Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 6.djvu/68

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108 STAT. 4636 PUBLIC LAW 103-444—NOV. 2, 1994 arising from, or related to, the 1891 survey and the subsequent occupancy and use of parcel number 1. (b) PROPERTY WITHIN PARCEL NUMBER 2.— (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the property within parcel number 2, the following provisions shall apply: (A) The boundary between the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations shall be the 1891 survey line. (B) All surface lands and minerals of such parcel shall constitute part of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. (C) All surface lands, including all rights appurtenant to the surface lands, of such parcel shall be vested in the United States in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, except that surface lands that have been allotted shall be recognized as held in trust for, or owned in fee by (as the case may be), the Northern Cheyenne allottees or their successors in interest. (D) The oil, gas, coal, coal methane, and other minerals, including all rights appurtenant to such minerals, of such parcel shall be vested in the United States in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. (2) WAIVERS AND RELEASES.— The following waivers and releases shall be included in the Settlement Agreement: (A) A disclaimer and relinquishment by the Crow Tribe of all right, jurisdiction, title, claim, or interest in the lands and minerals within parcel number 2, including all rights appurtenant to such land and minerals. (B) A release by the Crow Tribe of all persons and entities, including the United States, the Northern Chey- enne Tribe, the Northern Cheyenne allottees and their successors in interest, from any liability arising from, or related to, the 1891 survey and the subsequent occupancy and use of parcel number 2. (3) ENFORCEMENT.— The provisions of subsection (b) may be enforced, in law or in equity, by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Northern Cheyenne allottees, and their successors in interest, in accordance with their respective interests. (c) PROPERTY WITHIN PARCEL NUMBER 3 AND PARCEL NUMBER 4. — (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the property within parcel number 3 and parcel number 4, the boundary of the Crow Indian Reservation shall be the 1891 survey line. (2) PROHIBITION. — Nothing in this Act or the Settlement Agreement may alter, diminish, disturb, or cause to be divested any right, title, or interest of any person or entity in any land, coal, or mineral within parcel number 3 or parcel number 4 that is based on the 1891 survey line. (3) WAIVERS AND RELEASES.— The following waivers and releases shall be included in the Settlement Agreement: (A) A disclaimer and relinquishment by the Crow Tribe of all right, jurisdiction, title, claim, or interest in the lands and minerals situated within parcel number 3 and parcel number 4. (B) A release by the Crow Tribe of all persons and entities, including the United States, from any liability arising from, or related to, the 1891 survey and the subse-