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 124 STAT. 3123 PUBLIC LAW 111–291—DEC. 8, 2010 of the Pueblo’s water right claims and which is substantially in the form agreed to by the Parties and attached to the Settlement Agreement as Attachment 5. (5) PARTIES.—The term ‘‘Parties’’ means the Parties to the Settlement Agreement, as identified in article 1 of the Settle- ment Agreement. (6) PUEBLO.—The term ‘‘Pueblo’’ means the Taos Pueblo, a sovereign Indian tribe duly recognized by the United States of America. (7) PUEBLO LANDS.—The term ‘‘Pueblo lands’’ means those lands located within the Taos Valley to which the Pueblo, or the United States in its capacity as trustee for the Pueblo, holds title subject to Federal law limitations on alienation. Such lands include Tracts A, B, and C, the Pueblo’s land grant, the Blue Lake Wilderness Area, and the Tenorio and Karavas Tracts and are generally depicted in Attachment 2 to the Settlement Agreement. (8) SAN JUAN-CHAMA PROJECT.—The term ‘‘San Juan- Chama Project’’ means the Project authorized by section 8 of the Act of June 13, 1962 (76 Stat. 96 and 97), and the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 105). (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (10) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Settlement Agreement’’ means the contract dated March 31, 2006, between and among— (A) the United States, acting solely in its capacity as trustee for Taos Pueblo; (B) the Taos Pueblo, on its own behalf; (C) the State of New Mexico; (D) the Taos Valley Acequia Association and its 55 member ditches; (E) the Town of Taos; (F) the El Prado Water and Sanitation District; and (G) the 12 Taos area Mutual Domestic Water Con- sumers Associations, as amended to conform with this title. (11) STATE ENGINEER.—The term ‘‘State Engineer’’ means the New Mexico State Engineer. (12) TAOS VALLEY.—The term ‘‘Taos Valley’’ means the geographic area depicted in Attachment 4 of the Settlement Agreement. SEC. 504. PUEBLO RIGHTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Those rights to which the Pueblo is entitled under the Partial Final Decree shall be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Pueblo and shall not be subject to forfeiture, abandonment, or permanent alienation. (b) SUBSEQUENT ACT OF CONGRESS.—The Pueblo shall not be denied all or any part of its rights held in trust absent its consent unless such rights are explicitly abrogated by an Act of Congress hereafter enacted. SEC. 505. TAOS PUEBLO WATER DEVELOPMENT FUND. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’) to be used to pay or reimburse costs incurred by the Pueblo for— (1) acquiring water rights;