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PUBLIC LAW 106-423—NOV. 1, 2000 114 STAT. 1879 same force and effect as if the information contained in the description were included in that subsection except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in such legal description and in the maps referred to in the legal description. The legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management. (d) ADDITIONAL TRUST RESOURCES.— The Secretary may purchase from willing sellers the following parcels and appurtenant water rights, or the water rights separately, to be taken into trust for the Tribe: (1) Indian Rancheria Site, California, an area of approximately 120 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Indian Rancheria Site, California" numbered Map #6 and dated December 3, 1999. (2) Lida Ranch, Nevada, an area of approximately 2,340 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Lida Ranch" numbered Map #7 and dated April 6, 2000, or another parcel mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and the Tribe. (e) SPECIAL USE AREAS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The areas described in this subsection shall be nonexclusive special use areas for the Tribe, subject to other Federal law. Members of the Tribe are authorized to use these areas for low impact, ecologically sustainable, traditional practices pursuant to a jointly established management plan mutually agreed upon by the Tribe, and by the National Park Service or the Bureau of Land Management, as appropriate. All maps referred to in paragraph (4) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. (2) RECOGNITION OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE TRIBE.— ^In the special use areas, in recognition of the significant contributions the Tribe has made to the history, ecology, and culture of the Park and to ensure that the visitor experience in the Park will be enhanced by the increased and continued presence of the Tribe, the Secretary shall permit the Tribe's continued use of Park resources for traditional tribal purposes, practices, and activities. (3) RESOURCE USE BY THE TRIBE. —In the special use areas, any use of Park resources by the Tribe for traditional purposes, practices, and activities shall not include the taking of wildlife and shall not be in derogation of purposes and values for which the Park was established. (4) SPECIFIC AREAS.— ^The following areas are designated special use areas pursuant to paragraph (1): (A) MESQUITE USE AREA.— ^The area generally depicted on the map entitled "Mesquite Use Area" numbered Map

  1. 8 and dated April 12, 2000. The Tribe may use this

area for processing mesquite using traditional plant management techniques such as thinning, pruning, harvesting, removing excess sand, and removing exotic species. The National Park Service may limit and condition, but not prohibit entirely, public use of this area or parts of this area, in consultation with the Tribe. This area shall be managed in accordance with the jointly established management plan referred to in paragraph (1).