Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 3.djvu/772

 102 STAT. 2724

PUBLIC LAW 100-544—OCT. 28, 1988

Public Law 100-544 100th Congress An Act Oct. 28, 1988 [H.R. 5066]

Public lands.

To add additional land to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation in Arizona, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

(a) The Congress hereby finds that— (1) the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation was established on Federal lands for the purpose of providing a place for members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community to live in peace and prosperity with other persons in Arizona; (2) the use of lands within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Resei "ition will be lost to the community through location of a regional freeway if an agreement is reached between the State of Arizona and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community; and (3) the State of Arizona will compensate the Bureau of Land Management for land described in section 2 with lands of approximately equivalent value. (b) The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the Congress to expedite these land exchanges and upon transfer of title from the State of Arizona to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community add this additional land to the Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Reservation. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR EXCHANGE.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to exchange a tract of land known as Red Mountain located in section 24, township 2 north, range 6 east, Gila and Salt River meridian. SP:C. 3. REVOCATION OF RECLAMATION WITHDRAWALS.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate the transfer of certain Federal lands: (1) Secretarial orders dated July 2, 1902, and February 10, 1906, which withdraw lands in aid of the Salt River project, are hereby revoked on the following described lands: Lots 7, 9, 11, 13 through 15, and 17 through 29 of section 24, township 2 north, range 6 east, Gila and Salt River meridian. The effective date of the revocation shall be the date of patent. (b) Reserving to the Salt River project an easement for electric transmission and distribution lines and access purposes as to a portion of the east half of section 24, township 2 north, range 6 east of the Gila and Salt River meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, as authorized by virtue of this Act.

�