§ 1041f. — Jurisdiction.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1041f]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XLIX-A--SHAWNEE TRIBE STATUS
Sec. 1041f. Jurisdiction
(a) In general
The Tribe shall have jurisdiction over trust land and restricted
land of the Tribe and its members to the same extent that the Cherokee
Nation has jurisdiction over land recognized by the Secretary to be
within the Cherokee Nation and its members, but only if such land--
(1) is not recognized by the Secretary to be within the
jurisdiction of another federally recognized tribe; or
(2) has been placed in trust or restricted status with the
consent of the federally recognized tribe within whose jurisdiction
the Secretary recognizes the land to be, and only to the extent that
the Tribe's jurisdiction has been agreed to by that host tribe.
(b) Rule of construction
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to diminish or
otherwise limit the jurisdiction of any Indian tribe that is federally
recognized on the day before December 27, 2000, over trust land,
restricted land, or other forms of Indian country of that Indian tribe
on such date.
(Pub. L. 106-568, title VII, Sec. 708, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2916.)
