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 PUBLIC LAW 107-331—DEC. 13, 2002 116 STAT. 2859 SEC. 808. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IRRIGATION PUR- POSES. None of the funds made available to the Secretary for planning or construction of the Rural Water Supply Project may be used to plan or construct facilities used to supply water for the purposes of irrigation. SEC. 809. WATER RIGHTS. The water rights of the Tribe are part of and included in the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 102-441). These rights are adjudicated under New Mexico State law as a partial final judgment and decree entered in the Eleventh Judicial District Court of New Mexico. That Act and decree provide for sufficient water rights under "historic and existing uses" to supply water for the municipal water system. These water rights are recognized depletions within the San Juan River basin and no new depletions are associated with the Rural Water Supply Project. In consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Reclamation has determined that there shall be no significant impact to endangered species as a result of water depletions associated with this project. No other water rights of the Tribe shall be impacted by the Rural Water Supply Project. TITLE IX—ROCKY BOY'S RURAL WATER SYSTEM SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Rocky Boy's/North Central Montema Regional Water System Act of 2002". SEC. 902. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS. — Congress finds that— (1) the water systems serving residents of the Rocky Bo^s Reservation in the State of Montana— (A) do not meet minimum health and safety standards; (B) pose a threat to public health and safety; and (C) are inadequate to supply the water needs of the Chippewa Cree Tribe; (2) the United States has a responsibility to ensure that adequate and safe water supplies are available to meet the economic, environmental, water supply, and public health needs of the Reservation; (3) the entities administering the rural and municipal water systems in North Central Montana are having difficulty complying with regulations promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. SOOf et seq.); and (4) the study, defined in section 903(k), identifies Lake Elwell, near Chester, Montana, as an available, reliable, and safe rural and municipal water supply for serving the needs of the Reservation and North Central Montana. (b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this title are— (1) to ensure a safe and adequate rural, municipal, and industrial water supply for the residents of the Rocky Boy's Reservation in the State of Montana; (2) to assist the citizens residing in Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole Counties, Montana, Rocky Boy's/ North Central Montana Regional Water System Act of 2002.

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