PUBLIC LAW 109–286—SEPT. 27, 2006
120 STAT. 1221
(1) BOUNDARIES.—Nothing in this Act affects the location of the boundaries of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso Grant. (2) RIGHTS, TITLE, AND INTEREST.—Nothing in this Act affects, ratifies, or confirms the right, title, or interest of the Pueblo in the land held by, or for the benefit of, the Pueblo, including the land described in Appendix D of the Settlement Agreement. SEC. 6. SETTLEMENT FUND.
25 USC 1780d.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘‘Pueblo de San Ildefonso Land Claims Settlement Fund’’. (b) CONDITIONS.—Monies deposited in the Settlement Fund shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) MAINTENANCE AND INVESTMENT.—The Settlement Fund shall be maintained and invested by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a). (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Subject to paragraph (3), monies deposited into the Settlement Fund shall be expended by the Pueblo— (A) to acquire the federally administered Settlement Area Land; (B) to pay for the acquisition of the Water System Land, as provided in the Los Alamos Agreement; and (C) at the option of the Pueblo, to acquire other land. (3) EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL.—If the Pueblo withdraws monies from the Settlement Fund, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of the Treasury shall retain any oversight over, or liability for, the accounting, disbursement, or investment of the withdrawn funds. (4) PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTION.—No portion of the funds in the Settlement Fund may be paid to Pueblo members on a per capita basis. (5) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The acquisition of land with funds from the Settlement Fund shall be on a willing-seller, willing-buyer basis, and no eminent domain authority may be exercised for purposes of acquiring land for the benefit of the Pueblo under this Act. (6) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.—The Act of October 19, 1973 (Public Law 93–134; 87 Stat. 466) and section 203 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4023) shall not apply to the Settlement Fund. SEC. 7. LAND OWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS.
25 USC 1780e.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may sell the Settlement Area Land, Water System Land, and Los Alamos Townsite Land, on such terms and conditions as are agreed upon and described in the Settlement Agreement and the Los Alamos Agreement, including reservations for administrative access and other access as shown on Appendix B of the Settlement Agreement. (2) EFFECT OF CLAIMS AND CAUSE OF ACTION.—Consideration for any land authorized for sale by the Secretary of Agriculture shall not be offset or reduced by any claim or cause of action by any party to whom the land is conveyed. (b) CONSIDERATION.—The consideration to be paid for the Federal land authorized for sale in subsection (a) shall be—
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