PUBLIC LAW 109–286—SEPT. 27, 2006
120 STAT. 1219
(9) SETTLEMENT AREA LAND.—The term ‘‘Settlement Area Land’’ means the National Forest System land located within the Santa Fe National Forest, as described in Appendix B to the Settlement Agreement, that is available for purchase by the Pueblo under section 9(a) of the Settlement Agreement. (10) SETTLEMENT FUND.—The term ‘‘Settlement Fund’’ means the Pueblo de San Ildefonso Land Claims Settlement Fund established by section 6. (11) SISK ACT.—The term ‘‘Sisk Act’’ means Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a). (12) WATER SYSTEM LAND.—The term ‘‘Water System Land’’ means the federally-owned land located within the Santa Fe National Forest to be conveyed to the County under the Los Alamos Agreement. (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— (1) to finally dispose, as set forth in sections 4 and 5, of all rights, claims, or demands that the Pueblo has asserted or could have asserted against the United States with respect to any and all claims in the Pending Litigation; (2) to extinguish claims based on aboriginal title, Indian title, or recognized title, or any other title claims under section 5; (3) to authorize the Pueblo to acquire the Settlement Area Land, and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Water System Land, the Northern Tier Land, and the Los Alamos Townsite Land for market value consideration, and for such consideration to be paid to the Secretary of Agriculture for the acquisition of replacement National Forest land elsewhere in New Mexico; (4) to provide that the Settlement Area Land acquired by the Pueblo shall be held by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of the Pueblo; (5) to facilitate government-to-government relations between the United States and the Pueblo regarding cooperation in the management of certain land administered by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management as described in sections 7 and 8 of the Settlement Agreement; (6) to ratify the Settlement Agreement; and, (7) to ratify the Los Alamos Agreement. SEC. 3. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS.
25 USC 1780a.
(a) RATIFICATION.—The Settlement Agreement and Los Alamos Agreement are ratified under Federal law, and the parties to those agreements are authorized to carry out the provisions of the agreements. (b) CORRECTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS.—The respective parties to the Settlement Agreement and the Los Alamos Agreement are authorized, by mutual agreement, to correct errors in any legal description or maps, and to make minor modifications to those agreements. SEC. 4. JUDGMENT AND DISMISSAL OF LITIGATION.
(a) DISMISSAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States and the Pueblo shall execute and file with the United States Court of Federal Claims in the Pending Litigation a motion for entry of final judgment in accordance with section 5 of the Settlement Agreement.
VerDate 14-DEC-2004
25 USC 1780b. Deadline.
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