text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Fish 
  Springs Ranch Settlement Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement 
          entitled ``Fish Springs Ranch Water Rights Settlement 
          Agreement'' and dated May 20, 2007 (including any amendments 
          and exhibits to that agreement).
              (2) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
          ``environmental impact statement'' means the final 
          environmental impact statement for the North Valleys Rights-of-
          Way Projects prepared by the Bureau of Land Management (70 Fed. 
          Reg. 68473).
              (3) Final payment date.--The term ``final payment date'' 
          means the date on which Fish Springs pays to the Tribe the 
          final installment amount, as provided in the Agreement.
              (4) Fish springs.--The term ``Fish Springs'' means the Fish 
          Springs Ranch, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (or a 
          successor in interest).
              (5) Project.--
                      (A) In general.--The term ``Project'' means the 
                  project for pumping and transfer by Fish Springs of not 
                  more than 8,000 acre-feet of groundwater per year, as 
                  described in the environmental impact statement and the 
                  record of decision.
                      (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Project'' includes the 
                  pumping and transfer of not more than 5,000 acre-feet 
                  of groundwater per year (in addition to the acre-feet 
                  referred to in subparagraph (A)) in accordance with the 
                  Agreement, including the acquisition by Fish Springs of 
                  the rights and approval to pump that groundwater in 
                  accordance with Federal and State law.
                      (C) Exclusions.--The term ``Project'' does not 
                  include--
                              (i) the project proposed by Intermountain 
                          Water Supply, Ltd., and described in the 
                          environmental impact statement; or
                              (ii) any other project or activity not 
                          otherwise specified in this Act.
              (6) Record of decision.--The term ``record of decision'' 
          means the public record of the decision of the District Manager 
          of the Bureau of Land Management for the State of Nevada issued 
          on May 31, 2006, regarding the environmental impact statement 
          and the Project.
              (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
              (8) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pyramid Lake 
          Paiute Tribe of Indians organized under section 16 of the Act 
          of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization 
          Act'') (25 U.S.C. 476).
  
  SEC. 3. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), and except 
  to the extent that a provision of the Agreement conflicts with this 
  Act, notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or tribal law, the 
  Agreement is ratified.
      (b) Execution of Agreement.--The Secretary shall execute the 
  obligations of the Secretary under the Agreement (including any exhibit 
  to the Agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary) in 
  accordance with this Act.
      (c) Exceptions.--
              (1) Choice of law.--Notwithstanding any provision of the 
          Agreement, the Agreement and this Act shall be governed by 
          applicable Federal law and Nevada State law.
              (2) Waiver and retention of claims.--Notwithstanding any 
          provision of the Agreement, any waiver or retention of a claim 
          by the Tribe or the United States on behalf of the Tribe 
          relating to the Agreement shall be carried out in accordance 
          with section 4.
      (d) Environmental Compliance.--
              (1) No major federal action.--The execution of the 
          Agreement by the Secretary pursuant to this Act shall not be 
          considered to be a major Federal action under the National 
          Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
              (2) Compliance activities.--The Secretary shall carry out 
          all required Federal environmental compliance activities in 
          executing the Agreement.
      (e) Compliance With Applicable Law.--This section and the Agreement 
  shall be considered to be in accordance with all applicable 
  requirements of section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177).
  
  SEC. 4. WAIVER AND RELEASES OF CLAIMS.
  
      (a) Release of Claims Against Fish Springs.--In executing the 
  Agreement pursuant to this Act, the Tribe and the Secretary, acting on 
  behalf of the Tribe, shall waive and release all claims against Fish 
  Springs--
              (1) for damage, loss, or injury to water rights or claims 
          of interference with or diversion or taking of water rights 
          (including claims for injury to land resulting from such a 
          damage, loss, injury, interference, diversion, or taking under 
          the Agreement) relating to the use of water by Fish Springs 
          under the Agreement for the Project; or
              (2) relating in any manner to the negotiation or adoption 
          of the Agreement.
      (b) Release of Claims Against United States.--In carrying out the 
  Agreement, the Tribe shall waive and release any claim of the Tribe 
  against the United States (including all employees and agents of the 
  United States) relating in any manner to--
              (1) damage, loss, or injury to water, water rights, land, 
          or any other resource due to loss of water or water rights 
          (including damage, loss, or injury to hunting, fishing, 
          gathering, or cultural rights due to loss of water or water 
          rights, claims relating to interference with or diversion or 
          taking of water or water rights, and claims relating to a 
          failure to protect, acquire, replace, or develop water, water 
          rights, or water infrastructure) due to use of water by Fish 
          Springs under the Agreement for the Project;
              (2) the record of decision, the environmental impact 
          statement, or the Agreement; or
              (3) the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the 
          Agreement or this Act, including--
                      (A) the use by the Tribe of funds paid to the Tribe 
                  under the Agreement; and
                      (B) the acquisition and use by the Tribe of land 
                  under the Agreement.
      (c) Effectiveness of Waivers and Releases.--
              (1) Claims against fish springs.--The waivers and releases 
          under subsection (a) shall take effect on the final payment 
          date.
              (2) Claims against united states.--A waiver or release 
          under subsection (b) shall take effect on the date on which the 
          Tribe executes the waiver or release.
      (d) Retention of Claims by United States and Tribe.--The Tribe and 
  the Secretary, acting on behalf of the Tribe, shall retain--
              (1) all claims for enforcement of the Agreement or this Act 
          through such legal and equitable remedies as are available in 
          the appropriate United States court;
              (2) subject to the right of Fish Springs to carry out the 
          Project, the right to assert and protect any right of the Tribe 
          to surface or groundwater or any other trust resource;
              (3) all rights to claim or acquire a water right in 
          accordance with applicable law, and to use and protect any 
          water right acquired after the date of enactment of this Act, 
          that is not in conflict with the Agreement and this Act;
              (4) all claims relating to activities affecting the quality 
          of water, including any claim of the Tribes under--
                      (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                  Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
                  et seq.) (including claims for damages to natural 
                  resources);
                      (B) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
                  seq.);
                      (C) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                  U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); or
                      (D) a regulation implementing an Act referred to in 
                  subparagraphs (A) through (C); and
              (5) all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, and 
          authorities not specifically waived and released pursuant to 
          this Act.
  
  SEC. 5. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS.
  
      The benefits provided to the Tribe under the Agreement and this Act 
  shall be considered to be full satisfaction of all claims of the Tribe 
  and the United States waived and released pursuant to section 4.
  
  SEC. 6. BENEFICIARIES TO AGREEMENT.
  
      (a) Requirement.--The parties to the Agreement shall be the only 
  beneficiaries of the Agreement.
      (b) Prohibition.--Nothing in the Agreement or this Act provides to 
  any individual or entity third-party beneficiary status relating to the 
  Agreement.
  
  SEC. 7. JURISDICTION.
  
      A civil action relating to the enforcement of the Agreement shall 
  be filed in the United States District Court for the District of 
  Nevada.
  
  SEC. 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
  
      (a) Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act.--
  Nothing in this Act affects any right or interest recognized or 
  established in the Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement 
  Act (Public Law 101-618; 104 Stat. 3294).
      (b) No Establishment of Standard.--Nothing in this Act establishes 
  a standard for the quantification of a Federal reserved water right or 
  any other claim of an Indian tribe other than the Tribe in any other 
  judicial or administrative proceeding.
      (c) Other Claims.--Nothing in the Agreement or this Act quantifies 
  or otherwise adversely affects any water right, claim or entitlement to 
  water, or any other right of any Indian tribe, band, or community other 
  than the Tribe.
  
  SEC. 9. NULLIFICATION DATE.
  
      If the Tribe fails to execute any waiver or release described in 
  section 4(b) by the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of 
  this Act, the Agreement shall be null and void.
target: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act - Ratifies the Fish Springs Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement dated May 20, 2007.
  
  Sets forth provisions governing the waiver and retention of claims by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians and the Secretary of the Interior.
feat_title: A bill to ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes.