12 2 STA T . 2 983PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 29 7—J UL Y 31 , 2008 Act,and t her e gul at io n s i mp lementing these Acts, including, b ut not limited to claims related to w ater q ualit y.( d )PREC E D E NT . —N othing in this Act establishes any standard f or the quantification or litigation of F ederal reser v ed water rights or any other I ndian water claims of any other Indian tribes in any other j udicial or administrative proceeding. (e) O T H ER IND IA N T RI B E S .—Nothing in the S ettlement Agree - ment or this Act shall be construed in any way to quantify or otherwise adversely affect the water rights, claims, or entitlements to water of any Indian tribe, band, or community, other than the Soboba Tribe. (f) E N V IR O N M ENTA LC OM P LIANCE.— ( 1 ) Signing by the Secretary of the Settlement Agreement does not constitute major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1 96 9( 42U .S.C. 4 3 21 et seq.). (2) The Secretary is directed to carry out all environmental compliance required by Federal law in implementing the Agree- ment. SEC.10 .E F FEC TIV E DA TE. (a) IN G ENERAL.—The waivers and releases authori z ed in sub- section (a) of section 8 of this Act shall become effective as of the date the Secretary causes to be published in the Federal R eg- ister a statement of findings that— (1) this Act has been enacted
(2)tothee x tent that the Settlement Agreement conflicts with this Act, the Settlement Agreement has been revised to conform with the Act; (3) the Settlement Agreement, revised as necessary, and the waivers and releases described in article 5 of the Settlement Agreement and section 8(a) of this Act have been executed by the parties and the Secretary; (4) warranty deeds for the property to be conveyed to the Tribe described in section 4.6 of the Settlement Agreement have been placed in escrow; (5) the Tribe and the Secretary have approved the W ater M anagement Plan; and (6) the judgment and decree attached to the Settlement Agreement as exhibit H or a judgment and decree substantially the same as exhibit H has been approved by the United States D istrict Court, Eastern Division of the Central District of Cali- fornia, and that judgment and decree has become final and nonappealable. (b) DEADLINE F OR EFFECTIVE DATE.—If the conditions precedent required under subsection (a) of this section have not been fulfilled by March 1, 2 0 12, the Settlement Agreement and this Act shall not thereafter be effective and shall be null and void, and any funds and the interest accrued thereon appropriated pursuant to Fed e ralR e gist er ,pub li c ati on.
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