102d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5686
AMENDMENT
HR 5686 EAS
In the Senate of the United States,
October 1 (legislative day, September 30), 1992.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 5686)
entitled `An Act to make technical amendments to certain Federal Indian
statutes', do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Page 3, after line 2, insert:

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians is authorized to sell, convey, and warrant to National
Disposal Systems, Inc., without further approval of the United States,
all the Band's interests in real property located in Noxubee County,
Mississippi, that it acquired from National Disposal Systems, Inc.Nothing
in this section is intended to authorize the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians to sell any of its lands that are held in trust by the United States.

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The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415) is amended by inserting immediately after
`Oklahoma,' the following: `lands held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa
Clara, lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, lands held in trust for the Cahuilla Band of Indians of
California,'.

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OF 1991.
The San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 1991 (Public
Law 102-231; 105 Stat. 1722 et seq.) is amended by--
(1) deleting in sections 4(a) and 10(b) the date `December 31, 1992'
and inserting in lieu thereof the date `July 31, 1993';
(2) inserting immediately before the period at the end of paragraph (1)
of subsection 5(a) the phrase `and otherwise administer all customer
accounts'; and
(3) deleting `5(a)(2)' in the second sentence of section 6 and inserting
in lieu thereof `5(a)(5)'.

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expend not to exceed
$1,300,000 of receipts, including interest, generated from the Wapato
Indian Irrigation Project, currently available in the Bureau of Indian
Affair's Account for Operation and Maintenance, Indian Irrigation Systems
(Appropriation Account 14X5240), which includes principal collected under the
authority of the Act of February 14, 1920, for purposes of rehabilitation and
betterment of the irrigation system at the Wapato Indian Irrigation Project,
and to which the principal sums collected shall be credited in a manner which
reduces the obligation for repayment of construction costs for those units
of the Wapato Indian Irrigation Project from which such funds were generated.

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ACT OF 1982.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This section may be cited as the `Southern Arizona Water
Rights Settlement Technical Amendments Act of 1992'.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS- The Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement
Act of 1982 is amended as follows:
(1) in section 313(b)(1)(A), delete `paragraph (3)' and insert in lieu
thereof `paragraph (2)';
(2) in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of section 313(b)(1)(B), delete `(adjusted
as provided in paragraph (2))' each place it appears and insert in lieu
thereof `which has been';
(3) in section 313(b)(1)(C), immediately before the period at the end
thereof, insert a comma and the following: `including all interest which has
accrued to the Fund since the Fund was established and all interest which
accrued on contributions and appropriations to the Fund from October 12,
1985, to the date of the enactment of the Southern Arizona Water Rights
Settlement Technical Amendments Act of 1992';
(4) in subsection (b), delete paragraph (2) and renumber paragraph (3)
as paragraph (2);
(5) amend section 313 by adding at the end thereof the following new
subsection:
`(g)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e), if no funds
contributed to the Cooperative Fund pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) (or
accrued interest thereon) have been returned to any of the contributors,
the Cooperative Fund shall not be terminated; except that, if the final
judgment in the lawsuit referred to in section 307(a)(1)(C) does not
dismiss all claims against the defendants named therein, the Cooperative
Fund shall be terminated and the Secretary of the Treasury shall return
all amounts contributed to the Fund (together with a ratable share of the
remaining accrued interest) to the respective contributors.
`(2)(A) If the share contributed to the Cooperative Fund by the United
States has been deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury pursuant to
subsection (e), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Cooperative
Fund the amount so deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, adjusted
to include an amount representing the additional interest which would have
been earned by the Cooperative Fund if that portion had not been deposited
in the General Fund of the Treasury.
`(B) If the final judgment in the lawsuit referred to in section 307(a)(1)(C)
does not dismiss all claims against the defendants named therein, the
share of the Cooperative Fund contributed by the United States shall be
deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury.';
(6) in section 304(e)(2), delete `, as long as such water is used for
irrigation of Indian lands';
(7) in section 306(c), by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
`(3) For the purpose of determining allocation and repayment of costs of
the Central Arizona Project as provided in article 9.3 of contract numbered
14-06-W-245 between the United States of America and the Central Arizona
Water Conservation District, dated December 1, 1988, and any amendment or
revision thereof, the costs associated with the delivery of Central Arizona
Project water under the sales, exchanges or temporary dispositions herein
authorized shall be nonreimbursable, and such costs shall be excluded from
such District's repayment obligation.'; and
(8) in sections 313(c)(1)(A), 304(c)(1) and 305(d)(1), immediately after
`10 years' each place it appears, insert `and 9 months'.

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(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS- The second
sentence of section 803(a) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 2991b(a)) is amended by striking `, subject to the availability
of funds appropriated under the authority of section 816(c),'.
(b)  DEFINITION- Section 815 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 2992c) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking `; and' at the end,
(2) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and inserting `;
and', and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(6) the term `Native American Pacific Islander' means an individual who is
indigenous to a United States territory or possession located in the Pacific
Ocean, and includes such individual while residing in the United States.'.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Section 816 of the Native American
Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c), and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

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(a) SHORT TITLE- This section may be cited as the `Ak-Chin Water Use
Amendments Act of 1992'.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF WATER- Section 2(j) of the Act of October 19,
1984 (Public Law 98-530; 98 Stat. 2698) is amended to read as follows:
`(j) The Ak-Chin Indian Community (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
`Community') shall have the right to devote the permanent water supply
provided for by this Act to any use, including agricultural, municipal,
industrial, commercial, mining, recreational or other beneficial use, in
the areas initially designated as the Pinal, Phoenix and Tucson Active
Management Areas pursuant to the Arizona Groundwater Management Act of
1980, laws 1980, fourth special session, chapter 1. The community is
authorized to lease or enter into an option to lease, extend leases,
exchange or temporarily dispose of water to which it is entitled for
beneficial use in the areas initially designated as the Pinal, Phoenix
and Tucson Active Management Areas pursuant to the Arizona Groundwater
Management Act of 1980, laws 1980, fourth special session, chapter 1:
Provided, That the term of any such lease shall not exceed 100 years and
the Community may not permanently alienate any water right. In the event
the Community leases, extends leases, exchanges or temporarily disposes of
water, such action shall be pursuant to a contract that has been accepted
and ratified by a resolution of the Ak-Chin Indian Community Council and
approved and executed by the Secretary.'.

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The Act entitled `An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the
territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto,
and for other purposes', approved October 15, 1977 (91 Stat. 1159), is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
`SEC. 502. GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
`(a) SHORT TITLE- This section may be cited as the `Indian Environmental
General Assistance Program Act of 1992'.
`(b) PURPOSES- The purposes of this section are to--
`(1) provide general assistance grants to Indian tribal governments
and intertribal consortia to build capacity to administer environmental
regulatory programs that may be delegated by the Environmental Protection
Agency on Indian lands; and
`(2) provide technical assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency
to Indian tribal governments and intertribal consortia in the development
of multimedia programs to address environmental issues on Indian lands.
`(c) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section:
`(1) The term `Indian tribal government' means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native
village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established
pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.A. 1601, et
seq.)), which is recognized as eligible for the special services provided
by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
`(2) The term `intertribal consortia' or `intertribal consortium' means
a partnership between two or more Indian tribal governments authorized by
the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance
pursuant to this section.
`(3) The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
`(d) GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- (1) The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall establish an Indian Environmental General Assistance
Program that provides grants to eligible Indian tribal governments or
intertribal consortia to cover the costs of planning, developing, and
establishing environmental protection programs on Indian lands.
`(2) Each grant awarded for general assistance under this subsection for a
fiscal year shall be no less than $75,000, and no single grant may be awarded
to an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium for more than 10
percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (h) of this section.
`(3) The term of any general assistance award made under this subsection
may exceed one year. Any awards made pursuant to this section shall remain
available until expended. An Indian tribal government or intertribal
consortium may receive a general assistance grant for a period of up to
four years in each specific media area.
`(e) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS- In no case shall the award of a general
assistance grant to an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium
under this section result in a reduction of Environmental Protection
Agency grants for environmental programs to that tribal government
or consortium. Nothing in this section shall preclude an Indian tribal
government or intertribal consortium from receiving individual media grants
or cooperative agreements. Funds provided by the Environmental Protection
Agency through the general assistance program shall be used by an Indian
tribal government or intertribal consortium to supplement other funds
provided by the Environmental Protection Agency through individual media
grants or cooperative agreements.
`(f) EXPENDITURE OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE- Any general assistance under
this section shall be expended for the purpose of planning, developing,
and establishing the capability to implement programs administered
by the Environmental Protection Agency and specified in the assistance
agreement. Purposes and programs authorized under this section shall include
the development and implementation of solid and hazardous waste programs
for Indian lands. An Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium
receiving general assistance pursuant to this section shall utilize such
funds for programs and purposes to be carried out in accordance with the
terms of the assistance agreement.
`(g) PROCEDURES- (1) Within 12 months following the date of the enactment
of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing
procedures under which an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium
may apply for general assistance grants under this section.
`(2) The Administrator shall publish regulations issued pursuant to this
section in the Federal Register.
`(3) The Administrator shall establish procedures for accounting, auditing,
evaluating, and reviewing any programs or activities funded in whole or
in part for a general assistance grant under this section.
`(h) AUTHORIZATION- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the provisions of this section, $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1993 and 1994.'.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior
is authorized and directed to enroll the following-named individuals as
Natives under the Alaske Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 92-203):
Yvonne LeCornu Salazar and Andres Manuel Salazar. Each individual is entitled
to receive 100 shares of stock in Shaan-Seet, Inc. and such other benefits
as the board of directors of that corporation may approve. No individual
enrolled pursuant to this Act shall be entitled to share in any dividends
or Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act distributions made by the United
States or Shaan-Seet, Inc. prior to the individual's enrollment. Nor shall
this Act alter said individual's rights to receive dividends or Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act distributions made by Sealaska Corporation
prior to the individual's enrollment in Shaan-Seet. Enrollment of these
individuals shall not alter the entitlement to or distribution of land to
any corporation under the terms of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

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ALASKA TO THE YUKON KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CORPORATION.
(a) CONVEYANCE- To the extent consistent with this section and applicable
Federal and State environmental laws, the Secretary of the Interior,
notwithstanding section 1302(h) of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)), shall convey, in fee, the buildings
of the former Bureau of Indian Affairs Bethel Agency, Bethel, Alaska,
and lands necessary for the use of these buildings, but not to exceed
27 acres of the Agency site, to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
(hereafter referred to as the `Corporation').  Such conveyance shall be
made on terms mutually agreed on between the Secretary of the Interior
and the Corporation. The Secretary may require that the Corporation,
as exclusive consideration for this conveyance, enter into an agreement
under which the Corporation agrees to indemnify the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for any liability
arising out of the operation and maintenance of any response at the property
concerning asbestos.  The conveyance required by this section shall be made,
subject to subsection (b)(2), prior to September 30, 1993.
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE- Prior to the conveyance of the property to the
Corporation pursuant to subsection (a), for responses that are necessary
under applicable Federal and State laws to protect human health and the
environment with respect to any hazardous substance or hazardous waste
remaining on the property, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of the Air Force shall--
(1) complete and equally share the cost of such response, or
(2) grant and equally share the cost of such grant to the Corporation an
amount equal to the cost of such response, except that such grant shall
be used to complete such response prior to the conveyance of the property.
(c) Notwithstanding any other Federal law, except with respect to liability
arising from the operation and maintenance of the property, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall
not be liable under any Federal law for any additional response necessary
for asbestos at the property following its conveyance to the Corporation
pursuant to the authority of subsection (a).  Nothing in this section shall
affect any liability of any person other than the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) EASEMENT- The conveyance under this section shall reserve an easement
for access to adjacent areas of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge,
if determined necessary by the Secretary.
(e) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section:
(1) The terms `response', `hazardous substance', `person', and `environment'
as used herein shall have the meaning of such terms as provided in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
(2) The term `hazardous waste' shall have the meaning of such term as
provided in the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).

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(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding section 11(d)(1) of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(1), during the six-month period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act, any class III gaming activity
conducted on Indian lands in the State of Montana shall be lawful if such
gaming activity--
(1) is conducted in accordance with State law made applicable by the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act; and
(2) was owned or being conducted on May 1, 1988.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF ACT OF JANUARY 2, 1951- During the six-month period
specified in subsection (a), the provisions of section 5 of the Act of
January 2, 1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175), shall not apply to any gaming activity
described in such subsection which meets the requirements of paragraphs
(1) and (2) of such subsection.

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For purposes of this section, the terms `Indians lands' and `class III
gaming' have the meaning given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703).

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Section 4(7)(E) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(7)(E))
is amended by striking `or Montana'.

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The Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1168), is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new section:
`SEC. 306. AUTHORITY TO SETTLE ACTION.
`Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other provision of law,
the Attorney General is authorized to negotiate and settle any action that
may be or has been brought to contest the constitutionality or validity
under law of the distribution to all other Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux
provided for in section 202 of this Act.'.
Attest:
Secretary.
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