PUBLIC LAW 104-301—OCT. 11, 1996 110 STAT. 3649 Public Law 104-301 104th Congress An Act To provide for the settlement of the Navsgo-Hopi land dispute, and for other purposes. Oct. 11, 1996 [S. 1973] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Navsoo-Hopi Land Dispute SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Settlement Act of This Act may be cited as the "Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settle- 25 USC 640d ment Act of 1996". note. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 25 USC 640d The Congress finds that— (1) it is in the public interest for the Tribe, Navajos residing on the Hopi Partitioned Lands, and the United States to reach a peacefiil resolution of the longstanding disagreements between the parties under the Act commonly known as the "Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974" (Public Law 93- 531; 25 U.S.C. 640d et seq.); (2) it is in the best interest of the Tribe and the United States that there be a fair and final settlement of certain issues remaining in connection with the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974, including the full and final settlement of the multiple claims that the Tribe has against the United States; (3) this Act, together with the Settlement Agreement executed on December 14, 1995, and the Accommodation Agreement (as incorporated by the Settlement Agreement), provide the authority for the Tribe to enter agreements with eligible Navajo families in order for those families to remain residents of the Hopi Partitioned Lands for a period of 75 years, subject to the terms and conditions of the Accommodation Agreement; (4) the United States acknowledges and respects— (A) the sincerity of the traditional beliefs of the members of the Tribe and the Navajo families residing on the Hopi Partitioned Leuids; and (B) the importance that the respective traditional beliefs of the members of the Tribe and Navajo families have with respect to the culture and way of life of those members and families; (5) this Act, the Settlement Agreement, and the Accommodation Agreement provide for the mutual respect and protection of the traditional religious behefs and practices of the Tribe and the Navajo families residing on the Hopi Partitioned Lands; (6) the Tribe is encouraged to work with the Navajo families residing on the Hopi Partitioned Lands to address their concerns regarding the establishment of family or individual burial
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