§ 1772a. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1772a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 19--INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS
SUBCHAPTER VI--FLORIDA INDIAN (SEMINOLE) LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
Sec. 1772a. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter--
(1) The term ``tribe'' means the Seminole Tribe of Indians of
Florida or Seminole Tribe of Florida, a tribe of American Indians
recognized by the United States and organized under section 476 of
this title and recognized by the State of Florida pursuant to
chapter 285, Florida Statutes, and its successors.
(2) The term ``State'' means the State of Florida and its
agencies, political subdivisions, constitutional officers, officials
of its agencies and subdivisions and their successors.
(3) The term ``district'' means the South Florida Water
Management District, the agency of the State of Florida created by
chapter 25270, laws of Florida (1949) to operate pursuant to chapter
373 Florida Statutes, and its successors.
(4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) The term ``lands or natural resources'' means any real
property or natural resources, or any interest in or right involving
any real property or natural resources, including minerals and
mineral rights, timber and timber rights, water and water rights,
and rights to hunt and fish.
(6) The term ``Settlement Agreement'' means the instrument--
(A) executed by the Seminole Tribe, the State of Florida,
and the South Florida Water Management District; and
(B) which will be presented for approval by all three
parties to the United States District Court for the southern
district of Florida for the purpose of terminating the lawsuit
entitled Seminole Tribe of Indians of Florida,\1\ v. State of
Florida, et al., (Docket No. 78-6116-CIV), and for the
extinguishment of rights to all potential or unsettled claims
which the tribe may have to lands or natural resources in the
State and the purchase of certain tribal interests in real
property.
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\1\ So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
(7) The term ``settlement funds'' means those funds which the
State of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District
have agreed to pay to the tribe under the Settlement Agreement.
(8) The term ``compact'' means the Compact incorporated in the
Settlement Agreement between the tribe, the State, and the district,
which specifically defines the nature and extent of Seminole water
rights and the manner of their use within the confines of the area
of the district.
(Pub. L. 100-228, Sec. 3, Dec. 31, 1987, 101 Stat. 1557.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1772c of this title.
