,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #abif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend  
the ,san ,luis ,rey ,indian ,water      
,rights ,settlement ,act to clarify     
certain settlement terms1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,san ,luis ,rey          
settlement agreement implementation ,the
 ,san ,luis ,rey ,indian ,water ,rights 
,settlement ,act 7,public ,law #ajj-fge7
 is amended by inserting after section  
#aaa the following3  #aab4              
,implementation of settlement  7a7      
,findings ,congress finds and recognizes
 as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,city of         
,escondido1 ,california1 the ,vista     
,irrigation ,district1 the ,san ,luis   
,rey ,river ,indian ,water ,authority1  
and the ,bands have approved an         
agreement1 dated ,december #e1 #bjad1   
resolving their disputes over the use of
 certain land and water rights in or    
near the ,san ,luis ,rey ,river         
watershed1 the terms of which are       

consistent with this ,act4  7#b7 ,the   
,bands1 the ,san ,luis ,rey ,river      
,indian ,water ,authority1 the ,city of 
,escondido1 ,california1 the ,vista     
,irrigation ,district1 and the ,united  
,states have approved a ,settlement     
,agreement dated ,january #cj1 #bjae    
7hereafter in this section referred to  
as the ,settlement ,agreement7 that     
conforms to the requirements of this    
,act4  7b7 ,approval and ratification   
,all provisions of the ,settlement      
,agreement1 including the waivers and   
releases of the liability of the ,united
 ,states1 the provisions regarding      
allottees1 and the provision entitled   
,effect of ,settlement ,agreement and   
,act1 are hereby approved and ratified4 
7c7 ,authorizations ,the ,secretary and 
the ,attorney ,general are authorized to
 execute1 on behalf of the ,united      
,states1 the ,settlement ,agreement and 
any amendments approved by the parties  
as necessary to make the ,settlement    
,agreement consistent with this ,act4   

,such execution shall not constitute a  
major ,federal action under the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474   
,the ,secretary is further authorized   
and directed to take all steps that the 
,secretary may deem necessary or        
appropriate to implement the ,settlement
 ,agreement and this ,act4  7d7         
,continued ,federally ,reserved ,and    
,other ,water ,rights  7#a7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 including any provisions in this   
,act1 the ,bands had1 have1 and continue
 to possess federally reserved rights   
and other water rights held in trust by 
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,future      
proceedings ,in any proceeding involving
 the assertion1 enforcement1 or defense 
of the rights described in this         
subsection1 the ,united ,states1 in its 
capacity as trustee for any ,band1 shall
 not be a required party and any        
decision by the ,united ,states         
regarding participation in any such     

proceeding shall not be subject to      
judicial review or give rise to any     
claim for relief against the ,united    
,states4  7e7 ,allottees ,congress finds
 and confirms that the benefits to      
allottees in the ,settlement ,agreement1
 including the remedies and provisions  
requiring that any rights of allottees  
shall be satisfied from supplemental    
water and other water available to the  
,bands or the ,indian ,water ,authority1
 are equitable and fully satisfy the    
water rights of the allottees4  7f7 ,no 
,precedent ,nothing in this ,act shall  
be construed or interpreted as a        
precedent for the litigation or         
settlement of ,indian reserved water    
rights4  4  #b4 ,disbursement of funds  
,the second sentence of section         
#aje7;b77#a7 of the ,san ,luis ,rey     
,indian ,water ,rights ,settlement ,act 
7,public ,law #ajj-fge7 is amended by   
striking the period at the end1 and     
inserting the following3  1 provided    
that-- 7i7 no more than #c1gjj1jjj per  

year 7in principal1 interest or both7   
may be so allocated2 and  7ii7 none of  
the funds made available by this section
 shall be available unless the ,director
 of the ,office of ,management and      
,budget first certifies in writing to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the   
,senate that the federal budget will    
record budgetary outlays from the ,san  
,luis ,rey ,tribal ,development ,fund of
 only the monies1 not to exceed         
#c1gjj1jjj annually1 that the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury1 pursuant to this     
section1 allocates and makes available  
to the ,indian ,water ,authority from   
the trust fund4  4  ,passed the ,house  
of ,representatives ,september #bb1     
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk