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PUBLIC LAW 106-568—DEC. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 2911 (A) contiguous to any lands within the Secondary Acquisition Area that are taken into trust pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and this title; and (B) situated outside the Secondary Acquisition Area. (b) RESTRICTIONS ON GAMING. —The Tribe may conduct gaming on only one site within the lands acquired pursuant to subsection 6(a)(1) as more particularly provided in the Settlement Agreement. (c) WATER RIGHTS.— All lands acquired by the Tribe under subsection (a) shall— (1) be subject to all valid water rights existing at the time of tribal acquisition, including (but not limited to) all rights under any permit or license issued under the laws of the State of Califomia to commence an appropriation of water, to appropriate water, or to increase the amount of water appropriated; (2) be subject to the paramount rights of any person who at any time recharges or stores water in a ground water basin to recapture or recover the recharged or stored water or to authorize others to recapture or recover the recharged or stored water; and (3) continue to enjoy all valid water rights appurtenant to the land existing immediately prior to the time of tribal acquisition. SEC. 607. PERMANENT FLOWAGE EASEMENTS. 25 USC 1778e. (a) CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENT TO COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. — (1) TRIBAL INTEREST. —The United States, in its capacity as trustee for the Tribe, as well as for any affected Indian allotment owners, and their successors and assigns, and the Tribe in its own right and that of its successors and assigns, shall convey to the Coachella Valley Water District a permanent flowage easement as to all Indian trust lands (approximately 11,800 acres) located within and below the minus 220-foot contour of the Salton Sink, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. (2) UNITED STATES INTEREST. — The United States, in its own right shall, notwithstanding any prior or present reservation or withdrawal of land of any kind, convey to the Coachella Valley Water District a permanent flowage easement as to all Federal lands (approximately 110,000 acres) located within and below the minus 220-foot contour of the Salton Sink, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. (b) CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENT TO IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS- TRICT. — (1) TRIBAL INTEREST. —The United States, in its capacity as trustee for the Tribe, as well as for any affected Indian allotment owners, and their successors and assigns, and the Tribe in its own right and that of its successors and assigns, shall grant and convey to the Imperial Irrigation District a permanent flowage easement as to all Indian trust lands (approximately 11,800 acres) located within and below the minus 220-foot contour of the Salton Sink, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. 79-194O-00 -29:QL3Part5