25 U.S.C. § 1772a : US Code - Section 1772A: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1772a : US Code - Section 1772A: Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter -
(1) The term "tribe" means the Seminole Tribe of Indians of
Florida or Seminole Tribe 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, and its successors.
(2) The term "State" means the State of Florida and its
agencies, political subdivisions, constitutional officers,
officials of its agencies and subdivisions and their successors.
(3) The term "district" means the South Florida Water
Management District, the agency of the State of Florida created
by chapter 25270, laws of Florida (1949) to operate pursuant to
chapter 373 Florida Statutes, and its successors.
(4) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) 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
minerals and mineral rights, timber and timber rights, water and
water rights, and rights to hunt and fish.
(6) The term "Settlement Agreement" means the instrument -
(A) executed by the Seminole Tribe, the State of Florida, and
the South Florida Water Management District; and
(B) which will be presented for approval by all three parties
to the United States District Court for the southern district
of Florida for the purpose of terminating the lawsuit entitled
Seminole Tribe of Indians of Florida,(!1) v. State of Florida,
et al., (Docket No. 78-6116-CIV), and for the extinguishment of
rights to all potential or unsettled claims which the tribe may
have to lands or natural resources in the State and the
purchase of certain tribal interests in real property.
(7) The term "settlement funds" means those funds which the
State of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District
have agreed to pay to the tribe under the Settlement Agreement.
(8) The term "compact" means the Compact incorporated in the
Settlement Agreement between the tribe, the State, and the
district, which specifically defines the nature and extent of
Seminole water rights and the manner of their use within the
confines of the area of the district.