25 U.S.C. § 1742 : US Code - Section 1742: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1742 : US Code - Section 1742: Definitions

For purposes of this part -
(1) The term "Miccosukee Tribe" means the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida, a tribe of American Indians recognized by the
United States and organized under section 476 of this title and
recognized by the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 285,
Florida Statutes.
(2) The term "State of Florida" means the State of Florida, its
agencies, political subdivisions, constitutional officers,
officials of its agencies and subdivisions, and the South Florida
Water Management District.
(3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) The term "lands or natural resources" means any real
property or natural resources, or any interest in or right
involving any real property or natural resources including but
not limited to minerals and mineral rights, timber and timber
rights, water and water rights, and rights to hunt and fish.
(5) The term "lawsuit" means the action in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entitled
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida against State of Florida,
et al., Case No. 79-253-CIV-JWK.
(6) The term "Lease Agreement" means that perpetual lease
granted by the State of Florida to the Miccosukee Tribe,
involving a specifically described area in South Florida, title
to which is held by the State of Florida and in which the
Miccosukee Tribe is granted certain express rights and interests.
(7) The term "settlement funds" means those amounts of money
which the State of Florida has agreed to pay to the Miccosukee
Tribe under the Settlement Agreement in partial consideration for
the settlement of the lawsuit and the extinguishment of rights to
all potential or unsettled claims which the Miccosukee Tribe may
have to lands or natural resources in the State of Florida.
(8) The term "Settlement Agreement" means those documents
entitled "Settlement Agreement between the Miccosukee Tribe and
the State of Florida" executed on April 16, 1982, by
representatives of the State of Florida and representatives of
the Miccosukee Tribe and filed with the secretary of state of the
State of Florida which incorporate the Lease Agreement described
in paragraph (6) of this section.
(9) The term "transfer" includes but is not limited to any
sale, grant, lease, allotment, partition, or conveyance, any
transaction the purpose of which was to effect a sale, grant,
lease, allotment, partition, or conveyance, or any event or
events that resulted in a change of possession or control of
lands or natural resources.