Sec. 2. Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are— to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of claims to water rights in the Delaware River Basin in Kansas for— the Tribe; its members and allottees; and the United States, acting in its capacity as trustee for the Tribe and its members and allottees; to authorize, ratify, and confirm provisions of the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement pertaining to the Tribal water rights negotiated by the Tribe, the State of Kansas, and the United States, and prior to the passage of this Act, entered into by the Tribe and the State of Kansas; to authorize and direct the Secretary— to execute the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement; and to take any other action necessary to carry out the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement in accordance with this Act; and to direct the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture to take certain actions under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and other actions consistent with this Act.
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