§ 1300f-3. — Study.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1300f-3]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER LXXVII--PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE
Sec. 1300f-3. Study
(a) In general
The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct one or more studies to
determine--
(1) whether the lands held in trust on October 14, 1994, by the
United States for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe are adequate for the needs
of the tribe for the foreseeable future;
(2) if such lands are not adequate--
(A) whether suitable additional lands are available for
acquisition by exchange or purchase; and
(B) the cost and location of the suitable additional lands;
(3) whether the Pascua Yaqui Tribe has sufficient water rights
and allocations to meet the needs of the tribe for the foreseeable
future;
(4) if such water rights and allocations are not adequate--
(A) whether additional water can be acquired; and
(B) the potential sources and associated costs of such
additional water;
(5) whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health
Service have limited funding to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe based on a
determination of the tribal enrollment in 1978, rather than the
current enrollment;
(6) if funding has been based on 1978 enrollment, how the
funding levels can be adjusted to ensure that the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
receives a fair and equitable portion of Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Indian Health Service funding;
(7) the genealogy of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and
(8) the economic development opportunities available to the
tribe as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
(b) Tribal participation
The Secretary shall provide for the participation of members of the
Pascua Yaqui Tribe to carry out subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Report
Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds are made
available to carry out this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall
submit a report to Congress that contains the results of each study
conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 95-375, Sec. 4, as added Pub. L. 103-357, Sec. 2, Oct. 14,
1994, 108 Stat. 3418; amended Pub. L. 104-109, Sec. 4, Feb. 12, 1996,
110 Stat. 764.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-109 substituted ``Tribe'' for
``tribe''.
