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[117 STAT. 282]
PUBLIC LAW 107-000—MMMM. DD, 2003
[117 STAT. 282]

117 STAT. 282

PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003 (v) Evergreen Hills; and (B) any additional plat or privately-owned property depicted on the map. (16) TRADITIONAL OR CULTURAL USE.—The term ‘‘traditional or cultural use’’ means— (A) a ceremonial activity (including the placing of ceremonial materials in the Area); and (B) the use, hunting, trapping, or gathering of plants, animals, wood, water, and other natural resources for a noncommercial purpose.

16 USC 539m–2.

SEC. 404. T’UF SHUR BIEN PRESERVATION TRUST AREA.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area is established within the Cibola National Forest and the Sandia Mountain Wilderness as depicted on the map— (1) to recognize and protect in perpetuity the rights and interests of the Pueblo in and to the Area, as specified in section 405(a); (2) to preserve in perpetuity the national forest and wilderness character of the Area; and (3) to recognize and protect in perpetuity the longstanding use and enjoyment of the Area by the public. (b) ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABLE LAW.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall continue to administer the Area as part of the National Forest System subject to and consistent with the provisions of this title affecting management of the Area. (2) TRADITIONAL OR CULTURAL USES.—Traditional or cultural uses by Pueblo members and members of other federallyrecognized Indian tribes authorized to use the Area by the Pueblo under section 405(a)(4) shall not be restricted except by— (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) (including regulations promulgated under that Act) as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) applicable Federal wildlife protection laws, as provided in section 406(a)(2). (3) LATER ENACTMENTS.—To the extent that any law enacted or amended after the date of enactment of this Act is inconsistent with this title, the law shall not apply to the Area unless expressly made applicable by Congress. (4) TRUST.—The use of the word ‘‘Trust’’ in the name of the Area— (A) is in recognition of the specific rights and interests of the Pueblo in the Area; and (B) does not confer on the Pueblo the ownership interest that exists in a case in which the Secretary of the Interior accepts the title to land held in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe. (c) MAP.— (1) FILING.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file the map and a legal description of the Area with the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office

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