Sec. 6. Storage agreements
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Notwithstanding section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act ; 25 U.S.C. 177 ) or any other provision of law, each Arizona Tribe is authorized to, subject to the approval of the Secretary under section 7(a), and has the sole authority to, enter into a Storage Agreement, on the condition that the facility shall be located in the Lower Basin in the State and is not in Navajo, Apache, or Cochise counties. Any Storage Agreement entered into under this section shall be in accordance with applicable Federal and State law.
An Arizona Tribe may assign or sell any long-term storage credits accrued as a result of a Storage Agreement, on the condition that the assignment or sale is in accordance with applicable State law. This Act shall not be construed to amend any Arizona Indian Water Settlement that prohibits off-Reservation Storage Agreements. Before entering into a Storage Agreement pursuant to the authority set forth in this Act, an Arizona Tribe with a restriction on its authority to store its decreed water rights outside the exterior boundaries of its Reservation set forth in its Arizona Indian Water Settlement must first amend the settlement agreement to modify such restrictions in a manner in accordance with its terms.
An amendment to an Arizona Indian Water Settlement Agreement to allow Storage Agreements, is hereby deemed to be authorized, ratified and confirmed in accordance with its terms without need for further congressional action.
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