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(a) Liens and forfeitures, etc.

(b) Eligibility for Government programs.

(c) Land acquisition.

1774g. Limitation of action.

1774h. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER IX—MOHEGAN NATION

(CONNECTICUT) LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT

1775. Findings and purposes.

(a) Findings.

(b) Purposes.

1775a. Definitions.

1775b. Action by Secretary.

(a) In general.

(b) Publication by Secretary.

(c) Effect of publication.

(d) Extinguishment of claims.

(e) Transfers.

(f) Limitation.

(g) Statutory construction.

1775c. Conveyance of lands to United States to be

held in trust for Mohegan Tribe.

(a) In general.

(b) Consultation.

1775d. Consent of United States to State assumption

of criminal jurisdiction.

(a) In general.

(b) Statutory construction.

1775e. Ratification of Town Agreement.

(a) In general.

(b) Approval of Town Agreement.

1775f. General discharge and release of obligations

of State of Connecticut.

1775g. Effect of revocation of State Agreement.

(a) In general.

(b) Right of Mohegan Tribe to reinstate

claim.

1775h. Judicial review.

(a) Jurisdiction.

(b) Deadline for filing.

SUBCHAPTER X—CROW LAND CLAIMS

SETTLEMENT

1776. Findings and purpose.

(a) Findings.

(b) Purpose.

1776a. Definitions.

1776b. Settlement Agreement.

(a) Execution.

(b) Ratification.

(c) Modification.

(d) Enforcement.

1776c. Settlement terms and conditions and extinguishment of claims.

(a) Property within parcel number 1.

(b) Property within parcel number 2.

(c) Property within parcel number 3 and

parcel number 4.

(d) Exchange of public lands.

(e) Crow Tribal Trust Fund.

1776d. Establishment and administration of Crow

Tribal Trust Fund.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Contributions.

(c) Investment.

(d) Distribution of interest.

(e) Use of interest for economic development.

(f) Limitation.

1776e. Eligibility for other Federal services.

1776f. Exchanges of land or minerals.

(a) In general.

(b) Ownership by non-Indians.

1776g. Applicability.

(a) In general.

(b) Approval of releases and waivers.

1776h. Escrow funds.

(a) In general.

(b) Establishment of Suspension Accounts.

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(c) Contributions to Suspension Accounts.

(d) Limitation.

(e) Investment.

(f) Withdrawals and termination.

1776i. Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868.

1776j. Satisfaction of claims.

1776k. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER I—RHODE ISLAND INDIAN

CLAIMS SETTLEMENT

PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1701. Congressional findings and declaration of

policy

Congress finds and declares that—

(a) there are pending before the United

States District Court for the District of Rhode

Island two consolidated actions that involve

Indian claims to certain public and private

lands within the town of Charlestown, Rhode

Island;

(b) the pendency of these lawsuits has resulted in severe economic hardships for the

residents of the town of Charlestown by clouding the titles to much of the land in the town,

including lands not involved in the lawsuits;

(c) the Congress shares with the State of

Rhode Island and the parties to the lawsuits a

desire to remove all clouds on titles resulting

from such Indian land claims within the State

of Rhode Island; and

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

claims within the State of Rhode Island have

executed a Settlement Agreement which requires implementing legislation by the Congress of the United States and the legislature

of the State of Rhode Island.

(Pub. L. 95–395, §2, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 813.)

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 95–395 provided: ‘‘That this Act

[enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Rhode

Island Indian Claims Settlement Act’.’’

For short title of Pub. L. 96–420, which enacted subchapter II of this chapter as the ‘‘Maine Indian Claims

Settlement Act of 1980’’, see section 1 of Pub. L. 96–420,

set out as a Short Title note under section 1721 of this

title.

For short title of Pub. L. 97–399, which enacted subchapter III of this chapter as the ‘‘Florida Indian Land

Claims Settlement Act of 1982’’, see section 1 of Pub. L.

97–399, set out as a note under section 1741 of this title.

For short title of Pub. L. 98–134, which enacted subchapter IV of this chapter as the ‘‘Mashantucket

Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act’’, see section 1 of

Pub. L. 98–134, set out as a note under section 1751 of

this title.

For short title of Pub. L. 100–95, which enacted subchapter V of this chapter as the ’’Wampanoag Tribal

Council of Gay Head, Inc., Indian Claims Settlement

Act of 1987’’, see section 1 of Pub. L. 100–95, set out as

a note under section 1771 of this title.

For short title of Pub. L. 100–228, which enacted subchapter VI of this chapter as the ‘‘Seminole Indian

Land Claims Settlement Act of 1987’’, see section 1 of

Pub. L. 100–228, set out as a note under section 1772 of

this title.

§ 1702. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the

term—