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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-293—OCT. 12, 1982

96 STAT. 1283

by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management. (e) The Secretary may require the Papago Tribe to reimburse the ReimburseUnited States for moneys paid, if any, by the Federal Government ^^'^^ for flood easements on lands which the Secretary replaces by exchange under subsection (b). ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND; EXPENDITURES FROM FUND

SEC. 309. (a) Pursuant to appropriations the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the authorized governing body of the Papago Tribe the sum of $15,000,000 to be held in trust for the benefit of such Tribe and invested in interest bearing deposits and securities including deposits and securities of the United States. (b) The authorized governing body of the Papago Tribe, as trustee for such Tribe, may only spend each year the interest and dividends accruing on the sum held and invested pursuant to subsection (a). Such amount may only be used by the Papago Tribe for the subjugation of land, development of water resources, and the construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of related facilities on the Papago Reservation which are not the obligation of the United States under this or any other Act of Congress. APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT

SEC. 310. The functions of the Bureau of Reclamation under this title shall be subject to the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (88 Stat. 2203; 25 U.S.C. 450) to the same extent as if performed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

SEC. 311. Except as otherwise provided in section 107 of this title, notwithstanding section 2415 of title 28, United States Code, any action relating to water rights of the Papago Indian Tribe or any member of such tribe brought by the United States for, or on behalf of, such tribe or member of such tribe, or by such tribe on its own behalf, shall not be barred if the complaint is filed prior to January 1, 1985. ARID LAND RENEWABLE RESOURCE ASSISTANCE

SEC. 312. If a Federal entity is established to provide financial assistance to undertake arid land renewable resources projects and to encourage and assure investment in the development of domestic sources of arid land renewable resources, such entity shall give first priority to the needs of the Papago Tribe in providing such assistance. Such entity shall make available to the Papago Tribe— (1) price guarantees, loan guarantees, or purchase agreements, (2) loans, and (3) joint venture projects, at a level to adequately cultivate a minimum number of acres as determined by such entity to be necessary to the economically successful cultivation of arid land crops and a level to contribute significantly to the economy of the Papago Tribe.