Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/794

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114 STAT. 1892 PUBLIC LAW 106-425—NOV. 1, 2000 (4) SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO GRANT.The term "Santo Domingo Pueblo Grant" means all of the lands within the 1907 Hall-Joy Survey, as confirmed by the Pueblo Lands Board in 1927. (5) SECRETARY. —The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior unless expressly stated otherwise. (6) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.— The term "Settlement Agreement" means the Settlement Agreement dated May 26, 2000, between the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Justice and the Pueblo of Santo Domingo to Resolve All of the Pueblo's Land Title and Trespass Claims. 25 USC 1777b. SEC. 4. RATIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. The Settlement Agreement is hereby approved and ratified. 25 USC 1777c. SEC. 5. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AND CLAIMS. (a) RELINQUISHMENT, EXTINGUISHMENT, AND COMPROMISE OF SANTO DOMINGO CLAIMS. — (1) EXTINGUISHMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL. — Subject to paragraph (2), in consideration of the benefits provided under this Act, and in accordance with the Settlement Agreement pursuant to which the Pueblo has agreed to relinquish and compromise certain claims, the Pueblo's land and trespass claims described in subparagraph (B) are hereby extinguished, effective as of the date specified in paragraph (5). (B) CLAIMS. —The claims described in this subparagraph are the following: (i) With respect to the Pueblo's claims against the United States, its agencies, officers, and instrumentalities, all claims to land, whether based on aboriginal or recognized title, and all claims for damages or other judicial relief or for administrative remedies pertaining in any way to the Pueblo's land, such as boundary, trespass, and mismanagement claims, including any claim related to— (I) any federally administered lands, including National Forest System lands designated in the Settlement Agreement for possible sale or exchange to the Pueblo; (II) any lands owned or held for the benefit of any Indian tribe other than the Pueblo; and (III) all claims which were, or could have been brought against the United States in docket No. 355, pending in the United States Court of Federal Claims. (ii) With respect to the Pueblo's claims against persons, the State of New Mexico and its subdivisions, and Indian tribes other than the Pueblo, all claims to land, whether based on aboriginal or recognized title, and all claims for damages or other judicial relief or for administrative remedies pertaining in any way to the Pueblo's land, such as boundary and trespass claims. (iii) All claims hsted on pages 13894^13895 of volume 48 of the Federal Register, published on March 31, 1983, except for claims numbered 002 and 004.