107 STAT. 1122 PUBLIC LAW 103-116—OCT. 27, 1993 (d) EFFECT ON PROPERTY RIGHTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. — Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, this Act shall not affect any property right or obligation or any contractual right or obligation in existence before the effective date of this Act, or any obligation for taxes levied before that date. (e) EXTENT OF JURISDICTION.—T his Act shall not be construed to empower the Tribe with special jurisdiction or to deprive the State of jurisdiction other than as expressly provided by this Act or by the State Act. The jurisdiction and governmental powers of the Tribe shall be solely those set forth in this Act and the State Act. 25 USC 941c. SEC. 5. SETTLEMENT FUNDS. (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATION.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $32,000,000 for the Federal share which shall be deposited in the trust funds established pursuant to section 11 of this Act or paid pursuant to section 6(g). (b) DISBURSEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SETTLEMENT AGREE- MENT.—The Federal funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be disbursed in four equal annual installments of $8,000,000 beginning in the fiscal year following enactment of this Act. Funds transferred to the l^cretary from other sources shall be deposited in the trust funds established pursuant to section 11 of this Act or p£dd piirsuant to section 6(g) within 30 days of receipt by the Secretary. (c) FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS HELD IN TRUST BY SECRETARY. — The Secretary shall, on behalf of the Tribe, collect those contributions toward settlement appropriated or received by the State pursuant to section 5.2 of the Settlement Agreement and shall either hold such funds totalling $18,000,000, together with the Federal funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, in trust for the Tribe pursuant to the provisions of section 11 of this Act or pay such mnds pursuant to section 6(g) of this Act. c (d) NONPAYMENT OF STATE, LOCAL, OR PRIVATE CONTRIBU- TIONS. —The Secretary shall not be accountable or incur any liability for the collection, deposit, or management of the non-Federal contributions made pursuant to section 5.2 of the Settlement Agreement, or payment of such funds pursuant to section 6(g) of this Act, until such time as such funds are received by the Secretary. 25 USE 941D. SEC. 6. RATIFICATION OF PRIOR TRANSFERS; EXTINGUISHMENT OF ABORIGINAL TITLE, RIGHTS AND CLAIMS. (a) RATIFICATION OF TRANSFERS.—Any transfer of land or natural resources located anywhere within the United States from, by, or on behalf of the Tribe, any one or more of its Members, or anyone purporting to be a Member, including but without limitation any transfer pursuant to any treaty, compact, or statute of any State, shall be deemed to have been made m accordance with the Constitution and all laws of the United States, and Congress hereby approves and ratifies any such transfer effective as of the date of such transfer. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect, eliminate, or revive the personal claim of any individual Member (except for any Federcd common law fraud claim) which is pursued under any law of general applicability that protects non-Indians as well as Indians. (b) ABORIGINAL TITLE.— To the extent that any transfer of land or natural resources described in subsection (a) of this section
�
