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[CITE: 16USC410aaa-75]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
      SUBCHAPTER LIX-Y--CALIFORNIA DESERT LANDS PARKS AND PRESERVE
 
                    Part D--Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 410aaa-75. Native American uses and interests


(a) Access

    In recognition of the past use of the National Park System units and 
wilderness areas designed under this Act by Indian people for 
traditional cultural and religious purposes, the Secretary shall ensure 
access to such park system units and wilderness areas by Indian people 
for such traditional cultural and religious purposes. In implementing 
this section, the Secretary, upon the request of an Indian tribe or 
Indian religious community, shall temporarily close to the general 
public use of one or more specific portions of the park system unit or 
wilderness area in order to protect the privacy of traditional cultural 
and religious activities in such areas by Indian people. Any such 
closure shall be made to affect the smallest practicable area for the 
minimum period necessary for such purposes. Such access shall be 
consistent with the purpose and intent of Public Law 95-341 (42 U.S.C. 
1996 [, 1996a]) commonly referred to as the ``American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act'', and with respect to areas designated as wilderness, the 
Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131).

(b) Study

    (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe 
and relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a study, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, to identify lands suitable for a 
reservation for the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe that are located within the 
Tribe's aboriginal homeland area within and outside the boundaries of 
the Death Valley National Monument and the Death Valley National Park, 
as described in part A of this subchapter.
    (2) Not later than 1 year after October 31, 1994, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate, and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of 
Representatives on the results of the study conducted under paragraph 
(1).

(Pub. L. 103-433, title VII, Sec. 705, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4498.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is defined in section 410aaa-
81 of this title.
    The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, referred to in subsec. 
(a), is Pub. L. 95-341, Aug. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 469, as amended, which 
is classified to sections 1996 and 1996a of Title 42, The Public Health 
and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 1996 of Title 42 and Tables.
    The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88-577, 
Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, as amended, which is classified generally 
to chapter 23 (Sec. 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1131 of this title and Tables.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives treated 
as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives by 
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 
of Title 2, The Congress.
