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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 2978

PUBLIC LAW 100-585—NOV. 3, 1988

Secretary may take such steps as he deems necessary to monitor compliance with the approved investment plan. The United States shall not he responsible for the review, approval, or audit of any individual investment under the plan. The United States shall not be directly or indirectly liable with respect to any such investment, including any act or omission of the Tribe in managing or investing such funds. The principal and income from tribal investments under an approved investment plan shall be subject to the provisions of this section and shall be expended in accordance with an economic development plan approved under paragraph (3). (3) Each. Tribe shall submit an economic development plan for all or any portion of its Tribal Development Fund to the Secretary. The Secretary shall approve such plan within 60 days of its submission if the Secretary finds that it is reasonably related to the economic development of the Tribe. If the Secretary does not approve such plan, the Secretary shall, at the time of decision, set forth in writing and with particularity the reasons for such disapproval. Each Tribe may alter the economic development plan, subject to the approval of the Secretary as set forth in this subsection. The Secretary shall not be directly or indirectly liable for any claim or cause of action arising from the approval of an economic development plan or from the use and expen^ture by the Tribe of the principal of the funds and income accruing to the funds, or any portion thereof, following the approval by the Secretary of an economic development plan. (d) PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS.—Under no circumstances shall any part of the principal of the funds, or of the income accruing to such funds, or the revenue from any water use contract, be distributed to any member of either Tribe on a per capita basis. (e) LlMTTATION ON SETTING ASIDE FiNAL CONSENT DECREE.—Neither the Tribes nor the United States shall have the right to set aside the final consent decree solely because subsection (c) is not satisfied or implemented. SEC. 8. WAIVER OF CLAIMS. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Tribes are authorized to waive and release claims concerning or related to water rights as described in the Agreement. (b) CONDITION ON PERFORMANCE BY SECRETARY.—Performance by

the Secretary of his obligations under this Act and payment of the moneys authorized to be paid to the Tribes by this Act shall be required only when the Tribes execute a waiver and release as provided in the Agreement. SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATION.

In exercising his authority to administer water rights on the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian Reservations, the Secretary, on behalf of the United States, shall comply with the administrative procedures governing the water rights confirmed in the Agreement and the Final Consent Decree to the extent provided in Article IV of the Agreement. SEC 10. INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION ACT. (a) IN GENERAL.—The design and construction fiuictions of the Bureau of Reclamation with respect to the Dolores and Animas-La Plata Projects shall be subject to the provisions of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act (88 Stat. 2203; 25