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 State of Montana, and in recognition of article I, and section 3 of article IX, of the Montana State Constitution for— the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation; and the United States, for the benefit of the Tribes and allottees; to authorize, ratify, and confirm the water rights compact entered into by the Tribes and the State, to the extent that the Compact is consistent with this Act; to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior— to execute the Compact; and to take any other action necessary to carry out the Compact in accordance with this Act; and to authorize funds necessary for the implementation of— the Compact; and this Act.