PUBLIC LAW 103-263—MAY 31, 1994 108 STAT. 707 Public Law 103-263 103d Congress An Act To make certain technical corrections. A,,',-, [S. 1654] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVED WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1992. (a) ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS. —Section 7 of the Northern Chey- enne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-374, 106 Stat. 1186 et seq.) is amended by adding the 106 Stat. 1189. following new subsections (f) and (g) and redesignating the succeeding subsections accordingly: "(f) ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS.— Al l costs associated with the Tongue River Dam Project for environmental compliance mandated by Federal law and fish and wildlife mitigation measures adopted by the Secretary are the sole responsibility of the United States. Funds for such compliance shall be appropriated pursuant to the authorization in subsection (e), and shall be in addition to funds appropriated pursuant to section 7(b)(1) of the Act. The Secretary is authorized to expend not to exceed $625,000 of funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (e) for fish and wildlife mitigation costs associated with Tongue River Dam construction authorized by the Act, and shall be in addition to funds appropriated pursuant to section 7(b)(1) of the Act. "(g) REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE. — The Secretary shall reimburse Montana. Montana for expenditures for environmental compliance activities, conducted on behalf of the United States prior to enactment of this subsection (g), which the Secretary determines to have been properly conducted and necessary for completion of the Tongue River Dam Project. Subsequent to enactment of this subsection (g), the Secretary may not reimburse Montana for any such environmental compliance activities undertaken without the Secretary's prior approval.". (b) AUTHORIZATIONS. —The first sentence of section 4(c) of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-374; 106 Stat. 1186 et seq.) is amended 106 Stat. 1187. to read as follows: "Except for authorizations contained in subsections 7(b)(1)(A), 7(b)(1)(B), and the authorization for environmental compliance activities for the Tongue River Dam Project contained in subsection 7(e), the authorization of appropriations contained in this Act shall not be effective until such time as the Montana water court enters and approves a decree as provided in subsection (d) of this section.".
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