Sec. 11. No effect on Arizona Tribe decreed water rights
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A Lease or Exchange Agreement or Storage Agreement— shall provide for the temporary use or storage of a portion of the Consumptive Use off of the Arizona Tribe’s Reservation; and shall not permanently alienate the decreed water right. The lease or exchange of a portion of the Consumptive Use shall not cause that portion to lose or change its priority under the relevant decree. Any non-use by a person who is a party to any Lease or Exchange Agreement or Storage Agreement with the Arizona Tribe shall not result in forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or other loss by the Arizona Tribe of all or any portion of the decreed water right.
The lease, exchange, or storage of a portion of the Consumptive Use shall not reduce or limit the right of the Arizona Tribe to use the remaining portion of the decreed water right on its Reservation. Any Storage Agreement shall account for the quantity of water in storage off of an Arizona Tribe’s Reservation in accordance with applicable State law.