in the Settlement Agreement. Jurisdiction and status of
all non-Reservation lands shall be governed by section 15
of the Settlement Agreement.
(b) AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF LANDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Tribe may lease,
sell, mortgage, restrict, encumber, or otherwise dispose of
such non-Reservation lands in the same manner as other
persons and entities under State law, and the Tribe as
land owner shall be subject to the same obligations and
responsibilities as other persons and entities under State,
Federal, and local law.
(c) RESTRICTIONS.—Ownership and transfer of non-
Reservation parcels shall not be subject to Federal law re-
strictions on alienation, including (but not limited to) the
restrictions imposed by Federal common law and the pro-
visions of the section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25
U.S.C. 177).
SEC. 14. GAMES OF CHANCE.
(a) INAPPLICABILITY
OF INDIAN GAMING REGU-
LATORY ACT.—The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not apply to the Tribe.
(b) GAMES
OF CHANCE GENERALLY.—The Tribe
shall have the rights and responsibilities set forth in the
Settlement Agreement and the State Act with respect to
the conduct of games of chance. Except as specifically set
forth in the Settlement Agreement and the State Act, all
laws, ordinances, and regulations of the State, and its po-
litical subdivisions, shall govern the regulation of gambling
devices and the conduct of gambling or wagering by the
Tribe on and off the Reservation.
SEC. 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of section 4(a),
5, or 6 of this Act is rendered invalid by the final action
of a court, then all of this Act is invalid. Should any other
section of this Act be rendered invalid by the final action
of a court, the remaining sections of this Act shall remain
in full force and effect.
(b) INTERPRETATION CONSISTENT WITH SETTLE-
MENT AGREEMENT.—To the extent possible, this Act shall
be construed in a manner consistent with the Settlement
Agreement and the State Act. In the event of a conflict
between the provisions of this Act and the Settlement
Agreement or the State Act, the terms of this Act shall
govern. In the event of a conflict between the State Act
and the Settlement Agreement, the terms of the State Act
shall govern. The Settlement Agreement and the State Act
shall be maintained on file and available for public inspec-
tion at the Department of the Interior.
(c) IMPACT OF SUBSEQUENTLY ENACTED LAWS.—
No law or regulation of the United States (1) which ac-
cords or relates to a special status or right of or to any
Indian, Indian nation, tribe or band of Indians, Indian
lands, Indian reservations, Indian country, Indian terri-
tory or land held in trust for Indians, and also (2) affects
or preempts the civil, criminal, or regulatory jurisdiction
of the State, including without limitation, laws of the
State relating to land use or environmental matters, shall
apply within the State.
(d) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION TO BECOME
AN ENTERPRISE ZONE OR GENERAL PURPOSE FOREIGN
TRADE ZONE.—Notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law or regulation, the Tribe shall be eligible to be-
come, sponsor and operate (1) an ‘‘enterprise zone’’ pursu-
ant to title VII of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 11501–11505) or any other
applicable Federal (or State) laws or regulations; or (2)
a ‘‘foreign-trade zone’’ or ‘‘subzone’’ pursuant to the For-
eign Trade Zones Act of 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C.
81a–81u) and the regulations thereunder, to the same ex-
tent as other federally recognized Indian Tribes.
(e) GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAW.—Con-
sistent with the provisions of section 4(a)(2), the provi-
sions of South Carolina Code Annotated, section 27–16–
40, and section 19.1 of the Settlement Agreement are ap-
proved, ratified, and confirmed by the United States, and
shall be complied with in the same manner and to the
same extent as if they had been enacted into Federal law.
(f) SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO THE SETTLE-
MENT AGREEMENT OR STATE ACT.—Consent is hereby
given to the Tribe and the State to amend the Settlement
Agreement and the State Act if consent to such amend-
ment is given by both the State and the Tribe, and if such
amendment relates to—
(1) the jurisdiction, enforcement, or application
of civil, criminal, regulatory, or tax laws of the Tribe
and the State;
(2) the allocation or determination of govern-
mental responsibility of the State and the Tribe over
specified subject matters or specified geographical
areas, or both, including provision for concurrent ju-
risdiction between the State and the Tribe;
(3) the allocation of jurisdiction between the
tribal courts and the State courts; or
(4) technical and other corrections and revisions
to conform the State Act and the Agreement in
Principle attached to the State Act to the Settlement
Agreement.
SEC. 16. TAX TREATMENT OF INCOME AND TRANSACTIONS.
Notwithstanding any provision of the State Act, the
Settlement Agreement, or this Act (including any amend-
ment made under section 15(f)), nothing in this Act, the
State Act, or the Settlement Agreement—
(1) shall amend or alter the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or any rules or regula-
tions promulgated thereunder, or
(2) shall affect the treatment under such Code
of any person or transaction other than by reason of
the restoration of the trust relationship between the
United States and the Tribe.
SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except for sections 7, 8, and 12, the provisions of
this Act shall become effective upon the transfer of the
Existing Reservation under section 12 to the Secretary.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
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