Tribal Water Right

(a) Confirmation of Tribal Water Right (1) In general The Tribal Water Right is ratified, confirmed, and declared valid. (2) Quantification The Tribal Water Right includes the right to divert and use or permit the diversion and use of up to 5,828 acre-feet per year of surface water from the South Fork Tule River, as described in the 2007 Agreement and as confirmed in the decree entered by the Court pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of section 12. (3) Use Any diversion, use, and place of use of the Tribal Water Right shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2007 Agreement and this Act. (b) Trust status of Tribal Water Right The Tribal Water Right— (1) shall be held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of the Tribe in accordance with this Act; and (2) shall not be subject to loss through non-use, forfeiture, abandonment, or other operation of law. (c) Authority of the Tule River Tribe (1) In general The Tule River Tribe shall have the authority to allocate and distribute the Tribal Water Right for use on the Reservation in accordance with the 2007 Agreement, this Act, and applicable Federal law. (d) Administration (1) No alienation The Tribe shall not permanently alienate any portion of the Tribal Water Right. (2) Purchases or grants of land from indians An authorization provided by this Act for the allocation, distribution, leasing, or other arrangement entered into pursuant to this Act shall be considered to satisfy any requirement for authorization of the action by treaty or convention imposed by section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177). (3) Prohibition on forfeiture The non-use of all or any portion of the Tribal Water Right by any water user shall not result in the forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or other loss of all or any portion of the Tribal Water Right.

(a) Confirmation of Tribal Water Right (1) In general The Tribal Water Right is ratified, confirmed, and declared valid. (2) Quantification The Tribal Water Right includes the right to divert and use or permit the diversion and use of up to 5,828 acre-feet per year of surface water from the South Fork Tule River, as described in the 2007 Agreement and as confirmed in the decree entered by the Court pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of section 12. (3) Use Any diversion, use, and place of use of the Tribal Water Right shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2007 Agreement and this Act. (b) Trust status of Tribal Water Right The Tribal Water Right— (1) shall be held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of the Tribe in accordance with this Act; and (2) shall not be subject to loss through non-use, forfeiture, abandonment, or other operation of law. (c) Authority of the Tule River Tribe (1) In general The Tule River Tribe shall have the authority to allocate and distribute the Tribal Water Right for use on the Reservation in accordance with the 2007 Agreement, this Act, and applicable Federal law. (d) Administration (1) No alienation The Tribe shall not permanently alienate any portion of the Tribal Water Right. (2) Purchases or grants of land from indians An authorization provided by this Act for the allocation, distribution, leasing, or other arrangement entered into pursuant to this Act shall be considered to satisfy any requirement for authorization of the action by treaty or convention imposed by section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177). (3) Prohibition on forfeiture The non-use of all or any portion of the Tribal Water Right by any water user shall not result in the forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or other loss of all or any portion of the Tribal Water Right.