Sec. 6. SATISFACTION AND SUBSTITUTION OF CLAIMS

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## SEC. 6 SATISFACTION AND SUBSTITUTION OF CLAIMS ###

(a)Intent of Congress It is the intent of Congress to provide to the Community, its members, and allottees benefits that are equivalent to or exceed the claims the Community, its members, and allottees may possess as of the date of the enactment of this Act, taking into consideration— ####

(1)the potential risks, cost, and time delay associated with litigation; ####

(2)the cultural and historic significance of the Lower Sonoran Lands to the Community, its members, and allottees; ####

(3)the benefit to the Community, its members, and allottees associated with having a fixed northern boundary of the Reservation; ####

(4)the benefits that will accrue to the Community, its members, and allottees resulting from the legal confirmation of Federal electrical, irrigation, and road rights-of-way as provided under this Act; and ####

(5)the availability of appropriations under this Act. ###

(b)In General The benefits realized by the Community, its members, and allottees under this Act shall be in complete replacement of and substitution for, and full satisfaction of all claims that the Community, its members, and allottees may have had against the United States— ####

(1)relating to the United States alleged failure to legally establish and document Federal rights-of-way on the Reservation through the date of enactment of this Act; and ####

(2)for the United States alleged failure to establish, maintain and defend the Community’s northern boundary of the Reservation through the date of the enactment of this Act. ###

(c)Effective Date This section shall become effective on the later of the date on which the Secretary— ####

(1)publishes in the Federal Register the notice required under section 4(e); ####

(2)publishes in the Federal Register the notice required under section 5(e); and ####

(3)completes the surveys for the Federal rights-of-way required under this Act.