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 96 STAT. 1274

PUBLIC LAW 97-293—OCT. 12, 1982 REPORTING

Recordkeeping. 43 USC 390zz.

SEC. 228. Any contracting entity subject to the ownership or pricing limitations of Federal reclamation law shall compile and maintain such records and information as the Secretary deems reasonably necessary to implement this title and Federal reclamation law. On a date set by the Secretary following the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, every such contracting entity shall provide in a form suitable to the Secretary such reports on the above matters as the Secretary may require. COMMISSIONER OF RECLAMATION

43 USC 873a.

SEC. 229. The Act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 657), is amended by adding the words "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate" after the word "President". SEVERABILITY

43 USC 390ZZ-1.

Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982. Papago Tribe, water rights claims.

SEC. 230. If any provision of this title or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this title and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. TITLE m C O N G R E S S I O N A L FINDINGS

SEC. 301. The Congress finds that— (1) water rights claims of the Papago Tribe with respect to the San Xavier Reservation and the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation are the subject of existing and prospective lawsuits against numerous parties in southern Arizona, including major mining companies, agricultural interests, and the city of Tucson; (2) these lawsuits not only will prove expensive and time consuming for all participants, but also could have a profound adverse impact upon the health and development of the Indian and non-Indian economies of southern Arizona; (3) the parties to the lawsuits and others interested in the settlement of the water rights claims of the Papago Indians within the Tucson Active Management Area and that part of the Upper Santa Cruz Basin not within that area have diligently attempted to settle these claims and the Federal Government, by providing the assistance specified in this title, will make possible the execution and implementation of a permanent settlement agreement; (4) it is in the long-term interest of the United States, the State of Arizona, its political subdivisions, the Papago Indian Tribe, and the non-Indian community of southern Arizona that the United States Government assist in the implementation of a fair and equitable settlement of the water rights claims of the Papago Indians respecting certain portions of the Papago Reservation; and (5) the settlement contedned in this title will—

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