Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The term Agriculture Development Account means the Selis-Qlispe Ksanka Agriculture Development Account established under section 9(b)(1). The term allottee means an individual who holds a beneficial real property interest in Indian land that is— located within the Reservation; and held in trust by the United States. The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of Reclamation. The term Community Development Account means the Selis-Qlispe Ksanka Community Development Account established under section 9(b)(3).

The term Compact means the water rights settlement entered into by the Tribes, the State, and the United States, as contained in part 19 of chapter 20 of title 85, Montana Code Annotated (2015). The term Compact includes any appendix, exhibit, or amendment (including any amendment to an appendix or exhibit) to the Compact that is executed in accordance with this Act. The term Compact Fund means the Salish and Kootenai Compact Fund established by section 10(a). The term Compact Implementation Account means the Compact Implementation Account established under section 10(b)(1).

The term Economic Development Account means the Selis-Qlispe Ksanka Economic Development Account established under section 9(b)(2). The term enforceability date means the date described in section 12(b). The term Flathead Indian irrigation project means the irrigation project developed by the United States to irrigate land within the Reservation pursuant to— the Act of April 23, 1904 (33 Stat. 302, chapter 1495); and the Act of May 29, 1908 (35 Stat. 444, chapter 216). The term Flathead Indian irrigation project includes— all land and any reservoir, easement, right-of-way, canal, ditch, lateral, and any other facility of the Flathead Indian irrigation project (whether located on or off the Reservation); and any headgate, pipeline, pump, building, heavy equipment, vehicle, supplies, record, copy of a record, and any other physical, tangible object (whether of real or personal property) used in the management and operation of the Flathead Indian irrigation project.

The term Flathead Indian Irrigation Project Account means the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project Account established under section 10(b)(2). The term Hungry Horse Dam means the dam that is a part of the Hungry Horse Project. The term Hungry Horse Project means that project authorized to be carried out by the Secretary under the Act of June 5, 1944 (58 Stat. 270, chapter 234; 43 U.S.C. 593a et seq. ). The term Hungry Horse Reservoir means the reservoir that is a part of the Hungry Horse Project.

The term Indian land means land owned by an Indian tribe or a member of an Indian tribe. The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ). The term law of administration means the Unitary Administration and Management Ordinance described in the Compact. The term Reservation means all land within the exterior boundaries of the Indian reservation established under the Treaty between the United States and the Flathead, Kootenay, and Upper Pend d'Oreilles Indians, concluded at Hell Gate July 16, 1855 (12 Stat. 975), notwithstanding the issuance of any patent on the Reservation.

The term Reservation includes any right-of-way through the Reservation. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term State means the State of Montana. The term tribal water right means the water right of the Tribes as set forth in the Compact. The term Tribes means the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation of Montana. The term Tribes includes all officers, agencies, and departments of the Tribes. The term Trust Fund means the Selis-Qlispe Ksanka Settlement Trust Fund established by section 9(a).

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