Pub. L. 108-7, div. F, tit. IV, sec. 410

EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.

EnactedYear: 2003Length: 287 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 410. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.(a) In General.—Except for the rights and interests in and to the Area specifically recognized in sections 404, 405, 407, 408, and 409, all Pueblo claims to right, title and interest of any kind, including aboriginal claims, in and to land within the Area, any part thereof, and property interests therein, as well as related boundary, survey, trespass, and monetary damage claims, are permanently extinguished. The United States’ title to the Area is confirmed.(b) Subdivisions.—Any Pueblo claims to right, title and interest of any kind, including aboriginal claims, in and to the subdivisions 117 STAT. 291 and property interests therein (except for land owned in fee by the Pueblo as of the date of enactment of this Act), as well as related boundary, survey, trespass, and monetary damage claims, are permanently extinguished.(c) Special Use and Crest Facilities Areas.—Any Pueblo right, title and interest of any kind, including aboriginal claims, and related boundary, survey, trespass, and monetary damage claims, are permanently extinguished in and to—(1) the land described in the special use permit; and(2) the land on which the crest facilities are located.(d) Pueblo Agreement.—As provided in the Settlement Agreement, the Pueblo has agreed to the relinquishment and extinguishment of those claims, rights, titles and interests extinguished pursuant to subsection (a), (b), and (c).(e) Consideration.—The recognition of the Pueblo’s rights and interests in this title constitutes adequate consideration for the Pueblo’s agreement to the extinguishment of the Pueblo’s claims in this section and the right-of-way grants contained in section 409, and it is the intent of Congress that those rights and interests may only be diminished by a future Act of Congress specifically authorizing diminishment of such rights, with express reference to this title.
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