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<br />001757 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(A) AUTHORIZES THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO USE <br />THE PROJECTS TO PROVIDE WATER TO THE TRIBES, <br /> <br />(B) PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN DEFERRALS OF COSTS THAT <br />WOULD OTHERWISE BE BORNE BY THE TRIBES PENDING <br />THEIR USE OF PROJECT WATER, AND <br /> <br />(C) PROVIDES THAT FEDERAL RECLAMATION LAWS SHALL NOT <br />APPLY TO THE PROJECT RESERVED WATERS SUPPLIED TO <br />THE TRIBES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE LAWS <br />MAY ALSO APPLY TO THE TRIBES' OTHER RESERVED <br />WATERS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROVISION IS TO <br />INSURE THAT PROJECT RESERVED WATERS ARE NOT <br />TREATED DIFFERENTLY, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN <br />THE AGREEMENT, THAN THE OTHER RESERVED WATERS OF <br />THE TRIBES SIMPLY BECAUSE A RECLAMATION PROJECT <br />IS THE SOURCE OF THE WATER. <br /> <br />(2) SECTION 5 AUTHORIZES EACH TRIBE, SUBJECT TO THE <br />SECRETARY'S APPROVAL, TO ENTER INTO WATER USE <br />CONTRACTS TO SELL, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR OTHERWISE <br />TEMPORARILY DISPOSE OF WATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH <br />ARTICLE V OF THE AGREEMENT. <br /> <br />(3) SECTION 7 ESTABLISHES THE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR <br />WHICH THE AGREEMENT CALLS AND AUTHORIZES THE <br />APPROPRIATION OF A TOTAL OF $49,5 MILLION. <br /> <br />-9- <br /> <br />~ . <br />