Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/575

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118 STAT. 545 PUBLIC LAW 108–204—MAR. 2, 2004 (2) shall be considered to be a portion of the reservation of the Band. (b) LAND.—The land referred to in subsection (a) is land com prising approximately 85 acres in San Diego County, California, and described more particularly as follows: San Bernardino Base and Meridian; T. 14 S., R. 1 E.; sec. 21: W1 2 SE1 4, 68 acres; NW1 4 NW1 4, 17 acres. (c) GAMING.—The land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall neither be considered to have been taken into trust for gaming, nor be used for gaming (as that term is used in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)). SEC. 122. CONVEYANCE OF NATIVE ALASKAN OBJECTS. Notwithstanding any provision of law affecting the disposal of Federal property, on the request of the Chugach Alaska Corpora tion or Sealaska Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to whichever of those corporations that has received title to a cemetery site or historical place on National Forest System land conveyed under section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)) all artifacts, physical remains, and copies of any available field records that— (1)(A) are in the possession of the Secretary of Agriculture; and (B) have been collected from the cemetery site or historical place; but (2) are not required to be conveyed in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) or any other applicable law. SEC. 123. PUEBLO OF ACOMA; LAND AND MINERAL CONSOLIDATION. (a) DEFINITION OF BIDDING OR ROYALTY CREDIT.—The term ‘‘bidding or royalty credit’’ means a legal instrument or other written documentation, or an entry in an account managed by the Secretary, that may be used in lieu of any other monetary payment for— (1) a bonus bid for a lease sale on the outer Continental Shelf; or (2) a royalty due on oil or gas production; for any lease located on the outer Continental Shelf outside the zone defined and governed by section 8(g)(2) of the Outer Conti nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(2)). (b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may acquire any nontribal interest in or to land (including an interest in mineral or other surface or subsurface rights) within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation for the purpose of carrying out Public Law 107–138 (116 Stat. 6) by issuing bidding or royalty credits under this section in an amount equal to the value of the interest acquired by the Secretary, as determined under section 1(a) of Public Law 107–138 (116 Stat. 6). (c) USE OF BIDDING AND ROYALTY CREDITS.—On issuance by the Secretary of a bidding or royalty credit under subsection (b), the bidding or royalty credit— (1) may be freely transferred to any other person (except that, before any such transfer, the transferor shall notify the Secretary of the transfer by such method as the Secretary may specify); and Notification.