PUBLIC LAW 101-503 —NOV. 3, 1990
104 STAT. 1293
(8) An analysis of historic land values indicates that the
payments made under the original lease agreement and under
the settlement described in paragraph (2)(E) were well below the
actual lease value of the property.
(4) The approaching expiration of the Salamanca and
congressional village leases on February 19, 1991, has created
significant uncertainty and concern on the part of the city of
Salamanca and Salamanca residents, and among the residents
of the congressional villages, many of whose families have
resided on leased lands for generations.
(5) The future economic success of the Seneca Nation, city,
and congressional villages is tied to the securing of a future
lease agreement.
(6) The Federal and State governments have agreed that
there is a moral responsibility on the part of both governments
to help secure a fair and equitable settlement for past
inequities.
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act—
(1) to effectuate and support the Agreement between the city
and the Seneca Nation, and facilitate the negotiation of new
leases with lessees in the congressional villages;
(2) to assist in resolving the past inequities involving the 1890
leases and to secure fair and equitable compensation for the
Seneca Nation based on the impact of these leases on the
economy and culture of the Seneca Nation;
(3) to provide a productive environment between the Seneca
Nation and lessees for negotiating the leases provided for under
the Agreement;
(4) to provide stability and security to the city and the
congressional villages, their residents, and businesses;
(5) to promote the economic growth of the city and the
congressional villages;
(6) to promote economic self-sufficiency for the Seneca Nation
and its members;
(7) to promote cooperative economic and community
development efforts on the part of the Seneca Nation and the
city; and
(8) to avoid the potential legal liability on the part of the
United States that could be a direct consequence of not reaching
a settlement.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
25 USC 1774a.
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term "1890 lease" means a lease made by the Seneca
Nation which is subject to—
(A) the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Seneca
Nation of New York Indians to lease lands within the
Cattaraugus and Allegany Reservations, and to confirm
existing leases" approved February 19, 1875 (chap. 90, 18
Stat. 330); and
(B) the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Seneca
Nation of New York Indians to lease lands within the
Cattaraugus and Allegany Reservations, and to confirm
existing leases" approved September 30, 1890 (chap, 1132,
26 Stat. 558);
(2) the term "Agreement" means the document executed by
the Seneca Nation and the city entitled "Agreement between
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