ALP 16

(m) "San Juan River System" means the San Juan River and its tributaries.
(n) "State" or "Contractor" means the STATE OF COLORADO, acting by and through the
Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Water Conservation Board, located in Denver,
Colorado, or its assignees.
(o) "Statutory Water Allocation" means the municipal and industrial (M &I) water
allocation delivered to the State through the use of the project components, pursuant to Sec.
6(a)(1)(ii)(VII) of the Settlement Act, as amended.
(p)—"United States" or "Contracting Officer" or "Secretary" either of them means the
Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior or his/her duly authorized
representative.
(-p)(g) "Useful Project Life" means the period of time the Project is able to provide the
authorized Project benefits pursuant to Sec 6(a)((1)(A)(i)(VI) of the Settlement Act, as amended.
(q)Cr)_ "Water Rights Settlement Agreement" refers to the "Colorado Ute Indian Water
Rights Final Settlement Agreement" dated December 10, 1986 among the United States, the
State of Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and the additional
governmental and private entities in Colorado signatory thereto, as implemented by the
Settlement Act, as amended.