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PUBLIC LAW 102-231—DEC. 12, 1991 105 STAT. 1727 Bureau of Indian Affairs managed projects, accounts, funds, or activities, and no Power Division funds shall be reserved or obligated for other than routine repairs and maintenance of the SCIP Power Division utility plant and for operation of the Power Division. (c) GRIC DEBT RESOLUTION.— Deposit into the Environmental Protection Account of the amount specified in subsection (a)(5) shall constitute full satisfaction of the SCIP electric system debt owed by GRIC or its allotted landowners and shall be cause for the Secretary to cancel any liens against allotted lands of any member of GRIC or against tribal lands within SCIP in connection with such debt. (d) SCIDD DEBT RESOLUTION; AGREEMENT.—As a condition precedent to the transfer of the SCIP system and other assets as provided in section 4(d), the SCIDD shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary. Such agreement shall provide that— (1) SCIDD will pay the Secretary an amount equal to the present value of the SCIP electric system debt obligation owed by SCIDD to the United States as of September 1, 1991, such amount to be paid from the proceeds of SCIDD's sale to the Arizona Public Service Company of various system assets as prescribed by the Statement of Principles entered into by SCIDD; (2) the total amount to be paid by SCIDD under the agreement shall be paid to the Secretary in annual installments of not less than $479,000 for the fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year in which this Act takes effect (as provided in section 10) and ending with fiscal year 1995; (3) SCIDD disclaims any right, title, or interest in SCIP Power Division funds to be allocated pursuant to subsection (a), except for such funds as may be credited to SCIDD pursuant to subsection (a)(1); and (4) payment by SCIDD to the Secretary of the present value amount specified in paragraph (1) shall constitute full satisfaction of the SCIP electric system debt owed by SCIDD. (e) DEPOSIT INTO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACCOUNT.—The Secretary shall deposit the funds paid by SCIDD pursuant to subsection (d)(1) into the Environmental Protection Account established under section 6. (f) SCAT DEBT RESOLUTION.—The Secretary shall waive any debt for electrical service (not to exceed $165,000) which SCIP claims is owed by the San Carlos Apache Tribal Utility Authority or SCAT as ofSeptember 1, 1991. SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACCOUNT. The Secretary shall establish an account, to be administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to fund such efforts as may be necessary and appropriate to dispose of hazardous waste materials associated with those areas and components of the SCIP electric system transferred to GRIC and SCAT and with those areas and components retained by the Secretary, Beginning on October 1, 1991, funds deposited into this account pursuant to sections 5(a)(2) and 5(e) shall be used to carry out the purposes of this section until exhausted. Any funds remaining in the account after October 1, 2005, shall revert to the general fund of the United States Treasury. The Secretary shall be responsible for any hazardous waste disposal required by this section not covered by the funds deposited pursuant to sections 5(a)(5) and 5(e).