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[CITE: 25USC1300g-4]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                        CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
 
   SUBCHAPTER LXXVIII--YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO: RESTORATION OF FEDERAL 
                               SUPERVISION
 
Sec. 1300g-4. Provisions relating to tribal reservation


(a) Federal reservation established

    The reservation is hereby declared to be a Federal Indian 
reservation for the use and benefit of the tribe without regard to 
whether legal title to such lands is held in trust by the Secretary.

(b) Conveyance of land by State

    The Secretary shall--
        (1) accept any offer from the State to convey title to any land 
    within the reservation held in trust on August 18, 1987, by the 
    State or by the Texas Indian Commission for the benefit of the tribe 
    to the Secretary, and
        (2) hold such title, upon conveyance by the State, in trust for 
    the benefit of the tribe.

(c) Conveyance of land by tribe

    At the written request of the Tribal Council, the Secretary shall--
        (1) accept conveyance by the tribe of title to any land within 
    the reservation held by the tribe on August 18, 1987, to the 
    Secretary, and
        (2) hold such title, upon such conveyance by the tribe, in trust 
    for the benefit of the tribe.

(d) Approval of deed by Attorney General

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the 
Attorney General of the United States shall approve any deed or other 
instrument which conveys title to land within El Paso or Hudspeth 
Counties, Texas, to the United States to be held in trust by the 
Secretary for the benefit of the tribe.

(e) Permanent improvements authorized

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of law, the 
Secretary or the tribe may erect permanent improvements, improvements of 
substantial value, or any other improvement authorized by law on the 
reservation without regard to whether legal title to such lands has been 
conveyed to the Secretary by the State or the tribe.

(f) Civil and criminal jurisdiction within reservation

    The State shall exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within the 
boundaries of the reservation as if such State had assumed such 
jurisdiction with the consent of the tribe under sections 1321 and 1322 
of this title.

(g) Acquisition of land by tribe after August 18, 1987

    (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tribal Council 
may, on behalf of the tribe--
        (A) acquire land located within El Paso County, or Hudspeth 
    County, Texas, after August 18, 1987, and take title to such land in 
    fee simple, and
        (B) lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of such land in the same 
    manner in which a private person may do so under the laws of the 
    State.

    (2) At the written request of the Tribal Council, the Secretary 
may--
        (A) accept conveyance to the Secretary by the Tribal Council (on 
    behalf of the tribe) of title to any land located within El Paso 
    County, or Hudspeth County, Texas, that is acquired by the Tribal 
    Council in fee simple after August 18, 1987, and
        (B) hold such title, upon such conveyance by the Tribal Council, 
    in trust for the benefit of the tribe.

(Pub. L. 100-89, title I, Sec. 105, Aug. 18, 1987, 101 Stat. 667.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1300g, 1300g-6 of this 
title.
