Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, tit. X, sec. 6
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TRANSFER.
SEC. 6. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TRANSFER. (a) Transfer.—(1) In general.—The Secretary shall transfer land selected by the Tribe under paragraph (2) to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Tribe. (2) Land selection.—The land transferred shall be selected by the Tribe from a list of parcels of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management that are available for transfer, as depicted on the map entitled “North Idaho BLM Land Eligible for Selection by the Nez Perce Tribe” dated May 2004, on file with the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, not including any parcel designated on the map as being on the Clearwater River or Lolo Creek. (3) Maximum value.—The land selected by the Tribe for transfer shall be limited to a maximum value in total of not more than $7,000,000, as determined by an independent appraisal of fair market value prepared in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and 118 STAT. 3434 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. (b) Existing Rights and Uses.—(1) In general.—On any land selected by the Tribe under subsection (a)(2), any use in existence on the date of transfer under subsection (a) under a lease or permit with the Bureau of Land Management, including grazing, shall remain in effect until the date of expiration of the lease or permit, unless the holder of the lease or permit requests an earlier termination of the lease or permit, in which case the Secretary shall grant the request. (2) Availability of amounts.—Amounts that accrue to the United States under a lease or permit described in paragraph (1) from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals relating to any land transferred to the Tribe under this section shall be made available to the Tribe by the Secretary in the same manner as amounts received from other land held by the Secretary in trust for the Tribe. (c) Date of Transfer.—No land shall be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Tribe under this section until the waivers and releases under section 10(a) take effect.(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—(1) In general.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $200,000 for 1-time payments to local governments to mitigate for the transfer of land by the Bureau of Land Management to the Tribe under section I.F of the Agreement.(2) Payments.—Payments under paragraph (1) shall be made on a pro rata basis as parcels of land are acquired by the Tribe.