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116 STAT. 2862 PUBLIC LAW 107-331—DEC. 13, 2002 accordance with the Agreements entered into under subsection (g). (c) Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement (OM&R) CORE SYSTEM.— The cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement of the core system shall be allocated as follows— (1) 100 percent of the Tribe's share of the OM&R costs, as negotiated in the Agreements, shall be funded through the Chippewa Cree Water System Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund established in section 913; (2) 100 percent of the Authority's share of the OM&R costs, as negotiated in the Cooperative Agreements, shall be funded by the Authority and fully reimbursable to the Secretary. Federal funds made available to carry out this subsection may be obligated and expended only in accordance with the Agreements entered into under subsection (g) and section 905(d). (d) CORE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. —As described in the final engineering report, the core system shall consist of— (1) intake, pumping, water storage, and treatment facilities; (2) transmission pipelines, pumping stations, and storage facilities; (3) appurtenant buildings, maintenance equipment, and access roads; (4) all property and property rights necessary for the facilities described in this subsection; (5) all interconnection facilities at the core pipeline to the noncore system; and (6) electrical power transmission and distribution facilities necessary for services to core system facilities. (e) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY.— Where, in carrying out the provisions of this title for construction of the core system, it becomes necessary to acquire any rights or property, the Authority, acting pursuant to State law, Mont. Code Ann. Sec. 75-6 -313 (2001), is hereby authorized to acquire the same by condemnation under judicial process, and to pay such sums which may be needed for that purpose. Nothing in this section shall apply to land held in trust by the United States. (f) ON-RESERVATION WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary is authorized to operate, maintain, and replace the water distribution systems of the Reservation. (2) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT.—The cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement of the onreservation water distribution systems shall be allocated as follows: Up to 100 percent of the Tribe's share of the OM&R costs, as negotiated in the Agreements, shall be funded through the Chippewa Cree Water System Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund established in section 913. (3) AGREEMENTS.— Federal funds made available to carry out this subsection may be obligated and expended only in accordance with the Agreements entered into under subsection (g). (4) COMPONENTS.—As described in the final engineering report, the on-reservation water distribution systems shall consist of— (A) water systems in existence on the date of enactment of this title that may be purchased, improved, and repaired