[108th Congress Public Law 329]
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Public Law 108-329
108th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to allow binding 
 arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting the land 
within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation. <<NOTE: Oct. 16, 
                         2004 -  [H.R. 4115]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN 
            RESERVATION CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2(c) of the Act of November 2, 1966 (25 
U.S.C. 416a(c)), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``Any lease'' and all that follows 
                through ``affecting land'' and inserting ``Any contract, 
                including a lease, affecting land''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such lease or contract'' and 
                inserting ``such contract''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such leases or 
        contracts entered into pursuant to such Acts'' and inserting 
        ``Such contracts''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 25 USC 416a note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect as if included in the Indian Tribal 
Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106-179).

    Approved October 16, 2004.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4115 (S. 2277):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108-535 (Comm. on Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
            July 19, considered and passed House.
            Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate.

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