Sec. 3. Survey of south bank boundary line
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The Secretary shall commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line in the affected area. The survey shall— adhere to the gradient boundary survey method; span the length of the affected area; be conducted by 1 or more independent third-party surveyors that are— licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys; and selected by the Secretary, in consultation with— the Texas General Land Office; the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in consultation with the attorney general of the State of Oklahoma; and each affected federally recognized Indian Tribe; and subject to the availability of appropriations, be completed not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the survey or a portion of the survey under subsection (a)(1) is completed, the Secretary shall submit the survey for approval to— the Texas General Land Office; the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in consultation with the attorney general of the State of Oklahoma; and each affected federally recognized Indian Tribe. Not later than 60 days after the date on which each of the Texas General Land Office, the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in consultation with the attorney general of the State of Oklahoma, and each affected federally recognized Indian Tribe notify the Secretary of the approval of the boundary survey or a portion of the survey by the applicable office or federally recognized Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall determine whether to approve the survey or portion of the survey, subject to paragraph (4).
As portions of the survey are completed, the Secretary may submit the completed portions of the survey for approval under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall only approve the survey, or a portion of the survey, that has the written approval of each of— the Texas General Land Office; the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in consultation with the attorney general of the State of Oklahoma; and each affected federally recognized Indian Tribe.