Sec. 2. PURPOSES

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## SEC. 2 PURPOSES The purposes of this Act are— ####

(1)to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of certain claims among certain parties to water rights in the Bill Williams River watershed in the State of Arizona for— #####

(A)the Hualapai Tribe (acting on behalf of the Tribe and members of the Tribe); and #####

(B)the Department of the Interior, acting on behalf of the Department and, as specified, the United States as trustee for the Hualapai Tribe, the members of the Tribe, and the allottees; ####

(2)to approve, ratify, and confirm— #####

(A)the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement entered into among the Hualapai Tribe, the United States as trustee for the Tribe, the members of the Tribe and allottees, the Secretary of the Interior, the Arizona department of water resources, Freeport Minerals Corporation, and the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, to the extent the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agreement is consistent with this Act; and #####

(B)the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement entered into among the Tribe, the United States as trustee for the Tribe, members of the Tribe, the allottees, and the Freeport Minerals Corporation, to the extent the Hualapai Tribe Agreement is consistent with this Act; ####

(3)to authorize and direct the Secretary— #####

(A)to execute the duties and obligations of the Secretary under the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agreement, the Hualapai Tribe Agreement, and this Act; #####

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(i)to remove objections to the applications for the severance and transfer of certain water rights, in partial consideration of the agreement of the parties to impose certain limits on the extent of the use and transferability of the severed and transferred water right and other water rights; and ######

(ii)to provide confirmation of those water rights; and #####

(C)to carry out any other activity necessary to implement the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Agreement in accordance with this Act; ####

(4)to advance the purposes of the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program; ####

(5)to secure a long-term lease for a portion of Planet Ranch, along with appurtenant water rights primarily along the Bill Williams River corridor, for use in the Conservation Program; ####

(6)to bring the leased portion of Planet Ranch into public ownership for the long-term benefit of the Conservation Program; and ####

(7)to secure from the Freeport Minerals Corporation non-Federal contributions— #####

(A)to support a tribal water supply study necessary for the advancement of a settlement of the claims of the Tribe for rights to Colorado River water; and #####

(B)to enable the Tribe to secure Colorado River water rights and appurtenant land, increase security of the water rights of the Tribe, and facilitate a settlement of the claims of the Tribe for rights to Colorado River water.