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114 STAT. 1876 PUBLIC LAW 106-423—NOV. 1, 2000 16 USC 410aaa note. 16 USC 410aaa note. (1) to provide in trust to the Tribe land on which the Tribe can live permanently and govern the Tribe's affairs in a modern community within the ancestral homeland of the Tribe outside and within the Park; (2) to formally recognize the contributions by the Tribe to the history, culture, and ecology of the Park and surrounding area; (3) to ensure that the resources within the Park are protected and enhanced by— (A) cooperative activities within the Tribe's ancestral homeland; and (B) partnerships between the Tribe and the National Park Service and partnerships involving the Bureau of Land Management; (4) to ensure that such activities are not in derogation of the purposes and values for which the Park was established; (5) to provide opportunities for a richer visitor experience at the Park through direct interactions between visitors and the Tribe including guided tours, interpretation, and the establishment of a tribal museum and cultural center; (6) to provide appropriate opportunities for economically viable and ecologically sustainable visitor-related development, by the Tribe within the Park, that is not in derogation of the purposes and values for which the Park was established; and (7) to provide trust lands for the Tribe in 4 separate parcels of land that is now managed by the Bureau of Land Management and authorize the purchase of 2 parcels now held in private ownership to be taken into trust for the Tribe. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) PARK. —^The term "Park" means Death Valley National Park, including any additions to that Park. (2) SECRETARY. — ^The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior or the designee of the Secretary. (3) TRIBAL.—^The term "tribal" means of or pertaining to the Tribe. (4) TRIBE.— ^The term "Tribe" means the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, a tribe of American Indians recognized by the United States pursuant to part 83 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). (5) TRUST LANDS. —The term "trust lands" means those lands taken into trust pursuant to this Act. SEC. 5. TRIBAL RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY ON THE TIMBISHA SHO- SHONE HOMELAND. (a) IN GENERAL.— Subject to valid existing rights (existing on the date of enactment of this Act), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands, including improvements and appurtenances, described in subsection (b) are declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. All maps referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management. (b) PARK LANDS AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS DESeRIBED. —