25 U.S.C. § 390: Concessions on reservoir sites and other lands in Indian irrigation projects; leases for agricultural, grazing, and other purposes

The Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to grant concessions on reservoir sites, reserves for canals or flowage areas, and other lands under his jurisdiction which have been withdrawn or otherwise acquired in connection with the San Carlos, Fort Hall, Flathead, and Duck Valley or Western Shoshone irrigation projects for the benefit in whole or in part of Indians, and to lease such lands for agricultural, grazing, or other purposes: Provided , That no lands so leased shall be eligible for benefit payments under the crop control program, or the soil conservation act: Provided further , That such concessions may be granted or lands leased by the Secretary of the Interior under such rules, regulations, and laws as govern his administration of the public domain as far as applicable, for such considerations, monetary or otherwise, and for such periods of time as he may deem proper, the term of no concession to exceed a period of ten years: Provided further , That the funds derived from such concessions or leases, except funds so derived from Indian tribal property withdrawn for irrigation purposes and for which the tribe has not been compensated, shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the existing laws in the operation and maintenance of the irrigation projects with which they are connected. Any funds derived from reserves for which the tribe has not been compensated shall be deposited to the credit of the proper tribe: Provided further , That where tribal lands of any Indian tribe organized under section 5123 of this title , have been withdrawn or reserved for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, such lands may be leased or concessions may be granted thereon only by the proper tribal authorities, upon such conditions and subject to such limitations as may be set forth in the constitution and bylaws or charter of the respective tribes: Provided further , That concessions for recreation and fish and wildlife purposes on San Carlos Lake may be granted only by the governing body of the San Carlos Apache Tribe upon such conditions and subject to such limitations as may be set forth in the constitution and bylaws of such Tribe. the Secretary has fulfilled the requirements of sections 3704 and 3706 [ 106 Stat. 4742 , 4745]; the Roosevelt Water Conservation District subcontract for agricultural water service from CAP has been revised and executed as provided in section 3705(b) [ 106 Stat. 4744 ]; the funds authorized by section 3707(c) [ 106 Stat. 4748 ] have been appropriated and deposited into the Fund; the contract referred to in section 3707(a)(2) [ 106 Stat. 4747 ] has been amended; the State of Arizona has appropriated and deposited into the Fund $3,000,000 as required by the Agreement; the stipulations attached to the Agreement as Exhibits ‘D’ and ‘E’ have been approved; and the Agreement has been modified, to the extent it is in conflict with this title [amending this section and section 1524 of Title 43 , Public Lands, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1524 of Title 43 ], and has been executed by the Secretary. If the actions described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of this section have not occurred by March 31, 1999 , subsections (c) and (d) of section 3704 [ 106 Stat. 4743 ], subsections (a) and (b) of section 3705 [ 106 Stat. 4744 ], section 3706 [ 106 Stat. 4745 ], subsections (a)(2), (c), (d), and (f) of section 3707 [ 106 Stat. 4747 ], subsections (b) and (c) of section 3708 [ 106 Stat. 4748 ], and subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (j), and ( l ) of section 3710 of this title [ 106 Stat. 4750 , subsec. (e) amends this section], together with any contracts entered into pursuant to any such section or subsection, shall not be effective on and after the date of enactment of this title [ Oct. 30, 1992 ], and any funds appropriated pursuant to section 3707(c) [ 106 Stat. 4748 ], and remaining unobligated and unexpended on the date of the enactment of this title, shall immediately revert to the Treasury, as general revenues, and any funds appropriated by the State of Arizona pursuant to the Agreement, and remaining unobligated and unexpended on the date of the enactment of this title, shall immediately revert to the State of Arizona. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 3705 of this title have been otherwise accomplished pursuant to provisions of the Act of October 20, 1988 [ Pub. L. 100–512 , 102 Stat. 2549 ], the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be construed as affecting such subsections. If, at any time prior to March 31, 1999 , the Secretary notifies the Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate or the Committee on Resources in the United States House of Representatives that the Settlement Agreement, as executed by the Secretary, has been submitted to the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for Maricopa County for consideration and approval as part of the General Adjudication of the Gila River System and Source, the [sic] March 31, 1999 , referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall be deemed to be changed to December 31, 1999 . [The Secretary notified the Committees on Mar. 30, 1999 .]”