Sec. 2. Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are— to resolve, fully and finally, all claims to rights to water in the State, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River, of— the Hualapai Tribe, on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe and the members of the Hualapai Tribe; and the United States, acting as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Hualapai Tribe, and the allottees; to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement entered into among the Hualapai Tribe, the United States, the State, and others, to the extent that agreement is consistent with this Act; to authorize and direct the Secretary to execute and perform the duties and obligations of the Secretary under the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act; and to authorize the appropriation of amounts necessary for the implementation of the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement and this Act.