Pub. L. 102-381, tit. I, sec. 114
Pub. L. 102-381, tit. I, sec. 114
Sec. 114. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 101(c) of Public Law 98–473, Act of October 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1849 (25 U.S.C. 123c), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized in his discretion, to pay lawful debts incurred between February 1, 1991, and July 31, 1992, on behalf of the Kiowa Comanche Apache Intertribal Land Use Committee in connection with the construction 106 STAT. 1397 and operation of the Native Sun Water Park in Lawton, Oklahoma, from funds in the United States Treasury held jointly for the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes: Provided, That such payments may not exceed an aggregate of $1,300,000. (b) Prior to exercising the discretion described in section (a)— (1) the Secretary or his designee shall by no later than November 1, 1992, provide written notice to the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes, and the Kiowa Comanche Apache Intertribal Land Use Committee describing with specificity the nature and amount of the obligation(s) the Secretary has identified as lawful debts described in section (a); and (2) the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes shall have until February 1, 1993, to resolve any of the lawful debts described in section (a) in accordance with the terms of their respective tribal constitutions. (c) In the event the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes individually or through the Kiowa Comanche Apache Intertribal Land Use Committee do not provide documentation to the Secretary by March 1, 1993, confirming payment of the lawful debts described by the Secretary or justifying why any of the amounts should not be paid, the Secretary may exercise his discretion to pay the obligations.