,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mr4  
,pe>ce 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan 
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 & ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray 
,lujn ( ,new ,mexico7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,mescal]o ,apa*e ,tribe to   
lease adjudicat$ wat] rights4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,mescal]o ,apa*e ,tribe ,leas+          
,au?orization ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3  7#a7 ,adjudicat$ wat] rights 
,! t]m adjudicat$ wat] rights means wat]
 rights t 7 adjudicat$ to ! ,tribe 9    
,/ate v4 ,lewis1 #aaf ,n4,m4 #aid1 #hfa 
,p4 #b;d #bce 7#aiic74  7#b7 ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means
 ! ,/ate ( ,new ,mexico4  7#d7 ,tribe ,!
 t]m ,tribe means ! ,mescal]o ,apa*e    
,tribe4  #c4 ,au?orization to lease     
adjudicat$ wat] rights  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1       

subject to subsections 7b7 & 7c71 !     
,tribe may lease1 ent] into a contract )
 respect to1 or o!rwise transf] to ano!r
 p>ty1 = ano!r purpose1 or to ano!r     
place ( use 9 ! ,/ate1 all or any       
portion ( ! adjudicat$ wat] rights4  7b7
 ,/ate law ,9 c>ry+ out any action "u   
subsection 7a71 ! ,tribe %all comply )  
all laws 7includ+ regulations7 ( ! ,/ate
 ) respect to ! leas+ or transf] ( wat] 
rights4  7c7 ,ali5ation2 maximum t]m    
7#a7 ,ali5ation ,! ,tribe %all n        
p]man5tly ali5ate any adjudicat$ wat]   
rights4  7#b7 ,maximum t]m ,! t]m ( any 
wat] use lease1 contract1 or o!r        
agreem5t "u ?is section 7includ+ a      
r5ewal ( su* an agreem5t7 %all be n m   
?an #ii ye>s4  7d7 ,liability ,!        
,secret>y %all n be liable to ! ,tribe  
or any o!r p]son = any loss or o!r      
detrim5t result+ f a lease1 contract1 or
 o!r arrangem5t ent]$ into pursuant to  
?is section4  7e7 ,pur*ases or grants ( 
l& f ,indians ,! au?orization provid$ by
 ?is ,act = ! leas+1 contract+1 &       

transf] ( ! adjudicat$ wat] rights %all 
be consid]$ to satisfy any requirem5t = 
au?orization ( ! action by treaty or    
conv5tion impos$ by section #baaf ( !   
,revis$ ,/atutes 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #agg74  
7f7 ,prohibition on =feiture ,! nonuse (
 all or any portion ( ! adjudicat$ wat] 
rights by a lessee or contractor %all n 
result 9 ! =feiture1 ab&onm5t1          
rel9qui%m5t1 or o!r loss ( all or any   
portion ( ! adjudicat$ wat] rights4