,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dhij ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4 ,heinrich7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act to establish subaccounts in the ,indian ,water ,rights ,settlement ,completion ,fund1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,indian ,water ,rights ,settlements ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,indian ,water ,rights ,settlement ,completion ,fund subaccounts 7a7 ,in general ,section #gjaja of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #adi7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,operations1 ,maintenance1 ,repair1 and ,ongoing ,obligations ,subaccount 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,fund a subaccount1 to be known as the ,operations1 ,maintenance1 ,repair1 and ,ongoing ,obligations ,subaccount 7referred to in this subsection as the ,subaccount74 7#b7 ,deposits 7,a7 ,in general ,on the later of ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and the date of enactment of this subsection1 and on each ,october #a thereafter through ,october #a1 #bjce1 out of any funds in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall deposit in the ,subaccount #de1jjj1jjj4 7,b7 ,availability ,amounts deposited in the ,subaccount under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be available to the ,secretary of the ,interior1 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation1 for the uses described in paragraph 7#c74 7#c7 ,uses ,amounts deposited in the ,subaccount under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 shall be used by the ,secretary of the ,interior1 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation1 for transfers to funds or accounts authorized to receive discretionary appropriations1 including ,tribal trust funds established by an ,act of ,congress1 to satisfy the obligations of the ,united ,states with respect to certain ,indian water rights settlements under the following3 7,a7 ,the water delivery and operation1 maintenance1 repair1 and related provisions of ,public ,law #ih-ecj 7#ih ,stat4 #bfih71 relating to the water rights of the ,ak-,chin ,indian ,community4 7,b7 ,the water delivery and operations1 maintenance1 repair1 and related provisions of the ,colorado ,ute ,indian ,water ,rights ,settlement ,act of #aihh 7,public ,law #ajj-ehe2 #ajb ,stat4 #bigc71 relating to the ,animas-,la ,plata ,project 7as defined in section #c of that ,act 7#ajb ,stat4 #bigc774 7,c7 ,section #ajfjc7;g7 of the ,northwestern ,new ,mexico ,rural ,water ,projects ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-aa2 #abc ,stat4 #achg74 7,d7 ,the water acquisition provisions of the ,snake ,river ,water ,rights ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-ddg2 #aah ,stat4 #cdca71 including to carry out the ,snake ,river ,flow ,component described in section #e7;a7 of that ,act 7#aah ,stat4 #cdcc74 7,e7 ,the ,hualapai ,tribe ,water ,rights ,settlement ,act of #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-cdi2 #acf ,stat4 #fbbe71 including the ,hualapai ,water ,trust ,fund ,account established under section #f7;a77#a7 of that ,act 7#acf ,stat4 #fbcd74 7f7 ,new and ,continuing ,settlements ,subaccount 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,fund a subaccount1 to be known as the ,new and ,continuing ,settlements ,subaccount 7referred to in this subsection as the ,subaccount74 7#b7 ,deposits 7,a7 ,in general ,on the later of ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and the date of enactment of this subsection1 and on each ,october #a thereafter through ,october #a1 #bjce1 out of any funds in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall deposit in the ,subaccount #bej1jjj1jjj4 7,b7 ,availability ,amounts deposited in the ,subaccount under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be available to the ,secretary of the ,interior1 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation1 for the uses described in paragraph 7#c74 7#c7 ,uses ,subject to paragraph 7#d71 amounts deposited in the ,subaccount under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 shall be used by the ,secretary of the ,interior for transfers to funds or accounts authorized to receive discretionary appropriations1 including ,tribal trust funds established by an ,act of ,congress1 or to satisfy other obligations of the ,united ,states identified by the ,secretary of the ,interior1 under any ,indian water rights settlement approved and authorized by an ,act of ,congress4 7#d7 ,scope of transfers 7,a7 ,in general ,transfers authorized under paragraph 7#c7 shall be made in such amounts as are determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior to be appropriate to satisfy the obligations of the ,united ,states1 including appropriate indexing1 pursuant to the applicable ,indian water rights settlement4 7,b7 ,sequence and timing ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall have the discretion to determine the sequence and timing of transfers from the ,subaccount under paragraph 7#c7 to substantially complete the eligible ,indian water rights settlements as expeditiously as practicable4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #cab7;e7 of the ,white ,mountain ,apache ,tribe ,water ,rights ,quantification ,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-bia2 #abd ,stat4 #cjie2 #acf ,stat4 #fahd7 is amended by striking paragraph 7#e7 and inserting the following3 7#e7 ,prohibition ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any amounts made available under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 shall not be made available from the ,reclamation ,water ,settlements ,fund established by section #ajeja7;a7 of the ,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #djg7;a774 4