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Nearly 10 years later, that settlement is working. But as often happens with legislation implementing complex Indian water settlements, practical experience has revealed two narrow technical issues that should be corrected so the settlement can function exactly as Congress intended. These amendments are not controversial. They have been developed collaboratively with the Rancho California Water District, Eastern Municipal Water District, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. All of these are settlement partners and they support H.R.

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