§ 1773b. — Settlement lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1773b]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 19--INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS
SUBCHAPTER VII--WASHINGTON INDIAN (PUYALLUP) LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
Sec. 1773b. Settlement lands
(a) Acceptance by Secretary
The Secretary shall accept the conveyance of the lands described in
subsection (c) of this section, and the Outer Hylebos tidelands property
referred to in section VIII, A,1,c of the Settlement Agreement, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement and shall hold
such lands in trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
(b) Contamination
(1) Contamination audits and cleanup of settlement lands shall be
carried out in accordance with the Settlement Agreement and document 1
of the Technical Documents.
(2) The Tribe shall not be liable for the cleanup costs or in any
other manner for contamination on properties described in subsection (c)
of this section except any contamination caused by the Tribe's
activities after conveyance of these properties to the Tribe under the
terms of the Settlement Agreement and document 1 of the Technical
Documents.
(c) Lands described
The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this section, and more
particularly described in the Settlement Agreement, are as follows:
(1) The Blair Waterway property, comprised of approximately 43.4
acres.
(2) The Blair Backup property, comprised of approximately 85.2
acres.
(3) The Inner Hylebos property, comprised of approximately 72.9
acres.
(4) The Upper Hylebos property, comprised of approximately 5.9
acres.
(5) The Union Pacific property (Fife), comprised of a parcel of
approximately 57 acres, and an adjoining 22-acre parcel if the
option relating to the Union Pacific property (Fife) (as described
in document 1 of the Technical Documents) is exercised.
(6) The Torre property (Fife), comprised of approximately 27.4
acres, unless the Port elects to provide the cash value of such
property.
(7) The Taylor Way and East-West Road properties, two properties
totaling approximately 7.4 acres.
(8) The submerged lands in the Puyallup River within the 1873
Survey Area below the mean high water line, as provided in section
I. B. of the Settlement Agreement. To the extent that the United
States has title to any of the lands described in this subpart,\1\
then such lands shall be held by the United States in trust for the
use and benefit of the Puyallup Tribe.
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(9) The approximately 600 acres of open space, forest, and
cultural lands to be acquired by the Tribe with cash received
pursuant to section I of the Settlement Agreement or other tribal
funds.
(d) Reservation status
Nothing in this subchapter is intended to affect the boundaries of
the Puyallup Reservation, except that the lands described in subsection
(c) of this section above in paragraphs (1) through (8), and the Outer
Hylebos tidelands property referred to in section VIII of the Settlement
Agreement, shall have on-reservation status.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the Federal
share for the purchase of the lands referred to in subsection (c)(9) of
this section.
(Pub. L. 101-41, Sec. 4, June 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 85.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1773c of this title.
