Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 1.djvu/996

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115 STAT. 974 PUBLIC LAW 107-102—DEC. 27, 2001 Public Law 107-102 107th Congress An Act Dec. 27, 2001 Regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes [H.R. 483] of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES. The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases", approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended— (1) by inserting ", the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon," after "Spanish Grant")"; and (2) by inserting "lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon" before ", lands held in trust for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma". SEC. 2. USE OF CERTAIN TRUST LANDS AND RESOURCES FOR ECO- NOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT. — The use of tribal lands, resources, and other assets described in the document entitled "Long-Term Global Settlement and Compensation Agreement", dated April 12, 2000 (hereafter referred to as the "GSA"), entered into by the Department of the Interior, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (in this section referred to as the "Tribes"), and the Portland General Electric Compsiny, and in the Included Agreements, as attached to the GSA on April 12, 2000, and delivered to the Department of the Interior on that date, is approved and ratified. The authorization, execution, and delivery of the GSA is approved. In this section, the GSA and the Included Agreements are collectively referred to as the "Agreement". Any provision of Federal law which applies to tribal land, resources, or other assets (including proceeds derived therefrom) as a consequence of the Tribes' status as a federally recognized Indian tribe shall not— (1) render the Agreement unenforceable or void against the parties; or (2) prevent or restrict the Tribes from pledging, encumbering, or using funds or other assets that may be paid to or received by or on behalf of the Tribes in connection with the Agreement. (b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY. —