Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/902

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114 STAT. 2916 PUBLIC LAW 106-568—DEC. 27, 2000 (1) IN GE^fERAL. — The Tribe shall be eligible to have land acquired in trust for its benefit pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 985; 25 U.S.C. 465) and section 1 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967; 25 U.S.C. 501). (2) CERTAIN LAND IN OKLAHOMA.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law but subject to subsection (b), if the Tribe transfers any land within the boundaries of the State of Oklahoma to the Secretary, the Secretary shall take such land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. (b) RESTRICTION.— No land recognized by the Secretary to be within the Cherokee Nation or any other Indian tribe may be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under this section without the consent of the Cherokee Nation or such other tribe, respectively. 25 USC 1041f. SEC. 708. JURISDICTION. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Tribe shall have jurisdiction over trust land and restricted land of the Tribe and its members to the same extent that the Cherokee Nation has jurisdiction over land recognized by the Secretary to be within the Cherokee Nation and its members, but only if such land— (1) is not recognized by the Secretary to be within the jurisdiction of another federally recognized tribe; or (2) has been placed in trust or restricted status with the consent of the federally recognized tribe within whose jurisdiction the Secretary recognizes the land to be, and only to the extent that the TVibe's jurisdiction has been agreed to by that host tribe. (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. —Nothing in this title shall be construed to diminish or otherwise limit the jurisdiction of any Indian tribe that is federally recognized on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act over trust land, restricted land, or other forms of Indian country of that Indian tribe on such date. 25 USC 1041g. SEC. 709. INDIVIDUAL INDIAN LAND. Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the restrictions against alienation of any individual Indian's land and those restrictions shall continue in force and effect. 25USei041h. SEC. 710. TREATIES NOT AFFECTED. No provision of this title shall be construed to constitute an amendment, modification, or interpretation of any treaty to which a tribe referred to in this title is a party nor to any right secured to such a tribe or to any other tribe by any treaty. Native American Laws Technical Corrections Act of2000. 25 USC 450 note. TITLE VIII—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Native American Laws Technical Corrections Act of 2000".