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To direct the Secretary and the Attorney General to promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4265 · 113th Congress · Mar 14, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

1. San Luis Rey Settlement Agreement Implementation

The San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law No. 100–675) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“112. Implementation of settlement

“Congress finds that the City of Escondido, California, the Vista Irrigation District, the San Luis Rey River Indian Water Authority, and the Bands have approved in principle a settlement agreement, dated April 23, 2012, that conforms to the requirements of this Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary and the Attorney General shall promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to—

“(1) execute and implement that agreement on behalf of the United States, and

“(2) secure the entry of stipulated judgments or other final dispositions in the proceedings among these parties presently pending before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.”