (3) Conflict.--In the event of a conflict between the 
 Compact and this title, this title shall control.

    (b) Intent of Congress.--It is the intent of Congress to provide to 
each allottee benefits that are equivalent to, or exceed, the benefits 
the allottees possess on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, taking into consideration--

    (1) the potential risks, cost, and time delay associated 
 with litigation that would be resolved by the Compact and this 
 title;

    (2) the availability of funding under this title and from 
 other sources;

    (3) the availability of water from the Tribal water rights; 
 and

    (4) the applicability of 

section 7 of the Act of February 
 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), and this 
 title to protect the interests of allottees.
            (c) Trust Status of Tribal Water Rights.--The Tribal water rights--

    (1) shall be held in trust by the United States for the use 
 and benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and allottees 
 in accordance with this title; and

    (2) shall not be subject to loss through non-use, 
 forfeiture, or abandonment.
            (d) Allottees.--

    (1) Applicability of the act of february 8, 1887.--The 
 provisions of 

section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 
 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), relating to the use of 
 water for irrigation purposes, shall apply to the Tribal water 
 rights.

    (2) Entitlement to water.--Any entitlement to water of an 
 allottee under Federal law shall be satisfied from the Tribal 
 water rights.

    (3) Allocations.--An allottee shall be entitled to a just 
 and equitable allocation of water for irrigation purposes.

    (4) Claims.--
        (A) Exhaustion of remedies.--Before asserting any 
 claim against the United States under 

section 7 of the 
 Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 
 U.S.C. 381), or any other applicable law, an allottee 
 shall exhaust remedies available under the Tribal water 
 code or other applicable Tribal law.
        (B) Action for relief.--After the exhaustion of all 
 remedies available under the Tribal water code or other 
 applicable Tribal law, an allottee may seek relief 
 under 

section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 
 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), or other 
 applicable law.

    (5) Authority of the secretary.--The Secretary shall have 
 the authority to protect the rights of allottees in accordance 
 with this section.

    (e) Authority of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.--

    (1) In general.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
 have the authority to allocate, distribute, and lease the 
 Tribal water rights for use on the Reservation in accordance 
 with the Compact, this title, and applicable Federal law.

    (2) Off-reservation use.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 may allocate, distribute, and lease the Tribal water rights for 
 off-Reservation use in accordance with the Compact, this title, 
 and applicable Federal law--
        (A) subject to the approval of the Secretary; or
        (B) pursuant to Tribal water leasing regulations 
 consistent with the requirements of subsection

    (f) .

    (3) Land leases by allottees.--Notwithstanding paragraph

    (1) , an allottee may lease any interest in land held by the 
 allottee, together with any water right determined to be 
 appurtenant to the interest in land, in accordance with the 
 Tribal water code.

    (f) Tribal Water Leasing Regulations.--

    (1) In general.--At the discretion of the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community, any water lease of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community of the Tribal water rights for use on or off the 
 Reservation shall not require the approval of the Secretary if 
 the lease--
        (A) is executed under tribal regulations, approved 
 by the Secretary under this subsection;
        (B) is in accordance with the Compact; and
            (C) does not exceed a term of 100 years, except 
 that a lease may include an option to renew for 1 
 additional term of not to exceed 100 years.

    (2) Authority of the secretary over tribal water leasing 
 regulations.--
        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall have the 
 authority to approve or disapprove any Tribal water 
 leasing regulations issued in accordance with paragraph

    (1) .
        (B) Considerations for approval.--The Secretary 
 shall approve any Tribal water leasing regulations 
 issued in accordance with paragraph

    (1) if the Tribal 
 water leasing regulations--
            (i) provide for an environmental review 
 process that includes--
            (I) the identification and 
 evaluation of any significant effects 
 of the proposed action on the 
 environment; and
            (II) a process for ensuring that--

    (aa) the public is informed 
 of, and has a reasonable 
 opportunity to comment on, any 
 significant environmental 
 impacts of the proposed action 
 identified by the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community; and

    (bb) the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community provides 
 responses to relevant and 
 substantive public comments on 
 those impacts prior to its 
 approval of a water lease; and
            (ii) are consistent with this title and the 
 Compact.

    (3) Review process.--
        (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the 
 date on which Tribal water leasing regulations under 
 paragraph

    (1) are submitted to the Secretary, the 
 Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the 
 regulations.
        (B) Written documentation.--If the Secretary 
 disapproves the Tribal water leasing regulations 
 described in subparagraph
        (A) , the Secretary shall 
 include written documentation with the disapproval 
 notification that describes the basis for this 
 disapproval.
            (C) Extension.--The deadline described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) may be extended by the Secretary, 
 after consultation with the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community.

    (4) Federal environmental review.--Notwithstanding 
 paragraphs

    (2) and

    (3) , if the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 carries out a project or activity funded by a Federal agency, 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community--
        (A) shall have the authority to rely on the 
 environmental review process of the applicable Federal 
 agency; and
        (B) shall not be required to carry out a tribal 
 environmental review process under this subsection.

    (5) Documentation.--If the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 issues a lease pursuant to Tribal water leasing regulations 
 under paragraph

    (1) , the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
 provide the Secretary and the State a copy of the lease, 
 including any amendments or renewals to the lease.

    (6) Limitation of liability.--
        (A) In general.--The United States shall not be 
 liable in any claim relating to the negotiation, 
 execution, or approval of any lease or exchange 
 agreement or storage agreement, including any claims 
 relating to the terms included in such an agreement, 
 made pursuant to Tribal water leasing regulations under 
 paragraph

    (1) .
        (B) Obligations.--The United States shall have no 
 trust obligation or other obligation to monitor, 
 administer, or account for--
            (i) any funds received by the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community as consideration under any 
 lease or exchange agreement or storage 
 agreement; or
            (ii) the expenditure of those funds.

    (g) Tribal Water Code.--

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding Article IV.A.2. of the 
 Compact, not later than 4 years after the date on which the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community approves the Compact in 
 accordance with 

section 111

    (f)

    (1) , the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community shall enact a Tribal water code that provides for--
        (A) the administration, management, regulation, and 
 governance of all uses of the Tribal water rights in 
 accordance with the Compact and this title; and
        (B) the establishment by the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community of the conditions, permit requirements, and 
 other requirements for the allocation, distribution, or 
 use of the Tribal water rights in accordance with the 
 Compact and this title.

    (2) Inclusions.--Subject to the approval of the Secretary, 
 the Tribal water code shall provide--
        (A) that use of water by allottees shall be 
 satisfied with water from the Tribal water rights;
        (B) a process by which an allottee may request that 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community provide water for 
 irrigation use in accordance with this title, including 
 the provision of water under any allottee lease under 
 

section 4 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 856, 
 chapter 431; 25 U.S.C. 403);
            (C) a due process system for the consideration and 
 determination by the Fort Belknap Indian Community of 
 any request of an allottee (or a successor in interest 
 to an allottee) for an allocation of water for 
 irrigation purposes on allotted land, including a 
 process for--
            (i) appeal and adjudication of any denied 
 or disputed distribution of water; and
            (ii) resolution of any contested 
 administrative decision;
            (D) a requirement that any allottee asserting a 
 claim relating to the enforcement of rights of the 
 allottee under the Tribal water code, including to the 
 quantity of water allocated to land of the allottee, 
 shall exhaust all remedies available to the allottee 
 under Tribal law before initiating an action against 
 the United States or petitioning the Secretary pursuant 
 to subsection
            (d) (4)
        (B) ;
        (E) a process by which an owner of fee land within 
 the boundaries of the Reservation may apply for use of 
 a portion of the Tribal water rights; and
        (F) a process for the establishment of a controlled 
 Groundwater area and for the management of that area in 
 cooperation with establishment of a contiguous 
 controlled Groundwater area off the Reservation 
 established pursuant to Section B.2. of Article IV of 
 the Compact and State law.

    (3) Action by secretary.--
        (A) In general.--During the period beginning on the 
 date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on 
 which a Tribal water code described in paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) is enacted, the Secretary shall administer, 
 with respect to the rights of allottees, the Tribal 
 water rights in accordance with the Compact and this 
 title.
        (B) Approval.--The Tribal water code described in 
 paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) shall not be valid unless--
            (i) the provisions of the Tribal water code 
 required by paragraph

    (2) are approved by the 
 Secretary; and
            (ii) each amendment to the Tribal water 
 code that affects a right of an allottee is 
 approved by the Secretary.
            (C) Approval period.--
            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
 approve or disapprove the Tribal water code or 
 an amendment to the Tribal water code by not 
 later than 180 days after the date on which the 
 Tribal water code or amendment to the Tribal 
 water code is submitted to the Secretary.
            (ii) Extensions.--The deadline described in 
 clause
            (i) may be extended by the Secretary, 
 after consultation with the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community.

    (h) Administration.--

    (1) No alienation.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
 not permanently alienate any portion of the Tribal water 
 rights.

    (2) Purchases or grants of land from indians.--An 
 authorization provided by this title for the allocation, 
 distribution, leasing, or other arrangement entered into 
 pursuant to this title shall be considered to satisfy any 
 requirement for authorization of the action required by Federal 
 law.

    (3) Prohibition on forfeiture.--The non-use of all or any 
 portion of the Tribal water rights by any water user shall not 
 result in the forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or other 
 loss of all or any portion of the Tribal water rights.
            (i) Effect.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
section, nothing in this title--

    (1) authorizes any action by an allottee against any 
 individual or entity, or against the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community, under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law; or

    (2) alters or affects the status of any action brought 
 pursuant to 

section 1491

    (a) of title 28, United States Code.

    (j) Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program Power Rates.--

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
 Energy, shall make available the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
 Basin Program irrigation project pumping power rates to the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community, the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Irrigation Project, and any projects funded under this title.

    (2) Authorized 

=== purposes ===
-The power rates made available 
 under paragraph

    (1) shall be authorized for the purposes of 
 wheeling, administration, and payment of irrigation project 
 pumping power rates, including project use power for gravity 
 power.

SEC. 106. EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF LAND.

    (a) Exchange of Eligible Land and State Land.--

    (1) === Definitions. ===
-In this subsection:
        (A) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' 
 means--
            (i) public lands (as defined in 

section 103 
 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) that are administered 
 by the Secretary, acting through the Director 
 of the Bureau of Land Management; and
            (ii) land in the National Forest System (as 
 defined in 

section 11

    (a) of the Forest and 
 Rangeland Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
 U.S.C. 1609

    (a) ) that is administered by the 
 Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
 Chief of the Forest Service.
        (B) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary 
 concerned'' means, as applicable--
            (i) the Secretary, with respect to the 
 eligible land administered by the Bureau of 
 Land Management; and
            (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 
 respect to eligible land managed by the Forest 
 Service.

    (2) Negotiations authorized.--
        (A) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall 
 offer to enter into negotiations with the State for the 
 purpose of exchanging eligible land described in 
 paragraph

    (4) for the State land described in paragraph

    (3) .
        (B) Requirements.--Any exchange of land made 
 pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the 
 terms and conditions of this subsection.
            (C) Priority.--
            (i) In general.--In carrying out this 
 paragraph, the Secretary and the Secretary of 
 Agriculture shall, during the 5-year period 
 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
 give priority to an exchange of eligible land 
 located within the State for State land.
            (ii) Secretary of agriculture.--The 
 responsibility of the Secretary of Agriculture 
 under clause
            (i) , during the 5-year period 
 described in that clause, shall be limited to 
 negotiating with the State an acceptable 
 package of land in the National Forest System 
 (as defined in 

section 11

    (a) of the Forest and 
 Rangeland Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
 U.S.C. 1609

    (a) )).

    (3) State land.--The Secretary is authorized to accept the 
 following parcels of State land located on and off the 
 Reservation:
        (A) 717.56 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 16.
        (B) 707.04 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 16.
            (C) 640 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 36.
            (D) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 16.
        (E) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 36.
        (F) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 26 E., 

sec. 16.
        (G) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 36.
        (H) 640 acres in T. 27 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 16.
            (I) 640 acres in T. 27 N., R. 25 E., 

sec. 36.
        (J) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 36.
        (K) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 16.
            (L) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 24 E., 

sec. 36.
            (M) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 25 E., 

sec. 16.
        (N) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 25 E., 

sec. 36.
        (O) 640 acres in T. 28 N., R. 26 E., 

sec. 16.
        (P) 94.96 acres in T. 28 N., R. 26 E., 

sec. 36, 
 under lease by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 Council on the date of enactment of this Act, comprised 
 of--
            (i) 30.68 acres in lot 5;
            (ii) 26.06 acres in lot 6;
            (iii) 21.42 acres in lot 7; and
            (iv) 16.8 acres in lot 8.
        (Q) 652.32 acres in T. 29 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 16, 
 excluding the 73.36 acres under lease by individuals 
 who are not members of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community, on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (R) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 36.
        (S) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 16.
        (T) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 24 E., 

sec. 16.
        (U) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 24 E., 

sec. 36.
            (V) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 25 E., 

sec. 16.
        (W) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 25 E., 

sec. 36.
            (X) 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 26 E., 

sec. 16.
        (Y) 663.22 acres in T. 30 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 16, 
 excluding the 58.72 acres under lease by individuals 
 who are not members of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (Z) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 36.

    (AA) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 16.

    (BB) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 36.
            (CC) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 24 E., 

sec. 16.
            (DD) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 24 E., 

sec. 36.

    (EE) 640 acres in T. 30 N., R. 25 E., 

sec. 16.

    (FF) 275.88 acres in T. 30 N., R. 26 E., 

sec. 36, 
 under lease by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 Council on the date of enactment of this Act.

    (GG) 640 acres in T. 31 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 36.

    (HH) 640 acres in T. 31 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 16.
            (II) 640 acres in T. 31 N., R. 23 E., 

sec. 36.

    (JJ) 34.04 acres in T. 31 N., R. 26 E., 

sec. 16, 
 lot 4.

    (KK) 640 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 16.

    (4) Eligible land.--
        (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
 the reservation of easements or rights-of-way deemed 
 necessary to be retained by the Secretary concerned, 
 and the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary 
 is authorized and directed to convey to the State any 
 eligible land within the State identified in the 
 negotiations authorized by paragraph

    (2) and agreed to 
 by the Secretary concerned.
        (B) Exceptions.--The Secretary concerned shall 
 exclude from any conveyance any parcel of eligible land 
 that is--
            (i) included within the National Landscape 
 Conservation System established by 

section 2002

    (a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management 
 Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7202

    (a) ), without regard 
 to whether that land has been identified as 
 available for disposal in a land use plan;
            (ii) designated as wilderness by Congress;
            (iii) within a component of the National 
 Wild and Scenic Rivers System; or
            (iv) designated in the Forest Land and 
 Resource Management Plan as a Research Natural 
 Area.
            (C) Administrative responsibility.--The Secretary 
 shall be responsible for meeting all substantive and 
 any procedural requirements necessary to complete the 
 exchange and the conveyance of the eligible land.

    (5) Land into trust.--On completion of the land exchange 
 authorized by this subsection, the Secretary shall, as soon as 
 practicable after the enforceability date, take the land 
 received by the United States pursuant to this subsection into 
 trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

    (6) Terms and conditions.--
        (A) Equal value.--The values of the eligible land 
 and State land exchanged under this subsection shall be 
 equal, except that the Secretary concerned may--
            (i) exchange land that is of approximately 
 equal value if such an exchange complies with 
 the requirements of 

section 206

    (h) of the 
 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
 (43 U.S.C. 1716

    (h) ) (and any regulations 
 implementing that section) without regard to 
 the monetary limitation described in paragraph

    (1)
        (A) of that section; and
            (ii) make or accept an equalization 
 payment, or waive an equalization payment, if 
 such a payment or waiver of a payment complies 
 with the requirements of 

section 206

    (b) of that 
 Act (43 U.S.C. 1716

    (b) ) (and any regulations 
 implementing that section).
        (B) Impacts on local governments.--In identifying 
 eligible land to be exchanged with the State, the 
 Secretary concerned and the State may--
            (i) consider the financial impacts of 
 exchanging specific eligible land on local 
 governments; and
            (ii) attempt to minimize the financial 
 impact of the exchange on local governments.
            (C) Existing authorizations.--
            (i) Eligible land conveyed to the state.--
            (I) In general.--Any eligible land 
 conveyed to the State under this 
 subsection shall be subject to any 
 valid existing rights, contracts, 
 leases, permits, and rights-of-way, 
 unless the holder of the right, 
 contract, lease, permit, or right-of-
 way requests an earlier termination in 
 accordance with existing law.
            (II) Assumption by state.--The 
 State shall assume all benefits and 
 obligations of the Forest Service or 
 the Bureau of Land Management, as 
 applicable, under the existing rights, 
 contracts, leases, permits, and rights-
 of-way described in subclause
            (I) .
            (ii) State land conveyed to the united 
 states.--
            (I) In general.--Any State land 
 conveyed to the United States under 
 this subsection and taken into trust 
 for the benefit of the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community subject shall be to 
 any valid existing rights, contracts, 
 leases, permits, and rights-of-way, 
 unless the holder of the right, 
 contract, lease, permit, or right-of-
 way requests an earlier termination in 
 accordance with existing law.
            (II) Assumption by bureau of indian 
 affairs.--The Bureau of Indian Affairs 
 shall--

    (aa) assume all benefits 
 and obligations of the State 
 under the existing rights, 
 contracts, leases, permits, and 
 rights-of-way described in 
 subclause
            (I) ; and

    (bb) disburse to the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community any 
 amounts that accrue to the 
 United States from those 
 rights, contracts, leases, 
 permits, and rights-of-way, 
 after the date of transfer from 
 any sale, bonus, royalty, or 
 rental relating to that land in 
 the same manner as amounts 
 received from other land held 
 by the Secretary in trust for 
 the benefit of the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community.
            (D) Personal property.--
            (i) In general.--Any improvements 
 constituting personal property, as defined by 
 State law, belonging to the holder of a right, 
 contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way on 
 land transferred to the United States under 
 this subsection shall--
            (I) remain the property of the 
 holder; and
            (II) be removed not later than 90 
 days after the date on which the right, 
 contract, lease, permit, or right-of-
 way expires, unless the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community and the holder agree 
 otherwise.
            (ii) Remaining property.--Any personal 
 property described in clause
            (i) remaining with 
 the holder described in that clause beyond the 
 90-day period described in subclause
            (II) of 
 that clause shall--
            (I) become the property of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community; and
            (II) be subject to removal and 
 disposition at the discretion of the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community.
            (iii) Liability of previous holder.--The 
 holder of personal property described in clause
            (i) shall be liable for costs incurred by the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community in removing and 
 disposing of the personal property under clause
            (ii) 
            (II) .

    (7) Technical corrections.--Notwithstanding the 
 descriptions of the parcels of land owned by the State under 
 paragraph

    (3) , the State may, with the consent of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community, make technical corrections to the 
 legal land descriptions to more specifically identify the State 
 parcels to be exchanged.

    (8) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide $10,000,000 of 
 financial or other assistance to the State and the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community as may be necessary to obtain the appraisals, 
 and to satisfy administrative requirements, necessary to 
 accomplish the exchanges under paragraph

    (2) .

    (b) Federal Land Transfers.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and the 
 requirements of this subsection, all right, title, and interest 
 of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph

    (2) shall be held by the United States in trust for the benefit 
 of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as part of the Reservation 
 on the enforceability date.

    (2) Federal land.--
        (A) Bureau of land management parcels.--
            (i) 59.46 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 4, comprised of--
            (I) 19.55 acres in lot 10;
            (II) 19.82 acres in lot 11; and
            (III) 20.09 acres in lot 16.
            (ii) 324.24 acres in the N\1/2\ of T. 25 
 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 5.
            (iii) 403.56 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 9, comprised of--
            (I) 20.39 acres in lot 2;
            (II) 20.72 acres in lot 7;
            (III) 21.06 acres in lot 8;
            (IV) 40.00 acres in lot 9;
            (V) 40.00 acres in lot 10;
            (VI) 40.00 acres in lot 11;
            (VII) 40.00 acres in lot 12;
            (VIII) 21.39 acres in lot 13; and
            (IX) 160 acres in SW\1/4\.
            (iv) 70.63 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 13, comprised of--
            (I) 18.06 acres in lot 5;
            (II) 18.25 acres in lot 6;
            (III) 18.44 acres in lot 7; and
            (IV) 15.88 acres in lot 8.
            (v) 71.12 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 14, comprised of--
            (I) 17.65 acres in lot 5;
            (II) 17.73 acres in lot 6;
            (III) 17.83 acres in lot 7; and
            (IV) 17.91 acres in lot 8.
            (vi) 103.29 acres in T. 25 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 15, comprised of--
            (I) 21.56 acres in lot 6;
            (II) 29.50 acres in lot 7;
            (III) 17.28 acres in lot 8;
            (IV) 17.41 acres in lot 9; and
            (V) 17.54 acres in lot 10.
            (vii) 160 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 1, comprised of--
            (I) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the 
 NW\1/4\ ; and
            (II) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the 
 SW\1/4\.
            (viii) 567.50 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 2, comprised of--
            (I) 82.54 acres in the E\1/2\ of 
 the NW\1/4\;
            (II) 164.96 acres in the NE\1/4\; 
 and
            (III) 320 acres in the S\1/2\.
            (ix) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 3, comprised of--
            (I) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the 
 NW\1/4\;
            (II) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
            (III) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of 
 the SE\1/4\.
            (x) 120 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 4, comprised of--
            (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the 
 SE\1/4\; and
            (II) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the 
 SE\1/4\.
            (xi) 200 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 5, comprised of--
            (I) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
            (II) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the 
 NW\1/4\.
            (xii) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/
 4\ of T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 6.
            (xiii) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 8, comprised of--
            (I) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the 
 SW\1/4\;
            (II) 160 acres in the NW\1/4\; and
            (III) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of 
 the SE\1/4\.
            (xiv) 320 acres in the E\1/2\ of T. 26 N., 
 R. 21 E., 

sec. 9.
            (xv) 640 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 10.
            (xvi) 600 acres in T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 11, comprised of--
            (I) 320 acres in the N\1/2\;
            (II) 80 acres in the N\1/2\ of the 
 SE\1/4\;
            (III) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
            (IV) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the 
 SE\1/4\.
            (xvii) 525.81 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 21, comprised of--
            (I) 6.62 acres in lot 1;
            (II) 5.70 acres in lot 2;
            (III) 56.61 acres in lot 5;
            (IV) 56.88 acres in lot 6;
            (V) 320 acres in the W\1/2\; and
            (VI) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the 
 SE\1/4\.
            (xviii) 719.58 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 28.
            (xix) 560 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 29, comprised of--
            (I) 320 acres in the N\1/2\;
            (II) 160 acres in the N\1/2\ of the 
 S\1/2\; and
            (III) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the 
 SE\1/4\.
            (xx) 400 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 32, comprised of--
            (I) 320 acres in the S\1/2\; and
            (II) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the 
 NW\1/4\.
            (xxi) 455.51 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 33, comprised of--
            (I) 58.25 acres in lot 3;
            (II) 58.5 acres in lot 4;
            (III) 58.76 acres in lot 5;
            (IV) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the 
 NE\1/4\;
            (V) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\; and
            (VI) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the 
 SE\1/4\.
            (xxii) 88.71 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 1, comprised of--
            (I) 24.36 acres in lot 1;
            (II) 24.35 acres in lot 2; and
            (III) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of 
 the SW\1/4\.
            (xxiii) 80 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 3, comprised of--
            (I) 40 acres in lot 11; and
            (II) 40 acres in lot 12.
            (xxiv) 80 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 11, comprised of--
            (I) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the 
 SW\1/4\; and
            (II) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the 
 NW\1/4\.
            (xxv) 200 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 12, comprised of--
            (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the 
 SW\1/4\;
            (II) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the 
 NW\1/4\; and
            (III) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the 
 NW\1/4\.
            (xxvi) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NE\1/
 4\ of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 23.
            (xxvii) 320 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 24, comprised of--
            (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the 
 NW\1/4\;
            (II) 160 acres in the NE\1/4\;
            (III) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of 
 the SE\1/4\; and
            (IV) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the 
 SW\1/4\.
            (xxviii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 25, comprised of--
            (I) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the 
 NE\1/4\; and
            (II) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the 
 NW\1/4\.
            (xxix) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SE\1/
 4\ of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 26.
            (xxx) 160 acres in the NW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., 
 R. 21 E., 

sec. 27.
            (xxxi) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/
 4\ of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 29.
            (xxxii) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the 
 NE\1/4\ of T. 27 N., R. 21 E., sec 30.
            (xxxiii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 33, comprised of--
            (I) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the 
 NE\1/4\; and
            (II) 80 acres in the N\1/2\ of the 
 SE\1/4\.
            (xxxiv) 440 acres in T. 27 N., R. 21 E., 
 

sec. 34, comprised of--
            (I) 160 acres in the N\1/2\ of the 
 S\1/2\;
            (II) 160 acres in the NE\1/4\;
            (III) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ of the 
 NW\1/4\; and
            (IV) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the 
 SE\1/4\.
            (xxxv) 133.44 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 4, comprised of--
            (I) 28.09 acres in lot 5;
            (II) 25.35 acres in lot 6;
            (III) 40 acres in lot 10; and
            (IV) 40 acres in lot 15.
            (xxxvi) 160 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 7, comprised of--
            (I) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the 
 NE\1/4\;
            (II) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the 
 SW\1/4\; and
            (III) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the 
 NW\1/4\.
            (xxxvii) 120 acres in T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 
 

sec. 8, comprised of--
            (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the 
 NW\1/4\; and
            (II) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the 
 SW\1/4\.
            (xxxviii) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the 
 NW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 9.
            (xxxix) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the 
 SW\1/4\ of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 17.
            (xl) 40 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ 
 of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 19.
            (xli) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/
 4\ of T. 27 N., R22 E., 

sec. 20.
            (xlii) 80 acres in the W\1/2\ of the SE\1/
 4\ of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 31.
            (xliii) 52.36 acres in the SE\1/4\ of the 
 SE\1/4\ of T. 27 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 33.
            (xliv) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the SW\1/
 4\ of T. 28 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 29.
            (xlv) 40 acres in the NE\1/4\ of the NE\1/
 4\ of T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 7.
            (xlvi) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/
 4\ of T. 26 N., R. 21 E., 

sec. 12.
            (xlvii) 42.38 acres in the NW\1/4\ of the 
 NE\1/4\ of T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 6.
            (xlviii) 320 acres in the E\1/2\ of T. 26 
 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 17.
            (xlix) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the NE\1/
 4\ of T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 20.
            (l) 240 acres in T. 26 N., R. 22 E., 

sec. 30, comprised of--
            (I) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ of the 
 NE\1/4\;
            (II) 80 acres in the N\1/2\ of the 
 SE\1/4\;
            (III) 40 acres in the SE\1/4\ of 
 the NW\1/4\; and
            (IV) 40 acres in the SW\1/4\ of the 
 NE\1/4\.
        (B) Bureau of indian affairs.--The parcels of 
 approximately 3,519.3 acres of trust land that have 
 been converted to fee land, judicially foreclosed on, 
 acquired by the Department of Agriculture, and 
 transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, described 
 in clauses
            (i) through
            (iii) .
            (i) Parcel 1.--The land described in this 
 clause is 640 acres in T. 29 N., R. 26 E., 
 comprised of--
            (I) 160 acres in the SW\1/4\ of 
 

sec. 27;
            (II) 160 acres in the NE\1/4\ of 
 

sec. 33; and
            (III) 320 acres in the W\1/2\ of 
 

sec. 34.
            (ii) Parcel 2.--The land described in this 
 clause is 320 acres in the N\1/2\ of T. 30 N., 
 R. 23 E., 

sec. 28.
            (iii) Parcel 3.--The land described in this 
 clause is 2,559.3 acres, comprised of--
            (I) T. 28 N., R. 24 E., including--

    (aa) of 

sec. 16--

    (AA) 5 acres in the 
 E\1/2\, W\1/2\, E\1/2\, 
 W\1/2\, W\1/2\, NE\1/
 4\;

    (BB) 10 acres in 
 the E\1/2\, E\1/2\, 
 W\1/2\, W\1/2\, NE\1/
 4\;
            (CC) 40 acres in 
 the E\1/2\, W\1/2\, 
 NE\1/4\;
            (DD) 40 acres in 
 the W\1/2\, E\1/2\, 
 NE\1/4\;

    (EE) 20 acres in 
 the W\1/2\, E\1/2\, 
 E\1/2\, NE\1/4\;

    (FF) 5 acres in the 
 W\1/2\, W\1/2\, E\1/2\, 
 E\1/2\, E\1/2\, NE\1/
 4\; and

    (GG) 160 acres in 
 the SE\1/4\;

    (bb) 640 acres in 

sec. 21;
            (cc) 320 acres in the S\1/
 2\ of 

sec. 22; and
            (dd) 320 acres in the W\1/
 2\ of 

sec. 27;
            (II) T. 29 N., R. 25 E., PMM, 
 including--

    (aa) 320 acres in the S\1/
 2\ of 

sec. 1; and

    (bb) 320 acres in the N\1/
 2\ of 

sec. 12;
            (III) 39.9 acres in T. 29 N., R. 26 
 E., PMM, 

sec. 6, lot 2;
            (IV) T. 30 N., R. 26 E., PMM, 
 including--

    (aa) 39.4 acres in 

sec. 3, 
 lot 2;

    (bb) 40 acres in the SW\1/
 4\ of the SW\1/4\ of 

sec. 4;
            (cc) 80 acres in the E\1/2\ 
 of the SE\1/4\ of 

sec. 5;
            (dd) 80 acres in the S\1/2\ 
 of the SE\1/4\ of 

sec. 7; and

    (ee) 40 acres in the N\1/
 2\, N\1/2\, NE\1/4\ of 

sec. 18; 
 and
            (V) 40 acres in T. 31 N., R. 26 E., 
 PMM, the NW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of 

sec. 31.

    (3) Terms and conditions.--
        (A) Existing authorizations.--
            (i) In general.--Federal land transferred 
 under this subsection shall be conveyed and 
 taken into trust subject to valid existing 
 rights, contracts, leases, permits, and rights-
 of-way, unless the holder of the right, 
 contract, lease, permit, and rights-of-way 
 requests an earlier termination in accordance 
 with existing law.
            (ii) Assumption by bureau of indian 
 affairs.--The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall--
            (I) assume all benefits and 
 obligations of the previous land 
 management agency under the existing 
 rights, contracts, leases, permits, and 
 rights-of-way described in clause
            (i) ; 
 and
            (II) disburse to the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community any amounts that 
 accrue to the United States from those 
 rights, contracts, leases, permits, and 
 rights-of-ways after the date of 
 transfer from any sale, bonus, royalty, 
 or rental relating to that land in the 
 same manner as amounts received from 
 other land held by the Secretary in 
 trust for the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community.
        (B) Personal property.--
            (i) In general.--Any improvements 
 constituting personal property, as defined by 
 State law, belonging to the holder of a right, 
 contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way on 
 land transferred under this subsection shall--
            (I) remain the property of the 
 holder; and
            (II) be removed from the land not 
 later than 90 days after the date on 
 which the right, contract, lease, 
 permit, or right-of-way expires, unless 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
 the holder agree otherwise.
            (ii) Remaining property.--Any personal 
 property described in clause
            (i) remaining with 
 the holder described in that clause beyond the 
 90-day period described in subclause
            (II) of 
 that clause shall--
            (I) become the property of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community; and
            (II) be subject to removal and 
 disposition at the discretion of the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community.
            (iii) Liability of previous holder.--The 
 holder of personal property described in clause
            (i) shall be liable to the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community for costs incurred by the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community in removing and 
 disposing of the property under clause
            (ii) 
            (II) .
            (C) Existing roads.--If any road within the Federal 
 land transferred under this subsection is necessary for 
 customary access to private land, the Bureau of Indian 
 Affairs shall offer the owner of the private land to 
 apply for a right-of-way along the existing road, at 
 the expense of the landowner.
            (D) Limitation on the transfer of water rights.--
 Water rights that transfer with the land described in 
 paragraph

    (2) shall not become part of the Tribal water 
 rights, unless those rights are recognized and ratified 
 in the Compact.

    (4) Withdrawal of federal land.--
        (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
 effective on the date of enactment of this Act, all 
 Federal land within the parcels described in paragraph

    (2) is withdrawn from all forms of--
            (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
 the public land laws;
            (ii) location, entry, and patent under the 
 mining laws; and
            (iii) disposition under all laws pertaining 
 to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
 materials.
        (B) Expiration.--The withdrawals pursuant to 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall terminate on the date that the 
 Secretary takes the land into trust for the benefit of 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community pursuant to paragraph

    (1) .
            (C) No new reservation of federal water rights.--
 Nothing in this paragraph establishes a new reservation 
 in favor of the United States or the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community with respect to any water or water 
 right on the land withdrawn by this paragraph.

    (5) Technical corrections.--Notwithstanding the 
 descriptions of the parcels of Federal land in paragraph

    (2) , 
 the United States may, with the consent of the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community, make technical corrections to the legal land 
 descriptions to more specifically identify the parcels.

    (6) Survey.--
        (A) In general.--Unless the United States or the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community request an additional 
 survey for the transferred land or a technical 
 correction is made under paragraph

    (5) , the description 
 of land under this subsection shall be controlling.
        (B) Additional survey.--If the United States or the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community requests an additional 
 survey, that survey shall control the total acreage to 
 be transferred into trust under this subsection.
            (C) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide such 
 financial or other assistance as may be necessary--
            (i) to conduct additional surveys under 
 this subsection; and
            (ii) to satisfy administrative requirements 
 necessary to accomplish the land transfers 
 under this subsection.

    (7) Date of transfer.--The Secretary shall complete all 
 land transfers under this subsection and shall take the land 
 into trust for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 as expeditiously as practicable after the enforceability date, 
 but not later than 10 years after the enforceability date.
            (c) Tribally Owned Fee Land.--Not later than 10 years after the 
enforceability date, the Secretary shall take into trust for the 
benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community all fee land owned by the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community on or adjacent to the Reservation to 
become part of the Reservation, provided that--

    (1) the land is free from any liens, encumbrances, or other 
 infirmities; and

    (2) no evidence exists of any hazardous substances on, or 
 other environmental liability with respect to, the land.
            (d) Dodson Land.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph

    (2) , as soon as 
 practicable after the enforceability date, but not later than 
 10 years after the enforceability date, the Dodson Land 
 described in paragraph

    (3) shall be taken into trust by the 
 United States for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community as part of the Reservation.

    (2) Restrictions.--The land taken into trust under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall be subject to a perpetual easement, 
 reserved by the United States for use by the Bureau of 
 Reclamation, its contractors, and its assigns for--
        (A) the right of ingress and egress for Milk River 
 Project purposes; and
        (B) the right to--
            (i) seep, flood, and overflow the 
 transferred land for Milk River Project 
 purposes;
            (ii) conduct routine and non-routine 
 operation, maintenance, and replacement 
 activities on the Milk River Project 
 facilities, including modification to the 
 headworks at the upstream end of the Dodson 
 South Canal in support of Dodson South Canal 
 enlargement, to include all associated access, 
 construction, and material storage necessary to 
 complete those activities; and
            (iii) prohibit the construction of 
 permanent structures on the transferred land, 
 except--
            (I) as provided in the cooperative 
 agreement under paragraph

    (4) ; and
            (II) to meet the requirements of 
 the Milk River Project.

    (3) Description of dodson land.--
        (A) In general.--The Dodson Land referred to in 
 paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) is the approximately 2,500 acres 
 of land owned by the United States that is, as of the 
 date of enactment of this Act, under the jurisdiction 
 of the Bureau of Reclamation and located at the 
 northeastern corner of the Reservation (which extends 
 to the point in the middle of the main channel of the 
 Milk River), where the Milk River Project facilities, 
 including the Dodson Diversion Dam, headworks to the 
 Dodson South Canal, and Dodson South Canal, are 
 located, and more particularly described as follows:
            (i) Supplemental Plat of T. 30 N., R. 26 
 E., PMM, secs. 1 and 2.
            (ii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 25 
 E., PMM, 

sec. 13.
            (iii) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 26 
 E., PMM, secs. 18, 19, 20, and 29.
            (iv) Supplemental Plat of T. 31 N., R. 26 
 E., PMM, secs. 26, 27, 35, and 36.
        (B) Clarification.--The supplemental plats 
 described in clauses
            (i) through
            (iv) of subparagraph
        (A) are official plats, as documented by retracement 
 boundary surveys of the General Land Office, approved 
 on March 11, 1938, and on record at the Bureau of Land 
 Management.
            (C) Technical corrections.--Notwithstanding the 
 descriptions of the parcels of Federal land in 
 subparagraph
        (A) , the United States may, with the 
 consent of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, make 
 technical corrections to the legal land descriptions to 
 more specifically identify the parcels to be 
 transferred.

    (4) Cooperative agreement.--Not later than 3 years after 
 the enforceability date, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Malta 
 Irrigation District, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community shall negotiate and enter into a 
 cooperative agreement that identifies the uses to which the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community may put the land described in 
 paragraph

    (3) , provided that the cooperative agreement may be 
 amended by mutual agreement of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community, Bureau of Reclamation, the Malta Irrigation 
 District, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including to modify 
 the perpetual easement to narrow the boundaries of the easement 
 or to terminate the perpetual easement and cooperative 
 agreement.

    (e) Land Status.--All land held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community under this section 
shall be--

    (1) beneficially owned by the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community; and

    (2) part of the Reservation and administered in accordance 
 with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held 
 in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian 
 Tribe.

    (f) Gaming Prohibited.--All land held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian Community under this section 
shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms 
are defined in 

section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

SEC. 107. STORAGE ALLOCATION FROM LAKE ELWELL.

    (a) Storage Allocation of Water to Fort Belknap Indian Community.--
The Secretary shall allocate to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
20,000 acre-feet per year of water stored in Lake Elwell for use by the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community for any beneficial purpose on or off the 
Reservation, under a water right held by the United States and managed 
by the Bureau of Reclamation for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community, as measured and diverted at the outlet works of the Tiber 
Dam or through direct pumping from Lake Elwell.

    (b) Treatment.--

    (1) In general.--The allocation to the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community under subsection

    (a) shall be considered to be part 
 of the Tribal water rights.

    (2) Priority date.--The priority date of the allocation to 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community under subsection

    (a) shall be 
 the priority date of the Lake Elwell water right held by the 
 Bureau of Reclamation.

    (3) Administration.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 shall administer the water allocated under subsection

    (a) in 
 accordance with the Compact and this title.
            (c) Allocation Agreement.--

    (1) In general.--As a condition of receiving the allocation 
 under this section, the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
 enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish the 
 terms and conditions of the allocation, in accordance with the 
 Compact and this title.

    (2) Inclusions.--The agreement under paragraph

    (1) shall 
 include provisions establishing that--
        (A) the agreement shall be without limit as to 
 term;
        (B) the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and not the 
 United States, shall be entitled to all consideration 
 due to the Fort Belknap Indian Community under any 
 lease, contract, exchange, or agreement entered into by 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community pursuant to 
 subsection
            (d) ;
            (C) the United States shall have no obligation to 
 monitor, administer, or account for--
            (i) any funds received by the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community as consideration under any 
 lease, contract, exchange, or agreement entered 
 into by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 pursuant to subsection
            (d) ; or
            (ii) the expenditure of those funds;
            (D) if the capacity or function of Lake Elwell 
 facilities are significantly reduced, or are 
 anticipated to be significantly reduced, for an 
 extended period of time, the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community shall have the same storage rights as other 
 storage contractors with respect to the allocation 
 under this section;
        (E) the costs associated with the construction of 
 the storage facilities at Tiber Dam allocable to the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community shall be nonreimbursable;
        (F) no water service capital charge shall be due or 
 payable for any water allocated to the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community under this section or the allocation 
 agreement, regardless of whether that water is 
 delivered for use by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 or under a lease, contract, exchange, or by agreement 
 entered into by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 pursuant to subsection
            (d) ;
        (G) the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall not be 
 required to make payments to the United States for any 
 water allocated to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 under this section or the allocation agreement, except 
 for each acre-foot of stored water leased or 
 transferred for industrial purposes as described in 
 subparagraph
        (H) ; and
        (H) for each acre-foot of stored water leased or 
 transferred by the Fort Belknap Indian Community for 
 industrial 

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            (i) the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall 
 pay annually to the United States an amount 
 necessary to cover the proportional share of 
 the annual operations, maintenance, and 
 replacement costs allocable to the quantity of 
 water leased or transferred by the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community for industrial purposes; and
            (ii) the annual payments of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community shall be reviewed and 
 adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect the actual 
 operations, maintenance, and replacement costs 
 for Tiber Dam.
            (d) Agreement by Fort Belknap Indian Community.--The Fort Belknap 
Indian Community may use, lease, contract, exchange, or enter into 
other agreements for the use of the water allocated to the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community under subsection

    (a) if--

    (1) the use of water that is the subject of such an 
 agreement occurs within the Missouri River Basin; and

    (2) the agreement does not permanently alienate any water 
 allocated to the Fort Belknap Indian Community under that 
 subsection.

    (e) Effective Date.--The allocation under subsection

    (a) takes 
effect on the enforceability date.

    (f) No Carryover Storage.--The allocation under subsection

    (a) shall not be increased by any year-to-year carryover storage.

    (g) Development and Delivery Costs.--The United States shall not be 
required to pay the cost of developing or delivering any water 
allocated under this section.

SEC. 108. MILK RIVER PROJECT MITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--In complete satisfaction of the Milk River Project 
mitigation requirements provided for in Article VI.B. of the Compact, 
the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner--

    (1) in cooperation with the State and the Blackfeet Tribe, 
 shall carry out appropriate activities concerning the 
 restoration of the St. Mary Canal and associated facilities, 
 including activities relating to the--
        (A) planning and design to restore the St. Mary 
 Canal and appurtenances to convey 850 cubic-feet per 
 second; and
        (B) rehabilitating, constructing, and repairing of 
 the St. Mary Canal and appurtenances; and

    (2) in cooperation with the State and the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community, shall carry out appropriate activities 
 concerning the enlargement of Dodson South Canal and associated 
 facilities, including activities relating to the--
        (A) planning and design to enlarge Dodson South 
 Canal and headworks at the upstream end of Dodson South 
 Canal to divert and convey 700 cubic-feet per second; 
 and
        (B) rehabilitating, constructing, and enlarging the 
 Dodson South Canal and headworks at the upstream end of 
 Dodson South Canal to divert and convey 700 cubic-feet 
 per second.

    (b) Funding.--The total amount of obligations incurred by the 
Secretary, prior to any adjustments provided for in 

section 114

    (b) , 
shall not exceed $300,000,000 to carry out activities described in 
subsection
            (c) (1) .
            (c) Satisfaction of Mitigation Requirement.--Notwithstanding any 
provision of the Compact, the mitigation required by Article VI.B. of 
the Compact shall be deemed satisfied if--

    (1) the Secretary has--
        (A) restored the St. Mary Canal and associated 
 facilities to convey 850 cubic-feet per second; and
        (B) enlarged the Dodson South Canal and headworks 
 at the upstream end of Dodson South Canal to divert and 
 convey 700 cubic-feet per second; or

    (2) the Secretary--
        (A) has expended all of the available funding 
 provided pursuant to 

section 114

    (a)

    (1)
            (D) to 
 rehabilitate the St. Mary Canal and enlarge the Dodson 
 South Canal; and
        (B) despite diligent efforts, could not complete 
 the activities described in subsection

    (a) .
            (d) Nonreimbursability of Costs.--The costs to the Secretary of 
carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.

SEC. 109. FORT BELKNAP INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary shall rehabilitate, modernize, and expand the Fort Belknap 
Indian Irrigation Project, as generally described in the document of 
Natural Resources Consulting Engineers, Inc., entitled ``Fort Belknap 
Indian Community Comprehensive Water Development Plan'' and dated 
February 2019, which shall include--

    (1) planning, studies, and designing of the existing and 
 expanded Milk River unit, including the irrigation system, 
 Pumping Plant, delivery pipe and canal, Fort Belknap Dam and 
 Reservoir, and Peoples Creek Flood Protection Project;

    (2) the rehabilitation, modernization, and construction of 
 the existing Milk River unit; and

    (3) construction of the expanded Milk River unit, including 
 the irrigation system, Pumping Plant, delivery pipe and canal, 
 Fort Belknap Dam and Reservoir, and Peoples Creek Flood 
 Protection Project.

    (b) Lead Agency.--The Bureau of Indian Affairs, in coordination 
with the Bureau of Reclamation, shall serve as the lead agency with 
respect to any activities carried out under this section.
            (c) Consultation With the Fort Belknap Indian Community.--The 
Secretary shall consult with the Fort Belknap Indian Community on 
appropriate changes to the final design and costs of any activity under 
this section.
            (d) Funding.--The total amount of obligations incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out this section, prior to any adjustment 
provided for in 

section 114

    (b) , shall not exceed $415,832,153.

    (e) Nonreimbursability of Costs.--All costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.

    (f) Administration.--The Secretary and the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community shall negotiate the cost of any oversight activity carried 
out by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Reclamation under 
any agreement entered into under subsection

    (j) , subject to the 
condition that the total cost for the oversight shall not exceed 3 
percent of the total project costs for each project.

    (g) Project Management Committee.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall facilitate the 
formation of a project management committee composed of representatives 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community--

    (1) to review and make recommendations relating to cost 
 factors, budgets, and implementing the activities for 
 rehabilitating, modernizing, and expanding the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Irrigation Project; and

    (2) to improve management of inherently governmental 
 activities through enhanced communication.

    (h) Project Efficiencies.--If the total cost of planning, studies, 
design, rehabilitation, modernization, and construction activities 
relating to the projects described in subsection

    (a) results in cost 
savings and is less than the amounts authorized to be obligated, the 
Secretary, at the request of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, shall 
deposit those savings in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water 
Resources and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
Account established under 

section 112

    (b)

    (2) .
            (i) Treatment.--Any activities carried out pursuant to this section 
that result in improvements, additions, or modifications to the Fort 
Belknap Indian Irrigation Project shall--

    (1) become a part of the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
 Project; and

    (2) be recorded in the inventory of the Secretary relating 
 to the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project.

    (j) Applicability of ISDEAA.--At the request of the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community, and in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Secretary 
shall enter into agreements with the Fort Belknap Indian Community to 
carry out all or a portion of this section.

    (k) Effect.--Nothing in this section--

    (1) alters any applicable law under which the Bureau of 
 Indian Affairs collects assessments or carries out the 
 operations and maintenance of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Irrigation Project; or

    (2) impacts the availability of amounts under 

section 114.
            (l) Satisfaction of Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System 
Requirement.--The obligations of the Secretary under subsection

    (a) shall be deemed satisfied if the Secretary--

    (1) has rehabilitated, modernized, and expanded the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Irrigation Project in accordance with subsection

    (a) ; or

    (2)
        (A) has expended all of the available funding provided 
 pursuant to paragraphs

    (1)
            (C) and

    (2)
        (A)
            (iv) of 

section 114

    (a) ; 
 and
        (B) despite diligent efforts, could not complete the 
 activities described in subsection

    (a) .

SEC. 110. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--The benefits provided under this title shall be in 
complete replacement of, complete substitution for, and full 
satisfaction of any claim of the Fort Belknap Indian Community against 
the United States that is waived and released by the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community under 

section 111

    (a) .

    (b) Allottees.--The benefits realized by the allottees under this 
title shall be in complete replacement of, complete substitution for, 
and full satisfaction of--

    (1) all claims waived and released by the United States 
 (acting as trustee for the allottees) under 

section 111

    (a)

    (2) ; 
 and

    (2) any claims of the allottees against the United States 
 similar to the claims described in 

section 111

    (a)

    (2) that the 
 allottee asserted or could have asserted.

SEC. 111. WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--

    (1) Waiver and release of claims by the fort belknap indian 
 community and united states as trustee for the fort belknap 
 indian community.--Subject to the reservation of rights and 
 retention of claims under subsection
            (d) , as consideration for 
 recognition of the Tribal water rights and other benefits 
 described in the Compact and this title, the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community, acting on behalf of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community and members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (but 
 not any member of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as an 
 allottee), and the United States, acting as trustee for the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community and the members of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community (but not any member of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community as an allottee), shall execute a 
 waiver and release of all claims for water rights within the 
 State that the Fort Belknap Indian Community, or the United 
 States acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
 asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding, including a 
 State stream adjudication, on or before the enforceability 
 date, except to the extent that such rights are recognized in 
 the Compact and this title.

    (2) Waiver and release of claims by the united states as 
 trustee for allottees.--Subject to the reservation of rights 
 and the retention of claims under subsection
            (d) , as 
 consideration for recognition of the Tribal water rights and 
 other benefits described in the Compact and this title, the 
 United States, acting as trustee for the allottees, shall 
 execute a waiver and release of all claims for water rights 
 within the Reservation that the United States, acting as 
 trustee for the allottees, asserted or could have asserted in 
 any proceeding, including a State stream adjudication, on or 
 before the enforceability date, except to the extent that such 
 rights are recognized in the Compact and this title.

    (3) Waiver and release of claims by the fort belknap indian 
 community against the united states.--Subject to the 
 reservation of rights and retention of claims under subsection
            (d) , the Fort Belknap Indian Community, acting on behalf of the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community and members of the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community (but not any member of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community as an allottee), shall execute a waiver and release 
 of all claims against the United States (including any agency 
 or employee of the United States)--
        (A) first arising before the enforceability date 
 relating to--
            (i) water rights within the State that the 
 United States, acting as trustee for the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community, asserted or could 
 have asserted in any proceeding, including a 
 general stream adjudication in the State, 
 except to the extent that such rights are 
 recognized as Tribal water rights under this 
 title;
            (ii) foregone benefits from nontribal use 
 of water, on and off the Reservation (including 
 water from all sources and for all uses);
            (iii) damage, loss, or injury to water, 
 water rights, land, or natural resources due to 
 loss of water or water rights, including 
 damages, losses, or injuries to hunting, 
 fishing, gathering, or cultural rights due to 
 loss of water or water rights, claims relating 
 to interference with, diversion of, or taking 
 of water, or claims relating to a failure to 
 protect, acquire, replace, or develop water, 
 water rights, or water infrastructure) within 
 the State;
            (iv) a failure to establish or provide a 
 municipal rural or industrial water delivery 
 system on the Reservation;
            (v) damage, loss, or injury to water, water 
 rights, land, or natural resources due to 
 construction, operation, and management of the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project and 
 other Federal land and facilities (including 
 damages, losses, or injuries to Tribal 
 fisheries, fish habitat, wildlife, and wildlife 
 habitat);
            (vi) a failure to provide for operation and 
 maintenance, or deferred maintenance, for the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project or any 
 other irrigation system or irrigation project;
            (vii) the litigation of claims relating to 
 any water rights of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community in the State;
            (viii) the negotiation, execution, or 
 adoption of the Compact (including appendices) 
 and this title;
            (ix) the taking or acquisition of land or 
 resources of the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 for the construction or operation of the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Irrigation Project or the Milk 
 River Project; and
            (x) the allocation of water of the Milk 
 River and the St. Mary River (including 
 tributaries) between the United States and 
 Canada pursuant to the International Boundary 
 Waters Treaty of 1909 (36 Stat. 2448); and
        (B) relating to damage, loss, or injury to water, 
 water rights, land, or natural resources due to mining 
 activities in the Little Rockies Mountains prior to the 
 date of trust acquisition, including damages, losses, 
 or injuries to hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural 
 rights.

    (b) Effectiveness.--The waivers and releases under subsection

    (a) shall take effect on the enforceability date.
            (c) Objections in Montana Water Court.--Nothing in this title or 
the Compact prohibits the Fort Belknap Indian Community, a member of 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community, an allottee, or the United States in 
any capacity from objecting to any claim to a water right filed in any 
general stream adjudication in the Montana Water Court.
            (d) Reservation of Rights and Retention of Claims.--Notwithstanding 
the waivers and releases under subsection

    (a) , the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community, acting on behalf of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and 
members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and the United States, 
acting as trustee for the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the 
allottees shall retain--

    (1) all claims relating to--
        (A) the enforcement of water rights recognized 
 under the Compact, any final court decree relating to 
 those water rights, or this title or to water rights 
 accruing on or after the enforceability date;
        (B) the quality of water under--
            (i) CERCLA, including damages to natural 
 resources;
            (ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
 300f et seq.);
            (iii) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
 Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and
            (iv) any regulations implementing the Acts 
 described in clauses
            (i) through
            (iii) ;
            (C) damage, loss, or injury to land or natural 
 resources that are--
            (i) not due to loss of water or water 
 rights (including hunting, fishing, gathering, 
 or cultural rights); and
            (ii) not described in subsection

    (a)

    (3) ; 
 and
            (D) an action to prevent any person or party (as 
 defined in sections 29 and 30 of Article II of the 
 Compact) from interfering with the enjoyment of the 
 Tribal water rights;

    (2) all claims relating to off-Reservation hunting rights, 
 fishing rights, gathering rights, or other rights;

    (3) all claims relating to the right to use and protect 
 water rights acquired after the date of enactment of this Act;

    (4) all claims relating to the allocation of waters of the 
 Milk River and the Milk River Project between the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community and the Blackfeet Tribe, pursuant to 

section 3705

    (e)

    (3) of the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act (Public 
 Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1818);

    (5) all claims relating to the enforcement of this title, 
 including the required transfer of land under 

section 106; and

    (6) all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, and 
 powers not specifically waived and released pursuant to this 
 title or the Compact.

    (e) Effect of Compact and Act.--Nothing in the Compact or this 
title--

    (1) affects the authority of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community to enforce the laws of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community, including with respect to environmental protections;

    (2) affects the ability of the United States, acting as 
 sovereign, to carry out any activity authorized by law, 
 including--
        (A) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
        (B) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
 seq.);
            (C) CERCLA; and
            (D) any regulations implementing the Acts described 
 in subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (C) ;

    (3) affects the ability of the United States to act as 
 trustee for any other Indian Tribe or an allottee of any other 
 Indian Tribe;

    (4) confers jurisdiction on any State court--
        (A) to interpret Federal law relating to health, 
 safety, or the environment;
        (B) to determine the duties of the United States or 
 any other party under Federal law relating to health, 
 safety, or the environment; or
            (C) to conduct judicial review of any Federal 
 agency action;

    (5) waives any claim of a member of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community in an individual capacity that does not derive from a 
 right of the Fort Belknap Indian Community;

    (6) revives any claim adjudicated in the decision in Gros 
 Ventre Tribe v. United States, 469 F.3d 801 (9th Cir. 2006); or

    (7) revives any claim released by an allottee or member of 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community in the settlement in Cobell 
 v. Salazar, No. 1:96CV01285-JR (D.D.C. 2012).

    (f) Enforceability Date.--The enforceability date shall be the date 
on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a statement of 
findings that--

    (1) the eligible members of the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community have voted to approve this title and the Compact by a 
 majority of votes cast on the day of the vote;

    (2)
        (A) the Montana Water Court has approved the Compact in 
 a manner from which no further appeal may be taken; or
        (B) if the Montana Water Court is found to lack 
 jurisdiction, the appropriate district court of the United 
 States has approved the Compact as a consent decree from which 
 no further appeal may be taken;

    (3) all of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
 

section 114 have been appropriated and deposited in the 
 designated accounts;

    (4) the Secretary and the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 have executed the allocation agreement described in 

section 107
            (c) (1) ;

    (5) the State has provided the required funding into the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and Other Water 
 Resources Development Account of the Trust Fund pursuant to 
 

section 114

    (a)

    (3) ; and

    (6) the waivers and releases under subsection

    (a) have been 
 executed by the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the 
 Secretary.

    (g) Tolling of Claims.--

    (1) In general.--Each applicable period of limitation and 
 time-based equitable defense relating to a claim described in 
 this section shall be tolled for the period beginning on the 
 date of enactment of this Act and ending on the enforceability 
 date.

    (2) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
 revives any claim or tolls any period of limitations or time-
 based equitable defense that expired before the date of 
 enactment of this Act.

    (h) Expiration.--

    (1) In general.--This title shall expire in any case in 
 which--
        (A) the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
 this title have not been made available to the 
 Secretary by not later than--
            (i) January 21, 2035; and
            (ii) such alternative later date as is 
 agreed to by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 and the Secretary; or
        (B) the Secretary fails to publish a statement of 
 findings under subsection

    (f) by not later than--
            (i) January 21, 2036; and
            (ii) such alternative later date as is 
 agreed to by the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 and the Secretary, after providing reasonable 
 notice to the State.

    (2) Consequences.--If this title expires under paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) the waivers and releases under subsection

    (a) shall--
            (i) expire; and
            (ii) have no further force or effect;
        (B) the authorization, ratification, confirmation, 
 and execution of the Compact under 

section 104 shall no 
 longer be effective;
            (C) any action carried out by the Secretary, and 
 any contract or agreement entered into, pursuant to 
 this title shall be void;
            (D) any unexpended Federal funds appropriated or 
 made available to carry out the activities authorized 
 by this title, together with any interest earned on 
 those funds, and any water rights or contracts to use 
 water and title to other property acquired or 
 constructed with Federal funds appropriated or made 
 available to carry out the activities authorized by 
 this title shall be returned to the Federal Government, 
 unless otherwise agreed to by the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community and the United States and approved by 
 Congress; and
        (E) except for Federal funds used to acquire or 
 construct property that is returned to the Federal 
 Government under subparagraph
            (D) , the United States 
 shall be entitled to offset any Federal funds made 
 available to carry out this title that were expended or 
 withdrawn, or any funds made available to carry out 
 this title from other Federal authorized sources, 
 together with any interest accrued on those funds, 
 against any claims against the United States--
            (i) relating to--
            (I) water rights in the State 
 asserted by--

    (aa) the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community; or

    (bb) any user of the Tribal 
 water rights; or
            (II) any other matter described in 
 subsection

    (a)

    (3) ; or
            (ii) in any future settlement of water 
 rights of the Fort Belknap Indian Community or 
 an allottee.

SEC. 112. AANIIIH NAKODA SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a trust fund for 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community, to be known as the ``Aaniiih Nakoda 
Settlement Trust Fund'', to be managed, invested, and distributed by 
the Secretary and to remain available until expended, withdrawn, or 
reverted to the general fund of the Treasury, consisting of the amounts 
deposited in the Trust Fund under subsection
            (c) , together with any 
investment earnings, including interest, earned on those amounts, for 
the purpose of carrying out this title.

    (b) Accounts.--The Secretary shall establish in the Trust Fund the 
following accounts:

    (1) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and 
 Other Water Resources Development Account.

    (2) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources and 
 Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
 Account.

    (3) The Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and Safe 
 Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell Project 
 Account.
            (c) Deposits.--The Secretary shall deposit--

    (1) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation 
 and Other Water Resources Development Account established under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (1) , the amounts made available pursuant to 
 paragraphs

    (1)
        (A) and

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) of 

section 114

    (a) ;

    (2) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources 
 and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
 Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (2) , the amounts made 
 available pursuant to 

section 114

    (a)

    (2)
        (A)
            (ii) ; and

    (3) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and Safe 
 Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell Project 
 Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (3) , the amounts made 
 available pursuant to paragraphs

    (1)
        (B) and

    (2)
        (A)
            (iii) of 
 

section 114

    (a) .
            (d) Management and Interest.--

    (1) Management.--On receipt and deposit of the funds into 
 the accounts in the Trust Fund pursuant to subsection
            (c) , the 
 Secretary shall manage, invest, and distribute all amounts in 
 the Trust Fund in accordance with the investment authority of 
 the Secretary under--
        (A) the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 
 (25 U.S.C. 162a);
        (B) the American Indian Trust Fund Management 
 Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); and
            (C) this section.

    (2) Investment earnings.--In addition to the amounts 
 deposited under subsection
            (c) , any investment earnings, 
 including interest, credited to amounts held in the Trust Fund 
 shall be available for use in accordance with subsections

    (e) and

    (g) .

    (e) Availability of Amounts.--

    (1) In general.--Amounts appropriated to, and deposited in, 
 the Trust Fund, including any investment earnings, including 
 interest, earned on those amounts shall be made available--
        (A) to the Fort Belknap Indian Community by the 
 Secretary beginning on the enforceability date; and
        (B) subject to the uses and restrictions in this 
 section.

    (2) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community Tribal Irrigation and Other Water Resources 
 Development Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (1) shall be available to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 on the date on which the amounts are deposited for uses 
 described in subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) of subsection

    (g)

    (1) ;
        (B) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community Water Resources and Water Rights 
 Administration, Operation, and Maintenance Account 
 established under subsection

    (b)

    (2) shall be made 
 available to the Fort Belknap Indian Community on the 
 date on which the amounts are deposited and the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community has satisfied the requirements 
 of 

section 111

    (f)

    (1) , for the uses described in 
 subsection

    (g)

    (2)
        (A) ; and
            (C) amounts deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community Clean and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer 
 Systems, and Lake Elwell Project Account established 
 under subsection

    (b)

    (3) shall be available to the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community on the date on which the 
 amounts are deposited for the uses described in 
 subsection

    (g)

    (3)
        (A) .

    (f) Withdrawals.--

    (1) American indian trust fund management reform act of 
 1994.--
        (A) In general.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 may withdraw any portion of the funds in the Trust Fund 
 on approval by the Secretary of a Tribal management 
 plan submitted by the Fort Belknap Indian Community in 
 accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund 
 Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
        (B) Requirements.--In addition to the requirements 
 under the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform 
 Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Tribal 
 management plan under this paragraph shall require that 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community spend all amounts 
 withdrawn from the Trust Fund, and any investment 
 earnings accrued through the investments under the 
 Tribal management plan, in accordance with this title.
            (C) Enforcement.--The Secretary may carry out such 
 judicial and administrative actions as the Secretary 
 determines to be necessary--
            (i) to enforce the Tribal management plan; 
 and
            (ii) to ensure that amounts withdrawn from 
 the Trust Fund by the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community under this paragraph are used in 
 accordance with this title.

    (2) Withdrawals under expenditure plan.--
        (A) In general.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 may submit to the Secretary a request to withdraw funds 
 from the Trust Fund pursuant to an approved expenditure 
 plan.
        (B) Requirements.--To be eligible to withdraw funds 
 under an expenditure plan under this paragraph, the 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community shall submit to the 
 Secretary for approval an expenditure plan for any 
 portion of the Trust Fund that the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community elects to withdraw pursuant to this 
 paragraph, subject to the condition that the funds 
 shall be used for the purposes described in this title.
            (C) Inclusions.--An expenditure plan under this 
 paragraph shall include a description of the manner and 
 purpose for which the amounts proposed to be withdrawn 
 from the Trust Fund will be used by the Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community in accordance with subsections

    (e) and

    (g) .
            (D) Approval.--On receipt of an expenditure plan 
 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall approve the 
 expenditure plan if the Secretary determines that the 
 expenditure plan--
            (i) is reasonable; and
            (ii) is consistent with, and will be used 
 for, the purposes of this title.
        (E) Enforcement.--The Secretary may carry out such 
 judicial and administrative actions as the Secretary 
 determines to be necessary to enforce an expenditure 
 plan under this paragraph to ensure that amounts 
 disbursed under this paragraph are used in accordance 
 with this title.

    (g) Uses.--Amounts from the Trust Fund shall be used by the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community for the following purposes:

    (1) Fort belknap indian community tribal irrigation and 
 other water resources development account.--Amounts in the Fort 
 Belknap Indian Community Tribal Irrigation and Other Water 
 Resources Development Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (1) shall be used to pay the cost of activities relating 
 to--
        (A) planning, studies, and design of the Southern 
 Tributary Irrigation Project and the Peoples Creek 
 Irrigation Project, including the Upper Peoples Creek 
 Dam and Reservoir, as generally described in the 
 document of Natural Resources Consulting Engineers, 
 Inc., entitled ``Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 Comprehensive Water Development Plan'' and dated 
 February 2019;
        (B) environmental compliance;
            (C) construction of the Southern Tributary 
 Irrigation Project and the Peoples Creek Irrigation 
 Project, including the Upper Peoples Creek Dam and 
 Reservoir;
            (D) wetlands restoration and development;
        (E) stock watering infrastructure; and
        (F) on farm development support and reacquisition 
 of fee lands within the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
 Project and Fort Belknap Indian Community irrigation 
 projects within the Reservation.

    (2) Fort belknap indian community water resources and water 
 rights administration, operation, and maintenance account.--
 Amounts in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources 
 and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
 Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (2) , the principal and 
 investment earnings, including interest, may only be used by 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community to pay the costs of 
 activities described in subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (C) as 
 follows:
        (A) $9,000,000 shall be used for the establishment, 
 operation, and capital expenditures in connection with 
 the administration of the Tribal water resources and 
 water rights development, including the development or 
 enactment of a Tribal water code.
        (B) Only investment earnings, including interest, 
 on $29,299,059 shall be used and be available to pay 
 the costs of activities for administration, operations, 
 and regulation of the Tribal water resources and water 
 rights department, in accordance with the Compact and 
 this title.
            (C) Only investment earnings, including interest, 
 on $28,331,693 shall be used and be available to pay 
 the costs of activities relating to a portion of the 
 annual assessment costs for the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community and Tribal members, including allottees, 
 under the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project and 
 Fort Belknap Indian Community irrigation projects 
 within the Reservation.

    (3) Fort belknap indian community clean and safe domestic 
 water and sewer systems, and lake elwell project account.--
 Amounts in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Clean and Safe 
 Domestic Water and Sewer Systems, and Lake Elwell Project 
 Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (3) , the principal and 
 investment earnings, including interest, may only be used by 
 the Fort Belknap Indian Community to pay the costs of 
 activities relating to--
        (A) planning, studies, design, and environmental 
 compliance of domestic water supply, and sewer 
 collection and treatment systems, as generally 
 described in the document of Natural Resources 
 Consulting Engineers, Inc., entitled ``Fort Belknap 
 Indian Community Comprehensive Water Development Plan'' 
 and dated February 2019, including the Lake Elwell 
 Project water delivery to the southern part of the 
 Reservation;
        (B) construction of domestic water supply, sewer 
 collection, and treatment systems;
            (C) construction, in accordance with applicable 
 law, of infrastructure for delivery of Lake Elwell 
 water diverted from the Missouri River to the southern 
 part of the Reservation; and
            (D) planning, studies, design, environmental 
 compliance, and construction of a Tribal wellness 
 center for a work force health and well-being project.

    (h) Liability.--The Secretary shall not be liable for any 
expenditure or investment of amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund by 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community pursuant to subsection

    (f) .
            (i) Project Efficiencies.--If the total cost of the activities 
described in subsection

    (g) results in cost savings and is less than 
the amounts authorized to be obligated under any of paragraphs

    (1) through

    (3) of that subsection required to carry out those activities, 
the Secretary, at the request of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
shall deposit those savings in the Trust Fund to be used in accordance 
with that subsection.

    (j) Annual Report.--The Fort Belknap Indian Community shall submit 
to the Secretary an annual expenditure report describing 
accomplishments and amounts spent from use of withdrawals under a 
Tribal management plan or an expenditure plan described in this 
section.

    (k) No Per Capita Payments.--No principal or interest amount in any 
account established by this section shall be distributed to any member 
of the Fort Belknap Indian Community on a per capita basis.
            (l) Effect.--Nothing in this title entitles the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community to judicial review of a determination of the Secretary 
regarding whether to approve a Tribal management plan under subsection

    (f)

    (1) or an expenditure plan under subsection

    (f)

    (2) , except as 
provided under subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative Procedure 
Act'').

SEC. 113. FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION 
 FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a non-trust, interest-bearing account to be known as the 
``Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement Implementation Fund'', 
to be managed and distributed by the Secretary, for use by the 
Secretary for carrying out this title.

    (b) Accounts.--The Secretary shall establish in the Implementation 
Fund the following accounts:

    (1) The Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System 
 Account.

    (2) The Milk River Project Mitigation Account.
            (c) Deposits.--The Secretary shall deposit--

    (1) in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System 
 Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (1) , the amount made 
 available pursuant to paragraphs

    (1)
            (C) and

    (2)
        (A)
            (iv) of 
 

section 114

    (a) ; and

    (2) in the Milk River Project Mitigation Account 
 established under subsection

    (b)

    (2) , the amount made available 
 pursuant to 

section 114

    (a)

    (1)
            (D) .
            (d) Uses.--

    (1) Fort belknap indian irrigation project system 
 account.--The Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project 
 Rehabilitation Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (1) shall be used to carry out 

section 109, except as provided in 
 subsection

    (h) of that section.

    (2) Milk river project mitigation account.--The Milk River 
 Project Mitigation Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (2) may only be used to carry out 

section 108.

    (e) Management.--

    (1) In general.--Amounts in the Implementation Fund shall 
 not be available to the Secretary for expenditure until the 
 enforceability date.

    (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph

    (1) , amounts 
 deposited in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System 
 Account established under subsection

    (b)

    (1) shall be available 
 to the Secretary on the date on which the amounts are deposited 
 for uses described in paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) of 

section 109

    (a) .

    (f) Interest.--In addition to the deposits under subsection
            (c) , 
any interest credited to amounts unexpended in the Implementation Fund 
are authorized to be appropriated to be used in accordance with the 
uses described in subsection
            (d) .

SEC. 114. FUNDING.

    (a) Funding.--

    (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subject to subsection

    (b) , there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary--
        (A) for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community Tribal Irrigation and Other Water Resources 
 Development Account of the Trust Fund established under 
 

section 112

    (b)

    (1) , $89,643,100, to be retained until 
 expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of 
 the Treasury;
        (B) for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Community Clean and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer 
 Systems, and Lake Elwell Project Account of the Trust 
 Fund established under 

section 112

    (b)

    (3) , $331,885,220, 
 to be retained until expended, withdrawn, or reverted 
 to the general fund of the Treasury;
            (C) for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian 
 Irrigation Project System Account of the Implementation 
 Fund established under 

section 113

    (b)

    (1) , such sums as 
 are necessary, but not more than $187,124,469, for the 
 Secretary to carry out 

section 109, to be retained 
 until expended, withdrawn, or reverted to the general 
 fund of the Treasury; and
            (D) for deposit in the Milk River Project 
 Mitigation Account of the Implementation Fund 
 established under 

section 113

    (b)

    (2) , such sums as are 
 necessary, but not more than $300,000,000, for the 
 Secretary to carry out obligations of the Secretary 
 under 

section 108, to be retained until expended, 
 withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of the 
 Treasury.

    (2) Mandatory appropriations.--
        (A) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury 
 not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
 Treasury shall deposit--
            (i) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 Tribal Irrigation and Other Water Resources 
 Development Account of the Trust Fund 
 established under 

section 112

    (b)

    (1) , 
 $29,881,034, to be retained until expended, 
 withdrawn, or reverted to the general fund of 
 the Treasury;
            (ii) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 Water Resources and Water Rights 
 Administration, Operation, and Maintenance 
 Account of the Trust Fund established under 
 

section 112

    (b)

    (2) , $66,630,752;
            (iii) in the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
 Clean and Safe Domestic Water and Sewer 
 Systems, and Lake Elwell Project Account of the 
 Trust Fund established under 

section 112

    (b)

    (3) , 
 $110,628,407; and
            (iv) in the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation 
 Project System Account of the Implementation 
 Fund established under 

section 113

    (b)

    (1) , 
 $228,707,684.
        (B) Availability.--Amounts deposited in the 
 accounts under subparagraph
        (A) shall be available 
 without further appropriation.

    (3) State cost share.--The State shall contribute 
 $5,000,000, plus any earned interest, payable to the Secretary 
 for deposit in the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal 
 Irrigation and Other Water Resources Development Account of the 
 Trust Fund established under 

section 112

    (b)

    (1) on approval of a 
 final decree by the Montana Water Court for the purpose of 
 activities relating to the Upper Peoples Creek Dam and 
 Reservoir under subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (C) of 

section 112

    (g)

    (1) .

    (b) Fluctuation in Costs.--

    (1) In general.--The amounts authorized to be appropriated 
 under paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) of subsection

    (a) and this 
 subsection shall be--
        (A) increased or decreased, as appropriate, by such 
 amounts as may be justified by reason of ordinary 
 fluctuations in costs occurring after the date of 
 enactment of this Act as indicated by the Bureau of 
 Reclamation Construction Cost Index--Composite Trend; 
 and
        (B) adjusted to address construction cost changes 
 necessary to account for unforeseen market volatility 
 that may not otherwise be captured by engineering cost 
 indices as determined by the Secretary, including 
 repricing applicable to the types of construction and 
 current industry standards involved.

    (2) Repetition.--The adjustment process under paragraph

    (1) shall be repeated for each subsequent amount appropriated until 
 the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection

    (a) , 
 as adjusted, has been appropriated.

    (3) Period of indexing.--
        (A) Trust fund.--With respect to the Trust Fund, 
 the period of indexing adjustment under paragraph

    (1) for any increment of funding shall end on the date on 
 which the funds are deposited into the Trust Fund.
        (B) Implementation fund.--With respect to the 
 Implementation Fund, the period of adjustment under 
 paragraph

    (1) for any increment of funding shall be 
 annually.

SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Waiver of Sovereign Immunity by the United States.--Except as 
provided in subsections

    (a) through
            (c) of 

section 208 of the 
Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666), nothing 
in this title waives the sovereign immunity of the United States.

    (b) Other Tribes Not Adversely Affected.--Nothing in this title 
quantifies or diminishes any land or water right, or any claim or 
entitlement to land or water, of an Indian Tribe, band, or community 
other than the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
            (c) Elimination of Debts or Liens Against Allotments of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community Members Within the Fort Belknap Indian 
Irrigation Project.--On the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall cancel and eliminate all debts or liens against the 
allotments of land held by the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the 
members of the Fort Belknap Indian Community due to construction 
assessments and annual operation and maintenance charges relating to 
the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project.
            (d) Effect on Current Law.--Nothing in this title affects any 
provision of law (including regulations) in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act with respect to pre-enforcement 
review of any Federal environmental enforcement action.

    (e) Effect on Reclamation Laws.--The activities carried out by the 
Commissioner under this title shall not establish a precedent or impact 
the authority provided under any other provision of the reclamation 
laws, including--

    (1) the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 
 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.); and

    (2) the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 
 Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991).

    (f) Additional Funding.--Nothing in this title prohibits the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community from seeking--

    (1) additional funds for Tribal programs or purposes; or

    (2) funding from the United States or the State based on 
 the status of the Fort Belknap Indian Community as an Indian 
 Tribe.

    (g) Rights Under State Law.--Except as provided in 

section 1 of 
Article III of the Compact (relating to the closing of certain water 
basins in the State to new appropriations in accordance with the laws 
of the State), nothing in this title or the Compact precludes the 
acquisition or exercise of a right arising under State law (as defined 
in 

section 6 of Article II of the Compact) to the use of water by the 
Fort Belknap Indian Community, or a member or allottee of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, outside the Reservation by--

    (1) purchase of the right; or

    (2) submitting to the State an application in accordance 
 with State law.

    (h) Water Storage and Importation.--Nothing in this title or the 
Compact prevents the Fort Belknap Indian Community from participating 
in any project to import water to, or to add storage in, the Milk River 
Basin.

SEC. 116. ANTIDEFICIENCY.

 The United States shall not be liable for any failure to carry out 
any obligation or activity authorized by this title, including any 
obligation or activity under the Compact, if--

    (1) adequate appropriations are not provided by Congress 
 expressly to carry out the purposes of this title; or

    (2) there are not enough funds available in the Reclamation 
 Water Settlements Fund established by 

section 10501

    (a) of the 
 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407

    (a) ) 
 to carry out the purposes of this title.

 TITLE II--BLACKFEET TRIBE WASTEWATER FACILITIES

SEC. 201. BLACKFEET TRIBE WASTEWATER FACILITIES.

 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior $250,000,000 to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain, 
and replace community water distribution and wastewater treatment 
facilities for the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation 
of Montana.
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