Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3105

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124 STAT. 3079 PUBLIC LAW 111–291—DEC. 8, 2010 (B) renegotiate any lease at any time during the term of the lease, subject to the condition that the term of the renegotiated lease shall not exceed 100 years; (2) no portion of the tribal CAP water may be permanently alienated; (3)(A) the Tribe (and not the United States in any capacity) shall be entitled to all consideration due to the Tribe under any contract or option to lease or exchange tribal CAP water entered into by the Tribe; and (B) the United States (in any capacity) has no trust or other obligation to monitor, administer, or account for, in any manner— (i) any funds received by the Tribe as consideration under a contract or option to lease or exchange tribal CAP water; or (ii) the expenditure of those funds; (4)(A) all tribal CAP water shall be delivered through the CAP system; and (B) if the delivery capacity of the CAP system is signifi- cantly reduced or anticipated to be significantly reduced for an extended period of time, the Tribe shall have the same CAP delivery rights as a CAP contractor or CAP subcontractor that is allowed to take delivery of water other than through the CAP system; (5) the Tribe may use tribal CAP water on or off the reservation for any purpose; (6) as authorized by subsection (f)(2)(A) of section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543) and to the extent that funds are available in the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund established by subsection (a) of that section, the United States shall pay to the Operating Agency the CAP fixed OM&R charges associated with the delivery of tribal CAP water (except in the case of tribal CAP water leased by any individual or entity); (7) the Secretary shall waive the right of the Secretary to capture all return flow from project exchange water flowing from the exterior boundary of the reservation; and (8) no CAP water service capital charge shall be due or payable for the tribal CAP water, regardless of whether the water is delivered for use by the Tribe or pursuant to a contract or option to lease or exchange tribal CAP water entered into by the Tribe. (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Contract shall be— (1) for permanent service (within the meaning of section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617d)); and (2) without limit as to term. (c) RATIFICATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent that any provision of the Contract conflicts with a provision of this title, the Contract is authorized, ratified, and confirmed. (2) AMENDMENTS.—Any amendment to the Contract is authorized, ratified, and confirmed, to the extent that such amendment is executed to make the Contract consistent with this title. (d) EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.—To the extent that the Contract does not conflict with this title, the Secretary shall execute the Contract. Waiver authority.