Sec. 81712. Definitions
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In this subtitle: The term agreement means— the document entitled Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement dated December 14, 2015, and the exhibits attached thereto; and any amendment or exhibit to the document or exhibits referenced in subparagraph
(A)to make the document or exhibits consistent with this subtitle. The term allotment means a parcel of land— granted out of the public domain that is— located within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation; or Bureau of Indian Affairs parcel number 792 634511 in San Juan County, Utah, consisting of 160 acres located in Township 41S, Range 20E, sections 11, 12, and 14, originally set aside by the United States for the benefit of an individual identified in the allotting document as a Navajo Indian; and held in trust by the United States— for the benefit of an individual, individuals, or an Indian Tribe other than the Navajo Nation; or in part for the benefit of the Navajo Nation as of the enforceability date. The term allottee means an individual or Indian Tribe with a beneficial interest in an allotment held in trust by the United States. The term enforceability date means the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the statement of findings described in section 81717(a). The term general stream adjudication means the adjudication pending, as of the date of enactment, in the Seventh Judicial District in and for Grand County, State of Utah, commonly known as the Southeastern Colorado River General Adjudication , Civil No. 810704477, conducted pursuant to State law. The term injury to water rights means an interference with, diminution of, or deprivation of water rights under Federal or State law, excluding injuries to water quality. The term member means any person who is a duly enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. The term Navajo Nation or Nation means a body politic and federally recognized Indian nation, as published on the list established under section 104(a) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131(a) ), also known variously as the Navajo Nation , the Navajo Nation of Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah , and the Navajo Nation of Indians and other similar names, and includes all bands of Navajo Indians and chapters of the Navajo Nation and all divisions, agencies, officers, and agents thereof. The term Navajo water development projects means projects for domestic municipal water supply, including distribution infrastructure, and agricultural water conservation, to be constructed, in whole or in part, using monies from the Navajo Water Development Projects Account. The term Navajo water rights means the Nation’s water rights in Utah described in the agreement and this subtitle. The term OM&R means operation, maintenance, and replacement. The term parties means the Navajo Nation, the State, and the United States. The term Reservation means, for purposes of the agreement and this subtitle, the Reservation of the Navajo Nation in Utah as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act and depicted on the map attached to the agreement as Exhibit A, including any parcel of land granted out of the public domain and held in trust by the United States entirely for the benefit of the Navajo Nation as of the enforceability date. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior or a duly authorized representative thereof. The term State means the State of Utah and all officers, agents, departments, and political subdivisions thereof. The term United States means the United States of America and all departments, agencies, bureaus, officers, and agents thereof. The term United States acting in its trust capacity means the United States acting for the benefit of the Navajo Nation or for the benefit of allottees.
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