Facilitation of Indian Water Rights in Arizona.

Sec. 216. Facilitation of Indian Water Rights in Arizona. In order to facilitate Indian water rights settlements in the State of Arizona, the Secretary may: (1) Extend, on an annual basis, the repayment schedule of debt incurred under section 9(d) of the Act of August 4, 1939 (43 U.S.C 485h(d)) by irrigation districts who have contracts for water delivery from the Central Arizona Project. (2) If requested by either the Gila River Indian Community or the San Carlos Apache Tribe, utilize appropriated funds transferred into the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund for construction of Indian Distribution systems to assist in the partial funding of costs associated with the on-reservation delivery of CAP water to these Indian tribes as set forth in the Bureau of Reclamation’s FY 2004 Budget Justifications, PF–2B Schedules for construction of the Central Arizona Project. These funds shall be non-reimbursable Operation and Maintenance funds and shall not exceed amounts projected for construction by these Indian tribes as set forth in the Bureau of Reclamation’s PF–2B Schedules that support the FY 2004 Budget Justifications for the Central Arizona Project.