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 114 STAT. 2912 PUBLIC LAW 106-568—DEC. 27, 2000 25 USC 1778f. 25 USC 1778g. 25 USC 1778h. 25 USC 1778 note. (2) UNITED STATES. —The United States, in its own right shall, notwithstanding any prior or present reservation or withdrawal of land of any kind, grant and convey to the Imperial Irrigation District a permanent flowage easement as to all Federal lands (approximately 110,000 acres) located within and below the minus 220-foot contour of the Salton Sink, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. SEC. 608. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS, WAIVERS, AND RELEASES. (a) SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS.— The benefits available to the Tribe and the allottees under the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement and the provisions of this title shall constitute full and complete satisfaction of the claims by the Tribe and the allottees arising from or related to the inundation and lack of drainage of tribal and allottee lands described in section 602 of this title and further defined in the Settlement Agreement. (b) APPROVAL OF WAIVERS AND RELEASES.— The United States hereby approves and confirms the releases and waivers required by the Settlement Agreement and this title. SEC. 609. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.— Nothing in this title or the Settlement Agreement shall affect the eligibility of the Tribe or its members for any Federal program or diminish the trust responsibility of the United States to the Tribe and its members. (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER SERVICES NOT AFFECTED.— No pay- ment pursuant to this title shall result in the reduction or denial of any Federal services or programs to the Tribe or to members of the Tribe, to which they are entitled or eligible because of their status as a federally recognized Indian tribe or member of the Tribe. (c) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS. — Except as provided in this title or the Settlement Agreement, any right to which the Tribe is entitled under existing law shall not be affected or diminished. (d) AMENDMENT OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. —The Settlement Agreement may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms and conditions to the extent that such amendments are not inconsistent with the trust land acquisition provisions of the Settlement Agreement, as such provisions existed on— (1) the date of the enactment of this Act, in the case of Modifications One and Three; and (2) September 14, 2000, in the case of Modification Four. SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this title. SEC. 611. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided by subsection (b), this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) EXCEPTION. —Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary determines the following conditions have been met: (1) The Tribe agrees to the Settlement Agreement and the provisions of this title and executes the releases and waivers required by the Settlement Agreement and this title.

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