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1 30, (82 Stat. 896), and the United States has investigated, planned, and begun to construct 2 said nimas -La Plata Project for the storage, diversion, salvage, and distribution of the waters of 3 the i nimas River, which Project has among its authorized purposes the furnishing of water for 4 municipal, industrial, domestic, and other beneficial purposes. The water rights settlement 5 pu ses of the Project were authorized by the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act 6 of 1 f88 (Public Law 100 -585) as amended by the Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 7 2004, Public Law 106 -554 (hereafter referred to as the Settlement Act, as amended). The Settlement Act, as amended, authorizes the construction of a reservoir, pumping inlet conduit, and appurtenant facilities with sufficient capacity to divert, store, and use 10 water from the Animas River for an average annual depletion of 57,100 acre feet of water to be 1 1 used for a municipal and industrial water supply; 12 dc) Reclamation has completed the Animas -La Plata Final Supplemental Environmental 13 Impict Statement (FSEIS) dated July 2000 and subsequent Record of Decision dated September 14 25, 1000, for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The State acknowledges 15 that �s a result of this regulatory compliance, and the terms of this contract, it is limited in the 16 Conkract to a municipal and industrial Statutory Water Allocation with an estimated average 17 annual depletion not to exceed 5,230 acre -feet of water for this Project. 18 1d) As provided by Public Law 100 -585, the design and construction functions of the 19 Bureau of Reclamation with respect to the Animas -La Plata Project shall be subject to the 20 pro4isions of the Indian Self - Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93 -638) 21 to the same extent as if such functions were performed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.