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(B) in conjunction with the land transfer

referred to in subparagraph (A), transfer no

land other than the land referred to in that

subparagraph to the Florida Department of

Transportation; and

(4) upon finding that all necessary conditions precedent to the transfer of Florida

lands from the State of Florida to the United

States have been or will be met so that the

Agreement has been or will be fulfilled but for

the execution of that land transfer and related

land transfers, receive and accept in trust for

the use and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe

ownership of all land identified in the Settlement Agreement for transfer to the United

States.

(Pub. L. 105–83, title VII, §705, Nov. 14, 1997, 111

Stat. 1625.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1750d of this

title.

§ 1750d. Miccosukee Indian Reservation lands

The lands transferred and held in trust for the

Miccosukee Tribe under section 1750c(4) of this

title shall be Miccosukee Indian Reservation

lands.

(Pub. L. 105–83, title VII, §706, Nov. 14, 1997, 111

Stat. 1626.)

§ 1750e. Miscellaneous

(a) Rule of construction

Nothing in this part or the Settlement Agreement shall—

(1) affect the eligibility of the Miccosukee

Tribe or its members to receive any services

or benefits under any program of the Federal

Government; or

(2) diminish the trust responsibility of the

United States to the Miccosukee Tribe and its

members.

(b) No reductions in payments

No payment made pursuant to this part or the

Settlement Agreement shall result in any reduction or denial of any benefits or services under

any program of the Federal Government to the

Miccosukee Tribe or its members, with respect

to which the Tribe or the members of the Tribe

are entitled or eligible because of the status of—

(1) the Miccosukee Tribe as a federally recognized Indian tribe; or

(2) any member of the Miccosukee Tribe as a

member of the Tribe.

(c) Taxation

(1) In general

(A) Moneys

None of the moneys paid to the

Miccosukee Tribe under this part or the Settlement Agreement shall be taxable under

Federal or State law.

(B) Lands

None of the lands conveyed to the

Miccosukee Tribe under this part or the Settlement Agreement shall be taxable under

Federal or State law.

(2) Payments and conveyances not taxable

events

No payment or conveyance referred to in

paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a taxable event.

(Pub. L. 105–83, title VII, §707, Nov. 14, 1997, 111

Stat. 1626.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This part, referred to in text, was in the original

‘‘this Act’’ and was translated as reading ‘‘this title’’,

meaning title VII of Pub. L. 105–83 to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

SUBCHAPTER IV—CONNECTICUT INDIAN

LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT

§ 1751. Congressional findings

The Congress finds that—

(a) there is pending before the United States

District Court for the District of Connecticut

a civil action entitled ‘‘Western Pequot Tribe

of Indians against Holdridge Enterprises Incorporated, et al., Civil Action Numbered

H76–193 (D. Conn.),’’ which involves Indian

claims to certain public and private lands

within the town of Ledyard, Connecticut;

(b) the pendency of this lawsuit has placed a

cloud on the titles to much of the land in the

town of Ledyard, including lands not involved

in the lawsuit, which has resulted in severe

economic hardships for the residents of the

town;

(c) the Congress shares with the State of

Connecticut and the parties to the lawsuit a

desire to remove all clouds on titles resulting

from such Indian land claims;

(d) the parties to the lawsuit and others interested in the settlement of Indian land

claims within the State of Connecticut have

reached an agreement which requires implementing legislation by the Congress of the

United States and the Legislature of the State

of Connecticut;

(e) the Western Pequot Tribe, as represented

as of October 18, 1983, by the Mashantucket

Pequot Tribal Council, is the sole successor in

interest to the aboriginal entity generally

known as the Western Pequot Tribe which

years ago claimed aboriginal title to certain

lands in the State of Connecticut; and

(f) the State of Connecticut is contributing

twenty acres of land owned by the State of

Connecticut to fulfill this subchapter. The

State of Connecticut will construct and repair

three sections of paved or gravel roadways

within the reservation of the Tribe. The State

of Connecticut has provided special services to

the members of the Western Pequot Tribe residing within its borders. The United States

has provided few, if any, special services to the

Western Pequot Tribe and has denied that it

had jurisdiction over or responsibility for said

Tribe. In view of the provision of land by the

State of Connecticut, the provision of paved

roadways by the State of Connecticut, and the

provision of special services by the State of

Connecticut without being required to do so

by Federal law, it is the intent of Congress

that the State of Connecticut not be required

to otherwise contribute directly to this claims

settlement.