PUBLIC LAW 99-503—OCT. 20, 1986
100 STAT. 1799
ASSIGNMENT OF TRIBAL LANDS; RETAINED RIGHTS
SEC. 4. (a) If the tribe assigns to the United States all right, title, and interest of the Tribe in nine thousand eight hundred and eighty acres of land within the Gila Bend Indian Reservation, the Secretary of the Interior shall pay to the authorized governing body of the Tribe the sum of $30,000,000—$10,000,000 in fiscal year 1988, $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1989 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1990— together with interest accruing from the date of enactment of this Act at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the average market yield on outstanding Federal obligations of comparable maturity, to be used for the benefit of the San Lucy District. The Secretary shall accept any assignment under this subsection. (b) The Tribe shall be permitted to continue to hunt, fish, and gather on any lands assigned to the United States under subsection (a) of this section so long as such lands remain in Federal ownership. (c) With respect to any lands of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation which the Tribe does not assign to the United States, the Tribe shall have the right to withdraw ground water therefrom from wells having a capacity of less than thirty-five gallons per minute and which are used only for domestic purposes.
Hunting. Fish and fishing. Water.
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS r
SEC. 5. Effective October 1, 1987 there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 4.
Effective date.
USE OF SETTLEMENT FUNDS; ACQUISITION OF LANDS
SEC. 6. (a) The Tribe shall invest sums received under section 4 in interest bearing deposits and securities until expended. The authorized governing body of the Tribe may spend the principal and the interest and dividends accruing on such sums on behalf of the San Lucy District for land and water rights acquisition, economic and community development, and relocation costs. Such income may be used by the Tribe for planning and administration related to land and water rights acquisition, economic and community development and relocation for the San Lucy District. (b) The Secretary shall not be responsible for the review, approval or audit of the use and expenditure of the moneys referred to in this section, nor shall the Secretary be subject to liability for any claim or cause of action arising from the Tribe's use and expenditure of such moneys. No portion of such moneys shall be used for per capita payments to any members of the Tribe. (c) The Tribe is authorized to acquire by purchase private lands in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, nine thousand eight hundred and eighty acres. The Tribe and the United States shall be forever barred from asserting any and all claims for reserved water rights with respect to any land acquired pursuant to this subsection. (d) The Secretary, at the request of the Tribe, shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribe any land which the Tribe acquires pursuant to subsection (c) which meets the requirements of this subsection. Any land which the Secretary holds in trust shall be deemed to be a Federal Indian Reservation for all purposes. Land does not meet the requirements of this subsection if it is outside the counties of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima, Arizona, or within the
Securities. Water. Community development.
Claims.
Claims.
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