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[CITE: 25USC1750c]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
               CHAPTER 19--INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS
 
   SUBCHAPTER III--FLORIDA INDIAN (MICCOSUKEE) LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
 
                      Part B--Miccosukee Settlement
 
Sec. 1750c. Authority of Secretary

    As Trustee for the Miccosukee Tribe, the Secretary shall--
        (1)(A) aid and assist in the fulfillment of the Settlement 
    Agreement at all times and in a reasonable manner; and
        (B) to accomplish the fulfillment of the Settlement Agreement in 
    accordance with subparagraph (A), cooperate with and assist the 
    Miccosukee Tribe;
        (2) upon finding that the Settlement Agreement is legally 
    sufficient and that the State of Florida has the necessary authority 
    to fulfill the Agreement--
            (A) sign the Settlement Agreement on behalf of the United 
        States; and
            (B) ensure that an individual other than the Secretary who 
        is a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs also signs 
        the Settlement Agreement;

        (3) upon finding that all necessary conditions precedent to the 
    transfer of Miccosukee land to the Florida Department of 
    Transportation as provided in the Settlement Agreement have been or 
    will be met so that the Agreement has been or will be fulfilled, but 
    for the execution of that land transfer and related land transfers--
            (A) transfer ownership of the Miccosukee land to the Florida 
        Department of Transportation in accordance with the Settlement 
        Agreement, including in the transfer solely and exclusively that 
        Miccosukee land identified in the Settlement Agreement for 
        transfer to the Florida Department of Transportation; and
            (B) in conjunction with the land transfer referred to in 
        subparagraph (A), transfer no land other than the land referred 
        to in that subparagraph to the Florida Department of 
        Transportation; and

        (4) upon finding that all necessary conditions precedent to the 
    transfer of Florida lands from the State of Florida to the United 
    States have been or will be met so that the Agreement has been or 
    will be fulfilled but for the execution of that land transfer and 
    related land transfers, receive and accept in trust for the use and 
    benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe ownership of all land identified in 
    the Settlement Agreement for transfer to the United States.

(Pub. L. 105-83, title VII, Sec. 705, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1625.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1750d of this title.
