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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

PUBLIC LAW 100-228—DEC. 31, 1987

101 STAT. 1561

JUDICIAL REVIEW

SEC. 8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any action to contest the constitutionality of this Act shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Exclusive jurisdiction over any such action is hereby vested in the United States District Court for the southern district of Florida. (b) Notwithstanding any present immunity from suit enjoyed by any of the parties, jurisdiction regarding any controversy arising under the Settlement Agreement or compact or private agreement between the tribe and any third party entered into under authority of the compact is hereby vested in the United States District Court for the southern district of Florida. Such jurisdiction shall be exclusive except that the court shall not have jurisdiction to award money damages against the State, the district or the tribe. Proceedings in the district court under this section shall be expedited consistent with sound judicial discretion.

25 USC I772f.

REVOCATION OF SETTLEMENT

SEC. 9. In the event the Settlement Agreement or any part thereof is ever invalidated— (1) the transfers, waivers, releases, relinquishments and any other commitments made by the State, the tribe, or the district in the Settlement Agreement shall no longer be of any force or effect; (2) section 5 shall be inapplicable as if such section was never enacted with respect to the lands, interests in lands, or natural resources of the tribe and its members; and (3) the approvals of prior transfers and the extinguishment of claims and aboriginal title of the tribe otherwise effected by section 5 shall be void ab initio.

25 USC I772g.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect upon the date of its enactment.

25 USC 1772 note.

Approved December 31, 1987.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1684 (H.R. 3290): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-488 accompanying H.R. 3290 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-258 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 18, considered and passed House.