Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/1043

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PUBLIC LAW 103-434—OCT. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 4533 agency, other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs on behalf of the Tribe. TITLE II—AUBURN INDIAN RESTORATION Auburn Indian Restoration Act. California. SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 25 USC 1300Z This title may be cited as the "Auburn Indian Restoration Act". SEC. 202. RESTORATION OF FEDERAL RECOGNITION, RIGHTS, AND 25 USC 1300/. PRIVILEGES. (a) FEDERAL RECOGNITION.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal recognition is hereby extended to the Tribe. Except as otherwise provided in this title, all laws and regulations of general application to Indians or nations, tribes, or bands of Indians that are not inconsistent with any specific provision of this title shall be apphcable to the Tribe and its members. (b) RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. — Except as provided in subsection (d), all rights and privileges of the Tribe and its members under any Federal treaty. Executive order, agreement, or statute, or under any other authority which were diminished or lost under the Act of August 18, 1958 (Public Law 85-671), are hereby restored and the provisions of such Act shall be inapplicable to the Tribe and its members after the date of enactment of this title. (c) FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law and without regard to the existence of a reservation, the Tribe and its members shall be eligible, on and Eifter the date of enactment of this title, for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes or their members. In the case of Federal services available to members of federally recognized Indian tribes residing on a reservation, members of the Tribe residing in the Tribe's service area shall be deemed to be residing on a reservation. (d) HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, AND WATER RIGHTS. — Nothing in this title shall expand, reduce, or affect in any manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water right of the Tribe and its members. (e) INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT APPLICABILITY.—The Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), shall be applicable to the Tribe and its members. if) CERTAIN RIGHTS NOT ALTERED.—Except as specifically provided in this title, nothing in this title shall alter any property right or obligation, any contractual right or obligation, or any obligation for taxes levied. SEC. 203. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 25 USC 1300/-1. (a) PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall— (1) enter into negotiations with the governing body of the Tribe with respect to establishing a plan for economic development for the Tribe; (2) in accordance with this section and not later than 2 years after the adoption of a tribal constitution as provided in section 107, develop such a plan; and