Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.

Sec. 2. Colorado River Indian Tribes.

Sec. 3. Gila River Indian Community contracts.

Sec. 4. Land and interests of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan.

Sec. 5. Morongo Band of Mission Indians Lease Extension.

Sec. 6. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians leasing authority.

Sec. 7. New Settlement Common Stock issued to descendants, left-outs, and elders.

Colorado River Indian Tribes

The Secretary of the Interior may make, subject to amounts provided in subsequent appropriations Acts, an annual disbursement to the Colorado River Indian Tribes. Funds disbursed under this section shall be used to fund the Office of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation Energy Development and shall not be less than $200,000 and not to exceed $350,000 annually.

Gila River Indian Community contracts

Subsection (f) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is amended by striking lease, affecting and inserting lease or construction contract, affecting.

Land and interests of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan

(a)

In General

Subject to subsections (b) and (c), notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan (including any agent or instrumentality of the Tribe) (referred to in this section as the Tribe), may transfer, lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, without further authorization or approval, all or any part of the Tribe’s interest in any real property that is not held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. (b)

Effect of Section

Nothing in this section is intended to authorize the Tribe to transfer, lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, any lands, or any interest in any lands, that are held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. (c)

Liability

The United States shall not be held liable to any party (including the Tribe or any agent or instrumentality of the Tribe) for any term of, or any loss resulting from the term of any transfer, lease, encumbrance, or conveyance of land made pursuant to this Act unless the United States or an agent or instrumentality of the United States is a party to the transaction or the United States would be liable pursuant to any other provision of law. This subsection shall not apply to land transferred or conveyed by the Tribe to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. (d)

Effective date

This section shall be deemed to have taken effect on January 1, 2005.

Morongo Band of Mission Indians Lease Extension

Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting and except leases of land held in trust for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians which may be for a term of not to exceed 50 years, before and except leases of land for grazing purposes which may be for a term of not to exceed ten years.

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians leasing authority

(a)

Authorization for 99-year leases

Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended in the second sentence by inserting and lands held in trust for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, after lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon,. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any lease entered into or renewed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

New Settlement Common Stock issued to descendants, left-outs, and elders

Section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, (Public Law 92–203; 85 Stat. 691), is amended— (1)by amending subsection (g)(1)(B)(iii) (43 U.S.C. 1606(g)(1)(B)(iii)), to read as follows:

(iii)The amendment authorized by clause (i) may provide that Settlement Common Stock issued to a Native pursuant to such amendment (or stock issued in exchange for such Settlement Common Stock pursuant to subsection (h)(3) of this section or section 1626c(d) of this title) shall be subject to one or more of the following: (I)Such stock shall be deemed canceled upon the death of such Native, and no compensation for this cancellation shall be paid to the estate of the deceased Native or to any person holding stock. (II)Such stock shall carry limited or no voting rights. (III)Such stock shall not be transferred by gift as provided in subparagraph (h)(1)(C)(iii).

; and

(2)in subsection (h)(1)(C) (43 U.S.C. 1606(h)(1)(C)), by striking Notwithstanding the restrictions and inserting Expect as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter and.