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State ofTexasp, State of New Mexico, 494 U,S._, 108 L.Ed.2d 98,110 S,Ct. _' Based on the recommendation of the Special Master, the Supreme Court granted the joint motion for entry of stipulated judgment. The stipulated judgment required New Mexico to pay Texas $14 million on or before March 1, 1990; the money will be disbursed by Texas in accordance with Exhibit B of the joint motion. The stipulated judgment also requires Texas to release New Mexico from all claims for equitable or legal relief, other than the relief embodied in the Court's March 28, 1988 Amended Decree and actions thereunder, arising out of New Mexico's breaches of the Pecos River Compact for the years 1952 through 1986. Exhibit B specifies how Texas is to use the $14 million: $13,800,000 will be deposited in Texas Water Assistance Fund No, 480 of the Texas Water Development Board to be used for agricultural and irrigation projects and any necessary associated studies in the Texas counties of Loving, Ward, Reeves, and Pecos; the Texas Attorney General may treat the other $200,000 as attorneys' fees or investigative costs, provided that Texas and New Mexico agree that any use of the settlement funds in this manner will not be construed as an admission that New Mexico has any liability for the attorneys' fees and costs Texas incurred in this litigation. 3. LEGISLATION In the Second Session of the 101st Congress (without regard to the water year), Congress enacted the following statutes that are important to the Upper Colorado River Basin States: Public Law 101- 514, approved November 5, 1990, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991. Public Law 101-512, approved November 5, 1990, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Public Law 101-506, approved November 5, 1990, Rural Develop- ment, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. 31