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 104 STAT. 4490 PUBLIC LAW 101-628—NOV. 28, 1990 under the Agreement, to execute a waiver and release of all present and future claims of water rights or injuries to water rights (including water rights in ground water, surface water, and effluent), from time immemorial to the effective date of this Act, and any and all future claims of water rights (including water rights in ground water, surface water, and effluent), from and after the effective date of this Act, which the Community and its members may have, against the United States, the State of Arizona or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other person, corporation, or municipal corporation, arising under the laws of the United States or the State of Arizona. (c) Except as provided in paragraphs 19.2 and 19.5 of the Agreement, the United States shall not assert any claim against the State of Arizona or any political subdivision thereof, or any other person, corporation, or municipal corporation, arising under the laws of the United States or the State of Arizona in its own right or on behalf of the Community based upon— (1) water rights or injuries to water rights of the Community and its members; or (2) water rights or injuries to water rights held by the United States on behalf of the Community and its members. (d) In the event the authorizations contained in subsection (b) of this section do not become effective pursuant to section 412(a), the Community shall retain the right to assert past and future water rights claims as tc all reservation lands. SEC. 410. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. (a) Execution of the settlement Agreement by the Secretary as provided for in section 411(d) shall not constitute major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The Secretary is directed to carry out all necessary environmental compliance, except as specifically directed otherwise herein, during the implementation phase of this settlement. Appropriation (b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as authorization. jjj^y |jg necessary to carry out all necessary environmental compliance associated with this settlement, including mitigation measures adopted by the Secretary. (c) With respect to this settlement, the Bureau of Reclamation shall be designated as the lead agency in regard to environmental compliance, and shall coordinate and cooperate with the other affected Federal agencies as required under applicable environmental laws. (d) Except as specifically set forth herein, the Secretary shall comply with all aspects of NEPA and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and other applicable environmental acts and regulations in proceeding through the implementation phase of this settlement: Provided, however, That in regard to NEPA compliance, the Secretary is precluded from studying or considering alternatives to the Community's on-reservation agriculture development plans which will be facilitated by the settlement, or performed under the Small Reclamation Projects loan made pursuant to section 408(e). SEC. 411. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) In the event any party to the Agreement should file a lawsuit in Federal District Court relating only and directly to the

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