108 STAT. 4532 PUBLIC LAW 103-434—OCT. 31, 1994 Area and will include an annual information exchange with the Arizona Department of Water Resources. In establishing a ground water management plan pursuant to this section, the Tribe may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Arizona Department of Water Resources for consultation. Notwithstanding any other law, the Tribe may establish a tribal water code, consistent with the above-described water management plan, under which the Tribe will manage, regulate, and control the water resources granted it in the Settlement Act, the Settlement Agreement, and the Water Service Agreement, except that such management, regulation and control shall not authorize any action inconsistent with the trust ownership of the Tribe's water resources. (d) GAUGING STATION.— The Secretary, acting through the Geological Survey, shall establish, maintain and operate a gauging station at the State Highway 89 bridge across Granite Creek adjacent to the reservation to assist the Tribe and the CVID in allocating the surface flows from Granite Creek as provided in the Settlement Agreement. SEC. 112. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) WAIVERS AND RELEASES. —The waivers and releases required by section 110(b) of this title shall become effective as of the date the Secretary causes to be published in the Federal Register a statement of findings that^ (1)(A) the Secretary has determined that ah acceptable party, or parties, have executed contracts for the assignments of the Tribe's CAP contract and the city of Prescott's CAP subcontract, and the proceeds from the assignments have been deposited into the Fund as provided in section 106(d); or (B) the Secretary has executed contracts for the acquisition of the Tribe's CAP contract and the city of Prescott's CAP subcontract as provided in section 106(d); (2) the stipulation which is attached to the Settlement Agreement as exhibit 9.5, has been approved in substantially the form of such exhibit no later than December 31, 1995; (3) the Settlement Agreement has been modified to the extent it is in conflict with this title and has been executed by the Secretary; and (4) the State of Arizona has appropriated and deposited into the Tribe's trust account $200,000 as required by the Settlement Agreement. (b) DEADLINE.—I f the actions described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) have not occurred by December 31, 1995, any contract between Prescott and the United States entered into pursuant to section 106(d) shall not thereafter be effective, and any funds appropriated by the State of Arizona pursuant to the Settlement Agreement shall be returned by the Tribe to the State of Arizona. SEC. 113. OTHER CLAIMS. (a) OTHER TRIBES.— Nothing in the Settlement Agreement or this title shall be construed in any way to quantify or otherwise adversely affect the land and water rights, claims or entitlements to water of any Arizona Indian tribe, band or community, other than the Tribe. (b) FEDERAL AGENCIES.— Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the water rights or the water rights claims of any Federal
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