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116 STAT. 2860 PUBLIC LAW 107-331—DEC. 13, 2002 but outside the Reservation, in developing safe and adequate rural, municipal, and industrial water supplies; (3) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior— (A) acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation to plan, design, and construct the core and noncore systems of the Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System in the State of Montana; and (B) acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs to operate, maintain, and replace the core system and the on-Reservation water distribution systems, including service connections to communities and individuals; and (4) to authorize the Secretary, at the request of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, to enter into self-governance agreements with the Tribe under title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458aa et seq.), under which the Tribe— (A) through the Bureau of Reclamation, will plan, design, and construct the core system of the Rocky Boy's/ North Central Montana Regional Water System, and (B) through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will operate, maintain, and replace (including service connections to communities and individuals) the core system and the on- Reservation water distribution systems. SEC. 903. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) AUTHORITY.—The term "Authority" means the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority established under State law, Mont. Code Ann. Sec. 75 -6 -301, et. seq. (2001), to allow public agencies to join together to secure and provide water for resale. (2) CORE SYSTEM.— The term "core system" means a component of the water system as described in section 904(d) and the final engineering report. (3) FINAL ENGINEERING REPORT. —The term "final engineering report" means the final engineering report prepared for the Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System, as approved by the Secretary of the Interior. (4) FUND. —The term "ftind" means the Chippewa Cree Water System Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund. (5) ON-RESERVATION WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.— The term "on-reservation water distribution systems" means that portion of the Rocky Bo/s/North Central Montana Regional Water system served by the core system and within the boundaries of the Rocky Boy's Reservation. The on-reservation water distribution systems are described in section 904(f) and the final engineering report. (6) NONCORE SYSTEM.— The term "noncore system" means the rural water system for Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole Counties, Montana, described in section 905(c) and the final engineering report. (7) RESERVATION. — (A) IN GENERAL. —The term "Reservation" means the Rocky Boy's Reservation in the State of Montana. (B) INCLUSIONS.— The term "Reservation" includes all land and interests in land that are held in trust by the