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 PUBLIC LAW 98-602—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 3153

(2) carry out the purposes of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project. SEC. 204. (a) Nothing in this title shall deprive any person (other than the United States) of any right, interest, or claim which such person may have in any minerals prior to the enactment of this Act. (b) The United States may renew or extend any lease, license, permit, or contract with respect to any mineral interest describedl in section 202(a) after the date of enactment of this Act only if— (1) the governing body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation approves of such renewal or extension, or (2) the holder of such lease, license, or permit or a party to such contract (other than the United States) had the right to renew or extend such lease, license, permit, or contract prior to the date of enactment of this Act and such holder or party exercises such right of renewal or extension. (c) All rentals, royalties, and other payments with respect to smy mineral interest described in section 202(a) accruing to the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. SEC. 205. Public Law 87-695 is amended— (1) by striking out "such former Indian land" and inserting in lieu thereof "such land", (2) by striking out "Subject" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "That (a) subject", and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "Ob) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any lands described in section 20203) of the Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act.". SEC. 206. (a) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into agreements for the transfer to the United States of any land located near the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project which is held in trust for the benefit of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation or any individual Indian if such agreement is approved— (1) in the case of land held for the benefit of such tribes, by the governing body of such tribes, or (2) in the case of land held for the benefit of any individual Indian, by the individual or individuals holding a majority of the beneficial interest in such land. Any land transferred to the United States under the preceding sentence shall be treated as land acquired for the operation and maintenance of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project. (b) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into agreements under which any land within the exterior boundaries of the reservation acquired by the United States for the construction, maintenance, or operation of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project that is no longer needed for such purposes; is declared to be held by the United States in trust for the benefit of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. SEC. 207. The provisions of this title, and of any agreement entered into under section 206, shall not be taken into account under section 2 of title I of the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935 (25 U.S.C. 475a) or section 2 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050) for purposes of determining any offset or counterclaim.

76 Stat. 594.

Ante, p. 3152.

25 USC 70 note.

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