PUBLIC LAW 103-444—NOV. 2, 1994 108 STAT. 4633 enne Reservation and occupied by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Northern Cheyenne allottees, and their successors in interest. (5) Legislation to resolve the 107th meridian boundary dispute was introduced in Congress in the 1960's and 1970's, and again in 1992, but no such legislation was enacted into law. (b) PURPOSE. — The purpose of this Act is to settle the 107th meridian boundary dispute created by the erroneous survey of the eastern boundary of the Crow Indian Reservation made by the Federal Government described in subsection (a)(3). SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 25 USC 1776a. As used in this Act: (1) CROW TRIBE. — The term "Crow Tribe" means the Crow Tribe of Indians, the duly recognized governing body of the Crow Indian Reservation. (2) DISPUTED AREA.— The term "disputed area" means the approximately 36,164 acres of land, including the minerals, located between the 107th meridian on the east and the 1891 survey line on the west from the Yellowstone River on the north to the boundary between the State of Wyoming and the State of Montana on the south. (3) 1891 SURVEY. —The term "1891 survey" means the survey of the eastern boundary of the Crow Reservation conducted by the United States Government from 1889 through 1891. (4) 1891 SURVEY LINE. —The term "1891 survey line" means the erroneous boundary line resulting from the survey of the 107th meridian which was completed in 1891. (5) NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE.— The term "Northern Cheyenne Tribe" means the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Indians, with the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council as the duly recognized governing body of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. (6) 107TH MERIDIAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE. —The term "107th meridian boundary dispute" means the dispute resulting from the disparity between the location of the 107th meridian and the location of the 1891 survey line. (7) 107TH MERIDIAN ESCROW FUND.— The term "107th meridian escrow fund" means the revenues that arise from, or are derived from, parcel number 2, including all accrued interest on such revenues, which are held by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in an escrow account as of the date of enactment of this Act. (8) PARCEL NUMBER i. —The term "parcel number 1" means the area, encompassing approximately 11,317 acres, bounded on the south by the Montana-Wyoming border, on the east by the 107th meridian, on the north by the extension to the west of the southern boundary of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, and on the west by the 1891 survey line. (9) PARCEL NUMBER 2.— The term "parcel number 2" means the area, encompassing approximately 12,964 acres, bounded on the south by the extension to the west of the southern boundary of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, on the east by the 107th meridian, on the north by the extension to the west of the northern boundary of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, and on the west by the 1891 survey line. 79-194 0—95—3:QL 3 Part 6
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