25 U.S.C. § 1752 : US Code - Section 1752: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1752 : US Code - Section 1752: Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter -
(1) The term "Tribe" means the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (also
known as the Western Pequot Tribe) as identified by chapter 832
of the Connecticut General Statutes and all its predecessors and
successors in interest. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is
represented, as of October 18, 1983, by the Mashantucket Pequot
Tribal Council.
(2) The term "land or natural resources" means any real
property or natural resources, or any interest in or right
involving any real property or natural resources, including
without limitation minerals and mineral rights, timber and timber
rights, water and water rights, and hunting and fishing rights.
(3) The term "private settlement lands" means -
(A) the eight hundred acres, more or less, of privately held
land which are identified by a red outline on a map filed with
the secretary of the State of Connecticut in accordance with
the agreement referred to in section 1751(d) of this title, and
(B) the lands known as the Cedar Swamp which are adjacent to
the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation as it exists on October 18,
1983. Within thirty days of October 18, 1983, the secretary of
the State of Connecticut shall transmit to the Secretary a
certified copy of said map.
(4) The term "settlement lands" means -
(A) the lands described in sections 2(a) and 3 of the Act To
Implement the Settlement of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Land
Claims as enacted by the State of Connecticut and approved on
June 9, 1982, and
(B) the private settlement lands.
(5) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) The term "transfer" means any transaction involving, or any
transaction the purpose of which was to effect, a change in title
to or control of any land or natural resources, and any act,
event, or circumstance that resulted in a change in title to,
possession of, dominion over, or control of land or natural
resources, including any sale, grant, lease, allotment,
partition, or conveyance, whether pursuant to a treaty, compact,
or statute of a State or otherwise.
(7) The term "reservation" means the existing reservation of
the Tribe as defined by chapter 824 of the Connecticut General
Statutes and any settlement lands taken in trust by the United
States for the Tribe.