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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 2558

PUBLIC LAW 100-512—OCT. 20, 1988

(2) water rights or injuries to water rights held by the United States on behalf of the Community, its members or Allottees. (e) In the event the authorizations contained in paragraph (b)(1) of this section do not become effective pursuant to section 12(a), the Community shall retain the right to assert past and future water rights claims as to all reservation lands. SEC. 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. Claims.

Claims.

43 USC 1522 note.

(a) In the event any party to the Agreement should file a lawsuit in Federal District Court only relating directly to the interpretation or enforcement of the Agreement, naming the United States of America or the Communities as parties, authorization is hereby granted to join the United States of America and/or the Community in any such litigation, and any claim by the United States of America or the Community to sovereign immunity from such suit is hereby waived. (b) From and after the effective date of this Act, the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association and the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District collectively are authorized to assert, on behalf of the Community, the Community's claims to spill water, as defined in the Agreement, in the General Adjudication of the Gila River System and Source currently pending in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Maricopa (hereinafter referred to as the "Gila River Adjudication"). From and after such effective date, the United States shall not prosecute a separate claim or claims for spill water on behalf of the Community in the Gila River Adjudication or in any other administrative or judicial proceeding. The United States shall not challenge any claims to spill water on behalf of the Community in the Gila River Adjudication or in any other administrative or judicial proceeding. (c) Upon the effective date of this Act as set forth in section 12, section 302 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1522) shall no longer apply to the Community. (d) The United States of America shall make no claims for reimbursement of costs arising out of the implementation of this Act or the Agreement against any Indian-owned land within the Community's reservation, and no assessment shall be made in regard to such costs against such lands. (e) Water received by the Cities and Town pursuant to paragraphs 10.3,11.0,12.2, and 19.0 of the Agreement shall not affect any future allocation or reallocation of the CAP supply. (f) To the extent the Agreement does not conflict with the provisions of this Act, such Agreement is hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed. The Secretary is authorized and directed to execute and perform such Agreement. The Secretary is further authorized to execute any amendments to the Agreement and perform any actions required by any amendments to the Agreement which may be mutually agreed upon by the parties. (g) Effective as of the date of enactment of this Act, and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 177 of title 25 United States Code, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community may, as to any land outside of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation to which it holds fee title, leasehold interest or any other interest, sell, encumber, hypothecate, lease or otherwise deal with such land or interest in such land as any other owner, lessor or interest holder might, subject to the laws of the state within which the land is situated.