PUBLIC LAW 99-23—APR. 15, 1985 from the lands described in section 1 of this Act, for the purpose of exercising, enforcing, and protecting the rights reserved in this right-of-way; and (6) An option for a right-of-way for sludge disposal for the Yuma desalting plant on sections 24 and 25 (excluding lots 5 and 6), township 16 south, range 21 east, and sections 19 and 30, township 16 south, range 22 east, San Bernardino meridian. This option shall be exercised within five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The right-of-way, if exercised, shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary of the Interior determines that such right-of-way is not needed for such purposes. The rights-of-way which the Bureau of Reclamation currently has in lots 5 and 6 of section 25, township 16 south, range 21 east, San Bernardino meridian, shall be retained. Any determination by the Secretary of the Interior under this paragraph shall be published in the Federal Register, (b) In the event that any of the rights-of-way reserved by this section shall be abandoned, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, such rights shall revert to the Cocopah Tribe. SEC. 5. In the event that title to any private lands located within section 1 or 2, township 10 south, range 25 west, Gila and Salt River meridian, which are contiguous to the West Cocopah Reservation, is subsequently acquired by the Cocopah Tribe, such lands shall thereupon become part of, and shall be within the exterior boundary of, the west reservation of the Cocopah Tribe. Approved April 15, 1985.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 730: HOUSE REPORT No. 99-24 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 131 (1985): Apr. 1, considered and passed House. Apr. 3, considered and passed Senate.
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