Sec. 3. Findings
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Congress finds the following: It is the policy of the United States, in keeping with the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes, to settle Indian water rights claims whenever possible without lengthy and costly litigation. The water rights settlements described in paragraph
(1)typically require congressional review and approval. The Navajo Nation and the United States, acting as trustee for the Navajo Nation and allottees of the Navajo Nation, claim the right to an unquantified amount of water from the San Juan River in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Utah. Consistent with the policy of the United States, this Act settles the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and the United States within the State of Utah, acting as trustee for the Navajo Nation and allottees of the Navajo Nation, without litigation. This Act settles the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and the United States within the State of Utah, acting as trustee for the Navajo Nation and allottees of the Navajo Nation, by providing a permanent source of water for the Navajo Nation in Utah, a water settlement fund to be used for the construction of drinking water infrastructure, and the financing of other modes of water delivery on the Navajo Nation in Utah in exchange for limiting the legal exposure and litigation expenses of the United States and the State of Utah.