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Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (P.L. 102-441).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Public Law 102-441, 23 October 1992, pp. 2237-2242.
Long title
An Act relating to the settlement of the water rights claims of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water rights Dispute settlement Contract/agreement
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The purposes of this Act are to: (a) approve, ratify and incorporate a contract between the United States and the Jicarilla Apache Tribe setting forth the commitments, rights and obligations of the United States and the Tribe in providing for the resolution of all water rights claims of the Tribe ("The Settlement Contract"), and; (b) to authorize the actions and appropriations necessary and to appropriate for the United States to fulfil its obligations under such contract. Section 6 specifies water which shall be made available each year under the Settlement Contract. The water so made available may be subcontracted by the Tribe if not used (sect. 7). A Water Resources Development Trust Fund shall be established under section 8. (11 sections)

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