PUBLIC LAW 102-497—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3261 (2) grant and equally share the cost of such grant to the Corporation an amount equal to the cost of such response, except that such grant shall be used to complete such response prior to the conveyance of the property. (c) Notwithstanding any other Federal law, except with respect to liability arising from the operation and maintenance of the property, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall not be liable under any Federal law for any additional response necessary for asbestos at the property following its conveyance to the Corporation pursuant to the authority of subsection (a). Nothing in this section shall Eiffect any liabilibr of any person other than the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (d) EASEMENT. —The conveyance under this section shall reserve an easement for access to adjacent areas of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, if determined necessary by the Secretary. (e) DEFINITIONS. —As used in this section: (1) The terms "response", "hazardous substance", "person", and "environment" as used herein shall have the meaning of such terms as provided in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). (2) The term "hazardous waste" shall have the meaning of such term as provided in the Solid Waste Disposal A(^ (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). SEC. 14. REGULATION OF CLASS III GAMING. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding section 11(d)(1) of the Indian Montana. Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(1), during the six-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, any class III gaming activity conducted on Indian lands in the State of Montana shall be lawful if such gaming activity— (1) is conducted in accordance with State law made applicable by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; and (2) was owned or being conducted on May 1, 1988. (b) INAPPLICABILITY OF ACT OF JANUARY 2, 1951. —During the six-month period specified in subsection (a), the provisions of section 5 of the Act of January 2, 1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175), shall not apply to any gaming activity described in such subsection which meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection. SEC. 15. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section, the terms "Indian lands" and "class III gaming" have the meaning given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). SEC. 16. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. Section 4(7)(E) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(7)(E)) is amended by striking "or Montana". SEC. 17. SETTLEMENT OF LAWSUIT. The Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1168), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: •«EC. 306. AUTHORITY TO SETTLE ACTION. "Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other provision of law, the Attorney General is authorized to negotiate and settle any action that may be or has been brought to contest
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