STATE AND TRIBAL AUTHORITY.

SEC. 204. STATE AND TRIBAL AUTHORITY. (a) State Authority.— Nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the State of Texas to enact special legislation benefitting the tribe, and the State is authorized to perform any services benefitting the tribe that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. (b) Current Constitution and Bylaws To Remain in Effect.— Subject to the provisions of section 203(a) of this Act, the constitution and bylaws of the tribe on file with the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs is hereby declared to be approved for the purposes of section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 987; 25 101 STAT. 671U.S.C. 476) except that all reference to the Texas Indian Commission shall be considered as reference to the Secretary of the Interior. (c) Authority and Capacity of Tribal Council.— No provision contained in this title shall affect the power of the Tribal Council to take any action under the constitution and bylaws described in subsection (b). The Tribal Council shall represent the tribe and its members in the implementation of this title and shall have full authority and capacity— (1) to enter into contracts, grant agreements, and other arrangements with any Federal department or agency; (2) to administer or operate any program or activity under or in connection with any such contract, agreement, or arrangement, to enter into subcontracts or award grants to provide for the administration of any such program or activity, or to conduct any other activity under or in connection with any such contract, agreement, or arrangement; and (3) to bind any tribal governing body selected under any new constitution adopted in accordance with section 205 as the successor in interest to the Tribal Council.