§ 1773j. — 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: 25USC1773j]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 19--INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS
SUBCHAPTER VII--WASHINGTON INDIAN (PUYALLUP) LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
Sec. 1773j. Definitions
For the purposes of this subchapter--
(1) the term ``1873 Survey Area'' means the area which is within
the area demarked by the high water line as meandered and the upland
boundaries, as shown on the plat map of the 1873 Survey of the
Puyallup Indian Reservation, conducted by the United States General
Land Office, and filed in 1874;
(2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior;
(3) the term ``Settlement Agreement'' means the document
entitled ``Agreement between the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Local
Governments in Pierce County, the State of Washington, the United
States of America, and certain private property owners'', dated
August 27, 1988;
(4) the term ``State'' means the State of Washington;
(5) the term ``Technical Documents'' means the 7 documents which
comprise the technical appendix to the Settlement Agreement and are
dated August 27, 1988;
(6) the term ``Tribe'' means the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, a
tribe of Indians recognized by the United States;
(7) the term ``below the mean high water line'' in reference to
the submerged lands of the Puyallup Riverbed means ``below the
ordinary high water mark'' in that portion of the river not subject
to tidal influence and ``below the mean high water line'' in that
portion of the river which is subject to tidal influence; and
(8) the term ``on-reservation status'' means a status under
which Federal laws and regulations, treaty rights, and rights of
sovereignty, which define the rights and responsibilities on trust
or restricted lands (including rights-of-way and easements running
through such lands within a Federal Indian reservation) apply:
Provided, That such application is not inconsistent with any
provision of the Settlement Agreement.
(Pub. L. 101-41, Sec. 12, June 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 89.)
