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<br />Mr. Weicker*,
<br />Mr. DomeIiici
<br />Mr. Wallop
<br />Mr. Murkowski
<br />Mr. Nickles
<br />Mr. Evans
<br />,. Indicates VO~ by proxy.
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<br />COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
<br />
<br />The explanation of the amendments adopted by the Select Com-
<br />mittee on Indian Affairs follows:
<br />Committee Amendment No. 1. The Select Committee on Indian
<br />Affairs inserted a new Section 4 which authorizes, the Secretary of
<br />the Interior to use the Animas-LaPlata and Dolores' Projects to
<br />supply reserved water to the Tribes and provides that reserved
<br />water from the Dolores and Animas-LaPlata Projects will be treat-
<br />ed the same as the Tribes' other reserve waters.
<br />Committee Amendment No. 2. The following report language was
<br />proposed in the Committee by Senator DeConcini and was adopted
<br />by the Committee:
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<br />Section 5 of the bill as introduced has been amended 1;Jy
<br />the Committee to eliminate any reference to the sale, ex-
<br />change, lease or other disposition of water contemplated in
<br />the Agreement. This was a very contentious issue through-
<br />out the Committee deliberations on the implementation of
<br />the Settlement Agreement, The elimination of these refer-
<br />ences insures that this legislation does not, expressly or by
<br />implication, permit the sale, exchange, lease or other dis-
<br />position of water outside the State of Colorado, ascontem-
<br />plated in the Agreement. Likewise, by waiving the Non-
<br />Intercourse Act, the Committee does not intend, expressly
<br />or by implication, to permit the sale, exchange; .lease or
<br />other disposition of water outside the State of Colorado,
<br />Nor is it intended that this legislation, affects any existing
<br />laws insofar as they pertain to, and only to, the sale, ex-
<br />change, lease or other disposition of water from one State
<br />to another in the Colorado River Basin,
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<br />The following discussion of the issue addressed by Senator
<br />DeConcini's Report language has been included in the Committee's
<br />Report to reflect the understanding of the members of the Commit-
<br />tee in adopting Senator, DeConcini's report language:
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<br />The question of whether Indian tribes have the author-
<br />ity to sell or otherwise dispose of reserved water rights has
<br />not yet been resolved by the courts, Section 5 of S, 1415 as
<br />introduced decided this question, in the affirmative by pro-
<br />viding authority for the Tribe to enter into water ilse con-
<br />tracts to sell, exchange, lease, or otherwise dispose of '
<br />water for periods of time not to exceed 50yeaIl&,The Com....,
<br />mittee substitute,deleted this provision. InsteoortheCorn;o
<br />mittee amendment pro.vides simply that the Indian Inter'
<br />course Act will not, apply to tribal reserved', waters butthat
<br />any and alL other' laws pertaining to,th~ Colorado:. Rivel'"
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