Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the establish-
ment of the Everglades National Park in the State
of Florida and for other purposes’’, approved May
30, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 410 et seq.).
(2) MICCOSUKEE
TRIBE; TRIBE.—The term
‘‘Miccosukee 
Tribe’’ 
or 
‘‘Tribe’’ 
means 
the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, which is rec-
ognized by the United States and organized under
section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly
referred to as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) (48
Stat. 987, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 476).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) TAMIAMI INDIAN RESERVATION; RESERVA-
TION.—The term ‘‘Tamiami Indian Reservation’’ or
‘‘Reservation’’ means the reservation of the Tribe
that is comprised of the lands described in section
2(e).
SEC. 2. CONSISTENCY WITH PURPOSES OF PARK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Miccosukee Tribe is granted
the right to occupy, reside in, and govern in perpetuity
the Tamiami Indian Reservation as a Federal Indian res-
ervation.
(b) AUTHORITY.—The Miccosukee Tribe, in occupy-
ing, residing in, and governing the Tamiami Indian Res-
ervation, shall have the same authority that the Tribe
would otherwise have if the land of the Reservation were
held in trust by the Secretary for the use and benefit of
the Tribe, without the issuance of special restrictions by
the Secretary. The provisions of the special use permit
that was issued through the Director of the National Park
Service and that took effect on January 1, 1973, shall be
inapplicable and void.
(c) CONSISTENCY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, subject to the requirements of this section,
the permanent occupation, residence, and governance of
the Tamiami Indian Reservation by the Miccosukee Tribe
shall be deemed to be consistent with the purposes of the
Everglades National Park under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
to provide for the establishment of the Everglades Na-
tional Park in the State of Florida and for other pur-
poses’’, approved May 30, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 410 et seq.).
(d) DREDGE AND FILL PERMIT.—The Chief Engi-
neer of the Army Corps of Engineers shall only approve
an application for a permit for dredging or filling made
by the Tribe under section 404 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) if the Chief Engineer
determines that the activities of the Tribe will not impair,
with respect to the Everglades of Florida—
(1) water quality standards; or
(2) patterns of water flow, including the
hydroperiod, that are necessary to achieve the res-
toration and protection of the natural Everglades
ecosystem.
(e) DESCRIPTION OF THE TAMIAMI INDIAN RES-
ERVATION.—For purposes of this section, the lands of the
Tamiami Indian Reservation comprise the area beginning
at the western boundary of the Everglades National Park
at the west line of section 20, township 54 south, range
35 east; thence east following the northern boundary of
the park in township 54 south, range 35, and 36 east to
a point in section 19, township 54 south, range 36 east,
500 feet west of the existing road known as Seven Mile
Road; thence 1,000 feet south 500 feet from Seven Mile
Road; thence west paralleling the park boundary to the
west line of section 20, township 54 south, range 35 east;
thence north 1,000 feet to the point of beginning.
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