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t....~,.. I proposed Changes to S. 1415 and H.R. 2642 The Colorad~ Ute Indian Water Riqhts Settlement Act of 1987 October 15, 1987 The Departments of the Interior and of Justice, the State of Colorado. the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. and the Southern Ute Tribe propose that the fOllowing changes be made to S. 1415 and H.R. 2642. 1. Change section 4 of the bills to read as follows: SEC. 4. TRIBAL RESERVED WATERS. (a) WATER FROM ANIMAS-LA PhATA AND DOLORES PROJECTS.--The Secretary is hereby authorized to use the Animas-La Plata and Dolores Projects to supply raGerved water to the Tribes in accordance with the Agreement. (b) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL RECr.AMATION LAWS.--The reserved water supplied to the T=ibes or their lessees from the Dolores nnd Animas-La Plata Projects shall be treated in all respects in the same manner, except as provided in the Agreement. as the Tribes' other reserved waters. 2. Change subsection 5(a) of ~he bills to read as follows: (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.--Subject to the approval of the Secretary and to the provisions of its constitution, each Tribe is authorized. pursuant to 25 USC 177. to enter into water use contracts to sell. exchange, lease. or otherwise temporarily dispose of water in accordance with ArtiCle V of the Agreement, but the Tribes shall not permanently alienate any water right. The m~ximum term of each such water use contract. including all renewals. shall not exceed 50 years in duration. The authorization set forth in this subsection does not address whether the sale, exchange. lease. or other temporary disposition of water by the Tribes is permitted or prohibited by--and therefore shall not be interpreted to amend. construe. supercede or preempt--any state law. Federal law, interstate compact. or international treaty that pertains to the Colorado River or its tributaries, including the appropriation, use. development, storage, regulation. allocation, conservation. exportation. or quality ~f those waters. 50611::