,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjac ,mr4   
,inh(e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify 
! role ( ! ,*]okee ,nation ( ,oklahoma  
reg>d+ ! ma9t5ance ( ! ,w4,d4 ,mayo     
,lock & ,dam 9 ! ,/ate ( ,oklahoma4  #a4
 ,rights & responsibilities ( ,*]okee   
,nation ( ,oklahoma reg>d+ ,w4,d4 ,mayo 
,lock & ,dam1 ,oklahoma ,section #aaag (
 ! ,wat] ,res\rces ,developm5t ,act (   
#aihf 7,public ,law #ii-ffb2 #ajj ,/at4 
#dbcf7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3       
#aaag4 ,w4,d4 ,mayo ,lock & ,dam1       
,oklahoma  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 ! ,*]okee ,nation (   
,oklahoma may--  7#a7 design & con/ruct 
#a or m hydroelectric g5]at+ facilities 
at ! ,w4,d4 ,mayo ,lock & ,dam on !     
,arkansas ,riv] 9 ! ,/ate ( ,oklahoma1  
subject to ! requirem5ts ( subsection   
7b7 & 9 accordance ) ! conditions       
specifi$ 9 ?is section2 &  7#b7 m>ket ! 

electricity g5]at$ f any su*            
hydroelectric g5]at+ facility4  7b7     
,precon/ruction requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,*]okee ,nation %all obta9 any 
p]mit requir$ by ,f$]al or ,/ate law    
be=e ! date on :i* con/ruction beg9s on 
any hydroelectric g5]at+ facility "u    
subsection 7a71 except t ! ,*]okee      
,nation %all be exempt f any lic5s+     
requirem5ts "u ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #gia;a et seq47 t may o!rwise 
be requir$ = ! con/ruction1 op]ation1 or
 ma9t5ance ( a hydroelectric g5]at+     
facility4  7#b7 ,review by ,secret>y ,! 
,*]okee ,nation may initiate ! design or
 con/ruction ( a hydroelectric g5]at+   
facility "u subsection 7a7 only aft] !  
,secret>y reviews & approves ! plans &  
specifications = ! design & con/ruction4
  7c7 ,paym5t ( design & con/ruction    
co/s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,*]okee ,nation  
%all--  7,a7 be> all co/s associat$ ) ! 
design & con/ruction ( any hydroelectric
 g5]at+ facility "u subsection 7a72 &   
7,b7 provide any funds necess>y = !     

design & con/ruction to ! ,secret>y     
prior to ! ,secret>y initiat+ any       
activities relat+ to ! design &         
con/ruction ( ! hydroelectric g5]at+    
facility4  7#b7 ,use by ,secret>y ,!    
,secret>y may--  7,a7 accept funds (f]$ 
by ! ,*]okee ,nation "u p>agraph 7#a72 &
  7,b7 use ! funds to c>ry out ! design 
& con/ruction ( any hydroelectric g5]at+
 facility "u subsection 7a74  7d7       
,assumption ( liability ,! ,*]okee      
,nation--  7#a7 %all hold all title to  
any hydroelectric g5]at+ facility       
con/ruct$ "u ?is section2  7#b7 may1    
subject to ! approval ( ! ,secret>y1    
assign t title to a ?ird p>ty2  7#c7    
%all be solely responsible =--  7,a7 !  
op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 repair1 replacem5t1
 & rehabilitation ( any su* facility2 & 
7,b7 ! m>ket+ ( ! electricity g5]at$ by 
any su* facility2 &  7#d7 %all release &
 indemnify ! ,unit$ ,/ates f any claims1
 causes ( action1 or liabilities t may  
arise out ( any activity und]tak5 to    
c>ry out ?is section4  7e7 ,assi/ance   

available ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 ! ,secret>y may provide any        
te*nical & con/ruction managem5t        
assi/ance reque/$ by ! ,*]okee ,nation  
relat+ to ! design & con/ruction ( any  
hydroelectric g5]at+ facility "u        
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,?ird-,p>ty        
agreem5ts ,! ,*]okee ,nation may ent]   
into agreem5ts ) ! ,secret>y or a ?ird  
p>ty t ! ,*]okee ,nation or ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es to be necess>y to c>ry out ?is 
section4  4