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 100 STAT. 1196

25 USC 476.

PUBLIC LAW 99-469—OCT. 14, 1986 (1) "tribe" means the Tohono O'odham Nation, formerly known as the Papago Tribe of Arizona, organized under section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 987; 25 U.S.C. 478); (2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior; unless otherwise specified; and (3) "Tat Momolikot Dam" means the dam constructed by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, on Santa Rosa Wash in the Sif Oidak District of the Sells Papago Reservation. PAYMENTS TO TRIBE; LIMITS ON SECRETARY'S LIABILITY

Securities. Community development.

SEC. 4. (a) If the tribe executes the waiver and release referred to in section 6(a)(l) and the grant of rights referred to in section 6(a)(2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the authorized governing body of the tribe the sum of $6,000,000 for the benefit of the tribe, together with interest accruing on such sum from the date of enactment of this Act at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the average market yield on Federal obligations of comparable maturity. ^^ "^h® tribe shall invest sums received under this section in interest bearing deposits and securities until expended. The authorized governing body of the tribe may spend the principal and interest and dividends accruing on such sums for economic and community development and other tribal purposes: Provided, That the sum of $100,000 shall be distributed by the tribe, on a fair and equitable basis, among those six individuals who were heads of households residing at Tat Momoli village in 1969 and owned improvements at said village, or among their heirs. No portion of the funds received under subsection (a) shall be used for per capita payments. (c) The Secretary shall not be responsible for the review, approval or audit of the moneys referred to in this section, nor shall the Secretary be subject to liability for any claim or cause of action arising from the Tribe's use and expenditure of such moneys. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Effective date.

SEC. 5. Effective October 1, 1987, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of section 4 of this Act. WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS

Effective date.

SEC. 6. (a) The Secretary shall be required to carry out his obligations under this Act only if, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Papago Tribe executes— (1) a waiver and release in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of any and all claims arising from the use of tribal land in connection with the construction of Tat Momolikot Dam and its reservoir prior to the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) a grant of appropriate rights for said dam and reservoir, (b) The waiver and release referred to in subsection (a)(1) and the grant of appropriate rights referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall not take effect until such time as the funds authorized to be paid to the Tribe have been appropriated and the payments referred to in section 4 have been made.

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