108 STAT. 4528 PUBLIC LAW 103-434—OCT. 31, 1994 (1) The term "CAP" means the Central Arizona Project, a reclamation project authorized under title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 (43 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.). (2) The term "CAWCD" means the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, organized under the laws of the State of Arizona, which is the contractor under a contract with the United States, dated December 1, 1988, for the delivery of water and repayment of costs of the Central Arizona Project. (3) The term "CVID" means the Chino Valley Irrigation District, an irrigation district organized under the laws of the State of Arizona. (4) The term "Prescott AMA" means the Active Management Area, established pursuant to Arizona law and encompassing the Prescott ground water basin, wherein the primary goal is to achieve balance between annual ground water witndrawals and natural and artificial recharge by the year 2025. (5) The term "Prescott" means the city of Prescott, an Arizona municipal corporation. (6) The term "Reservation" means the reservation estab- Hshed by the Act of June 7, 1935 (49 Stat. 332) and the Act of May 18, 1956 (70 Stat. 157) for the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of Indians. (7) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior. (8) The term "Settlement Agreement" means that agreement entered into by the city of Prescott, the Chino Valley Irrigation District, the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, the State of Arizona, and the United States, providing for the settlement of all water claims between and among them. (9) The term "Tribe" means the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, a tribe of Yavapai Indians duly recognized by the Secretary. (10) The term "Water Service Agreement" means that agreement between the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe and the city of Prescott, as approvea by the Secretary, providing for water, sewer, and effluent service from the city of Prescott to the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe. SEC. 104. RATIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—TO the extent the Settlement Agreement does not conflict with the provisions of this title, such Agreement is approved, ratified and confirmed. The Secretary shall execute and perform such Agreement, and shall execute any amendments to the Agreement and perform any action required by any amendments to the Agreement which may be mutually agreed upon by the parties. (b) PERPETUITY. — The Settlement Agreement and Water Service Agreement shall include provisions which will ensure that the benefits to the Tribe thereunder shall be secure in perpetuity. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2103 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (25 U.S.C. 81) relating to the term of the Agreement, the Secretary is authorized and directed to approve the Water Service Agreement with a perpetual term. SEC. 105. ASSIGNMENT OF CAP WATER. The Secretary is authorized and directed to arrange for the assignment of, or to purchase, the CAP contract of the Tribe and
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