Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3156

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124 STAT. 3130 PUBLIC LAW 111–291—DEC. 8, 2010 Pueblo or by the United States on behalf of the Pueblo may be leased for said term. (G) A Partial Final Decree that sets forth the water rights and contract rights to water to which the Pueblo is entitled under the Settlement Agreement and this title and that substantially conforms to the Settlement Agree- ment and Attachment 5 thereto has been approved by the Court and has become final and nonappealable. (g) ENFORCEMENT DATE.—The Settlement Agreement shall become enforceable, and the waivers and releases executed pursuant to section 510 and the limited waiver of sovereign immunity set forth in section 511(a) shall become effective, as of the date that the Secretary publishes the notice required by subsection (f)(1). (h) EXPIRATION DATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If all of the conditions precedent described in section (f)(2) have not been fulfilled by March 31, 2017, the Settlement Agreement shall be null and void, the waivers and releases executed pursuant to section 510 and the sovereign immunity waivers in section 511(a) shall not become effective, and any unexpended Federal funds, together with any income earned thereon, and title to any property acquired or con- structed with expended Federal funds, shall be returned to the Federal Government, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties in writing and approved by Congress. (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (h)(1) or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (i), title to any property acquired or constructed with expended Federal funds made available under section 505(f) shall be retained by the Pueblo. (i) RIGHT TO SET-OFF.—If the conditions precedent described in subsection (f)(2) have not been fulfilled by March 31, 2017, and the Settlement Agreement is null and void under subsection (h)(1)— (1) the United States shall be entitled to set off any Federal funds made available under section 505(f) that were used for purposes other than the purchase of water rights against any claim of the Pueblo against the United States described in section 510(b) (but excluding any claim retained under section 510(c)); and (2) the Pueblo shall have the option either— (A) to accept an equitable credit for any water rights acquired with funds made available under section 505(f) against any water rights secured for the Pueblo by the Pueblo, or by the United States on behalf of the Pueblo, in any litigation or future settlement of the case styled New Mexico v. Abeyta and New Mexico v. Arellano, Civil Nos. 7896–BB (U.S .6 D.N .M .) and 7939–BB (U.S. D .N .M.) (consolidated); or (B) to convey to the United States any water rights acquired with funds made available under section 505(f). (j) EXTENSION.—The dates in subsections (h) and (i) and section 510(e) may be extended if the Parties agree that an extension is reasonably necessary. SEC. 510. WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF CLAIMS. (a) CLAIMS BY THE PUEBLO AND THE UNITED STATES.—In return for recognition of the Pueblo’s water rights and other benefits, Publication. Notice.