Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 6.djvu/70

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108 STAT. 4638 PUBLIC LAW 103-444—NOV. 2, 1994 by the State of Montana as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Subject to subparagraph (C), if, for any reason, after the expiration of the period specified in subparagraph (A), the exchanges of the State trust lands identified in paragraph (1) have not provided the Crow Tribe with a total of 46,625 acres of surface lands within the boundaries of the existing Crow Indian Reservation (including parcel number 1), the Secretary shall, at the request of, and in cooperation with, the Crow Tribe, develop and implement a program to provide the Crow Tribe with additional land within the Crow Indian Reservation (including parcel number 1) through land exchanges with private landowners, (C) The total value of— (i) the value of the lands exchanged and acquired for the Crow Tribe pursuant to paragraph (1), and (ii) the value of the lands exchanged and acquired for the Crow Tribe pursuant to this paragraph, shall not exceed the value of the surface estate of the 46,625 acres of land identified in paragraph (1)(A). (D) In carrying out a program developed pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary may exchange public lands within the State of Montana for private lands of substantially equal value within the boundaries of the existing Crow Indian Reservation in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). (E) In determining the fair market value of the lands described in subparagraph (D), the parties to an exchange made pursuant to subparagraph (D) shall give due consideration to the value of improvements on the lands. (F) If the Secretary obtains private lands pursuant to subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall transfer title to such lands to the Crow Tribe. (G) Title to any private or public lands transferred to the Crow Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall— (i) be vested in the United States in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Crow Tribe; and (ii) be recognized as part of the Crow Indian Reservation, if such lands are located within the boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation. (H) The Crow Tribe shall assist in obtaining prospective willing parties to exchange private lands within the Crow Indian Reservation for public lands within the State of Montana pursuant to this paragraph. (e) CROW TRIBAL TRUST FUND. —The Settlement Agreement shall include provisions governing the distribution of interest income to the Crow Tribe from the Crow Tribal Trust Fund pursuant to the terms and conditions described in section 6. 25 USC 1776d. SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF CROW TRIBAL TRUST FUND. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CROW TRIBAL TRUST FUND. — (1) IN GENERAL.— T here is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the "Crow Tribal Trust Fund". (2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS IN THE CROW TRIBAL TRUST FUND.— Amounts in the Crow Tribal Trust Fund shall be avail-