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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022 · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; DISAPPROVAL; AGREEMENTS

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## SEC. 7 SECRETARIAL APPROVAL; DISAPPROVAL; AGREEMENTS ###
(a)Authorization The Secretary shall approve or disapprove any— ####
(1)lease or exchange agreement; ####
(2)modification to a lease or exchange agreement; ####
(3)storage agreement; ####
(4)modification to a storage agreement; ####
(5)agreement for conserved water; or ####
(6)modification to an agreement for conserved water. ###
(b)Secretarial Agreements The Secretary is authorized to enter into a lease or exchange agreement, a storage agreement, or an agreement for conserved water with the CRIT, subject to the condition that the Secretary pays the fair market value for the CRIT reduced consumptive use. ###
(c)Requirements ####
(1)Lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements The Secretary shall not approve any lease or exchange agreement, or any modification to a lease or exchange agreement, or any storage agreement, or any modification to a storage agreement, that is not in compliance with— #####
(A)this Act; and #####
(B)the agreement entered into between the CRIT, the State, and the Secretary under section 10(a). ####
(2)Agreements for conserved water The Secretary shall not approve any agreement for conserved water, or any modification to an agreement for conserved water, that is not in compliance with— #####
(A)this Act; and #####
(B)other applicable Federal law, including any program authorized by Federal law. ####
(3)Permanent alienation The Secretary shall not approve any lease or exchange agreement, or any modification to a lease or exchange agreement, any storage agreement, or any modification to a storage agreement, or any agreement for conserved water, or any modification to an agreement for conserved water, that permanently alienates any portion of the CRIT decreed allocation. ###
(d)Other Requirements The requirement for Secretarial approval under subsection
(a)shall satisfy the requirements of section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the “Indian Trade and Intercourse Act”) (25 U.S.C. 177). ###
(e)Authority of the Secretary Nothing in this Act, or any agreement entered into or approved by the Secretary under this Act, including any lease or exchange agreement, storage agreement, or agreement for conserved water, shall diminish or abrogate the authority of the Secretary to act under applicable Federal law or regulation, including the Consolidated Decree.
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