Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 2.djvu/168

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107 STAT. 1120 PUBLIC LAW 103-116—OCT. 27, 1993 (4) to remove the cloud on titles in the State of South Carolina resulting from the Tribe's land claim; and (5) to restore the trust relationship between the Tribe and the United States. 25 USC 941a. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) The term "Tribe" means the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina as constituted in aboriginal times, which was party to the Treaty of Pine Tree Hill in 1760 as confirmed by the Treaty of Augusta in 1763, which was party also to the Treaty or Nation Ford in 1840, and which was the subject of the Termination Act, and all predecessors and successors in interest, including the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina, Inc. (2) The term "claim" or "claims" means any claim which was asserted by the Tribe in either Suit, and any other claim which could have been asserted by the Tribe or any Catawba Indian of a right, title or interest in property, to trespass or property deunages, or of hunting, fishing or other rights to natural resources, if such claim is based upon aborigmal title, recognized title, or title by grant, patent, or treaty including the Treaty of Pine Tree Hill of 1760, the Treaty of Augusta of 1763, or the Treaty of Nation Ford of 1840. (3) The term "Executive Committee" means the body of the Tribe composed of the Tribe's executive officers as selected by the Tribe in accordance with its constitution. ^- (4) The term "Existing Reservation" means that tract of approximately 630 acres conveyed to the State in trust for the Tribe by J.M. Doby on December 24, 1842, by deed recorded in York County Deed Book N, pp. 340-341. (5) The term "General Council" means the membership of the Tribe convened as the Tribe's governing body for the purpose of conducting tribal business pursuant to the Tribe's constitution. (6) The term "Member" means individuals who are currently members of the Tribe or who are enrolled in accordance with this Act. (7) The term "Reservation" or "Expanded Reservation" means the Existing Reservation and the lands added to the Existing Reservation in accordance with section 12 of this Act, which are to be held in trust by the Secretary in accordance with this Act. (8) The term "Secretar}^" means the Secretary of the Interior. (9) The term "service area" means the area composed of the State of South Carolina and Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, and Union counties in the State of North Carolina. ^ (10) The term "Settlement Agreement" means the document entitled "Agreement in Principle" between the Tribe and the State of South Carolina and attached to the copy of the State Act and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of South Carolina, as amended to conform to this Act and printed in the Con^ssional Record. (11) The term "State" means, except for section 6(a) through (f), the State of South Carolina.