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 PUBLIC LAW 95-395—SEPT. 30, 1978

92 STAT. 817

APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAW

SEC. 9. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the settlement lands 25 USC 1708. shall be subject to the civil and criminal laws and jurisdiction of the State of Rhode Island. FEDERAL BENEFITS PRESERVED

SEC. 10. Nothing contained in this Act or in any legislation enacted 25 USC 1709. by the State of Rhode Island as described in section 7 of this Act shall affect or otherwise impair in any adverse manner any benefits received by the State of Rhode Island under the Federal Aid in Wild' life Restoration Act of September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669-669 (i)), or the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777-777(k)). AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS

SEC. 11. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 to 25 USC 1710. carry out the purposes of this Act. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

SEC. 12. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any action to 25 USC 1711. contest the constitutionality of this Act shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within one hundred and eighty days of the date of enactment of this Act. Exclusive jurisdiction over any such action is hereby vested in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. APPROVAL OF PRIOR TRANSFERS AND E X T I N G U I S H M E N T OF CLAIMS AND ABORIGINAL TITLE OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND AND INVOLVING OTHER INDIANS I N RHODE ISLAND

SEC. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)— 25 USC 1712. (1) any transfer of land or natural resources located anywhere within the State of Rhode Island outside the town of Charlestown from, by, or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe of Indians (other than transfers included in and approved by section 6 of this Act), including but not limited to a transfer pursuant to any statute of any State, shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the Constitution and all laws of the United States that are specifically applicable to transfers of land or natural resources from, by, or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe of Indians (including but not limited to the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790, Act of July 22, 1790 (ch. 33, 1 Stat. 137), and all amendments thereto and all subsequent versions thereof), and Congress does hereby approve any such transfer effective as of the date of said transfer; (2) to the extent that any transfer of land or natural resources described in paragraph (1) may involve land or natural resources to which such Indian, Indian nation, or tribe of Indians had aboriginal title, paragraph (1) shall be regarded as an extinguishment of such aboriginal title as of the date of said transfer; and (3) by virtue of the approval of such transfers of land or natural resources effected by this subsection or an extinguishment of aboriginal title effected thereby, all claims against the United

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