PUBLIC LAW 106-263—AUG. 18, 2000 114 STAT. 739 Shivwits Band, and the United States for the benefit of the Shivwits Band; (2) to promote the self-determination and economic self- sufficiency of the Shivwits Band, in part by providing funds to the Shivwits Band for its use in developing a viable reservation economy; (3) to approve, ratify, and confirm the St. George Water Reuse Project Agreement, the Santa Clara Project Agreement, and the Settlement Agreement, and the Shivwits Water Right described therein; (4) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to execute the St. George Water Reuse Project Agreement, the Santa Clara Project Agreement, and the Settlement Agreement, and to take such actions as are necessary to implement these agreements in a manner consistent with this Act; and (5) to authorize the appropriation of funds necessary for implementation of the St. George Water Reuse Project Agreement, the Santa Clara Project Agreement, and the Settlement Agreement. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary* means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) UTAH. —The term "Utah" means the State of Utah, by and through its Department of Natural Resources. (3) SHIVWITS BAND.— The term "Shivwits Band" means the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, a constituent band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, a federally recognized Indian tribe organized under section 16 of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 987; 25 U.S.C. 476), and the Act of April 3, 1980 (94 Stat. 317). (4) PAIUTE INDIAN TRIBE OF UTAH. —The term "Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah" means the federally recognized Indian Tribe organized under section 16 of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 987; 25 U.S.C. 476), and the Act of April 3, 1980 (94 Stat. 317), comprised of five bands of Southern Paiute Indians (Shivwits, Indian Peaks, Cedar, Koosharem, and Kanosh Bands). (5) DISTRICT. —The term "District" means the Washington County Water Conservancy District, a Utah water conservancy district. (6) ST. GEORGE. — The term "St. George" means St. George City, a Utah municipal corporation. (7) VIRGIN RIVER ADJUDICATION. —The term "Virgin River Adjudication" means the statutory adjudication of water rights initiated pursuant to title 73, chapter 4, Utah Code Ann. and pending in the Fifth Judicial District Court in Washington County, Utah, Civil No. 800507596. (8) ST. GEORGE WATER REUSE PROJECT AGREEMENT.— The term "St. Greorge Water Reuse Project Agreement" means the agreement among the United States for the benefit of the Shivwits Band, Utah, the Shivwits Band, and St. George City, together with all exhibits thereto, as the same is approved and executed by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 8 of this Act.
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