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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

PUBLIC LAW 100-89—AUG. 18, 1987

101 STAT. 667

Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Tiwa Indians of Ysleta, Texas, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo. SEC. 103. RESTORATION OF THE FEDERAL TRUST RELATIONSHIP; FEDERAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE.

25 USC 1300g-2.

(a) FEDERAL TRUST RELATIONSHIP.—The Federal trust relationship between the United States and the tribe is hereby restored. The Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended, and all laws and rules of 25 USC 461. law of the United States of general application to Indians, to nations, tribes, or bands of Indians, or to Indian reservations which are not inconsistent with any specific provision contained in this title shall apply to the members of the tribe, the tribe, and the reservation. (b) RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.—All rights and privi-

leges of the tribe and members of the tribe under any Federal treaty, statute. Executive order, agreement, or under any other authority of the United States which may have been diminished or lost under the Tiwa Indians Act are hereby restored. (c) FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the tribe and the members of the tribe shall be eligible, on and after the date of the enactment of this title, for all benefits and services furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes. (d) EFFECT ON PROPERTY RIGHTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.—Except

as otherwise specifically provided in this title, the enactment of this title shall not affect any property right or obligation or any contractual right or obligation in existence before the date of the enactment of this title or any obligation for taxes levied before such date. SEC. 104. STATE AND TRIBAL AUTHORITY.

(a) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the State of Texas to enact special legislation benefiting the tribe, and the State is authorized to perform any services benefiting the tribe that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. (b) TRIBAL AUTHORITY.—The Tribal Council shall represent the tribe and its members in the implementation of this title and shall have full authority and capacity— (1) to enter into contracts, grant agreements, and other arrangements with any Federal department or agency, and (2) to administer or operate any program or activity under or • in connection with any such contract, agreement, or arrangement, to enter into subcontracts or award grants to provide for the administration of any such program or activity, or to conduct any other activity under or in connection with any such contract, agreement, or arrangement. SEC. 105. PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRIBAL RESERVATION.

(a) FEDERAL RESERVATION ESTABLISHED.—The reservation is hereby declared to be a Federal Indian reservation for the use and benefit of the tribe without regard to whether legal title to such lands is held in trust by the Secretary. (b) CONVEYANCE OF LAND BY STATE.—The Secretary shall—

(1) accept any offer from the State to convey title to any land within the reservation held in trust on the date of enactment of this Act by the State or by the Texas Indian Commission for the benefit of the tribe to the Secretary, and

25 USC 1300g-3.

Contracts. Grants.

25 USC 1300g-4.