Public Law 95–399

the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation was established on Federal lands for the purpose of providing a place for members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community to live in peace and prosperity with other persons in Arizona;

at the time of the creation of such reservation, a portion of the south boundary was established to follow the course of the Salt River;

the United States granted patents for, and leaseholds and other interests in, lands adjacent to such boundary for sand and gravel excavation and for other purposes to persons who were not members of such Indian community;

subsequent to the establishment of such boundary, the course of the Salt River shifted, creating uncertainty with respect to the precise location of such boundary; and

by an Executive order, the Secretary of the Interior located and permanently fixed such boundary in a location which included within such reservation, lands for which the United States had previously issued patents, leaseholds, and other interests, causing confusion and an ongoing controversy between such Indian community and persons holding such patents, leaseholds, and other interests.

The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this

Land acquisition.

Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall acquire by purchase or condemnation the lands described m paragraph (2). Upon acquisition, such lands shall be added to the reservation. The acquisition of lands under this subsection, and payment for such lands under section 5(b) of this Act, shall be deemed to have been pursuant to condemnation by the United States.

The lands authorized to be acquired in paragraph (1) are located in township 1 north, range 5 east, Gila and Salt Eiver base and meridian, Arizona, and are those portions of the land in—

which lie north of that boundary line representing the middle of the south channel of the Salt River and the south boundary of the Salt River Indian Reservation as shown of record on a map entitled “Township 1 North, Range 5 East, of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona, Dependent Resurvey and Survey of the South Boundary of Salt River Indian Reservation” which consists of four sheets, dated August 17, 1972, and is on file and available for public inspection at the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, District of Columbia.

the north half of the northwest quarter of section 18 of such township and range;

the north half of the northeast quarter of section 18 of such township and range;

the north half of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 8 of such township and range;

the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 9 of such township and range;

the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 9 of such township and range;

the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 3 of such township and range;

the north half of the north half of the southwest quarter of section 3 of such township and range;

the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 3 of such township and range; and

the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 3 of such township and range.

in township 2 north, range 6 east, Gila and Salt River base and meridian, Arizona—

in township 2 north, range 5 east, Gila and Salt River base and meridian, Arizona, the south 450 feet of the Evergreen Reserve in the west half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 23.

those portions of the Arizona Canal right-of-way within the exterior boundaries of the Salt River Indian Reservation as defined by the March 29, 1913, accepted United States general land office resurveys of township 2 north, range 5 east and township 2 north, range 6 east of the Gila and Salt River base and meridian, Arizona, and supplemental surveys dated September 30, 1924, plats of which are of record in the Arizona State Office of the Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, Phoenix, Arizona;

that portion of the reservation in section 13, township 2 north, range 6 east, Gila and Salt River base and meridian, Arizona, lying between the southerly prolongation of the west line of lot 2 and the southerly prolongation of the east line of lot 3 of section 13 and lying between the southerly boundaries of lots 2 and 3 and the southerly reservation boundary created by the Executive order issued on June 14, 1879, as amended;

United States Reclamation Service Reserve (Granite Reef), which consists of lots 2 and 3 in section 13, township 2 north, range 6 east, Gila and Salt River base and meridian, Arizona, except the north 600 feet of such lots 2 and 3, title to which has been confirmed in the United States for the benefit of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community; and

United States Reclamation Service Reserve (Evergreen), which consists of lot 9 and the west half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 23, township 2 north, range 5 east, Gila and Salt River base and meridian, Arizona, except the south 450 feet of such Reserve, title to which has been confirmed in the United States for the benefit of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community.

The

Fair market value.

Secretary shall determine the fair market value of those portions of the parcels of land described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of section 3(b) of this Act which lie north of the boundary line referred to in section 3(b) of this Act, and shall pay an amount equal to such fair market value or $1,964,520, whichever is greater, to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community.

Acceptance of the payment described in paragraph (1) shall constitute a complete release and satisfaction of any claim which the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community may have against the United States or holder of any interest with respect to any right, title, or interest in any portion of the parcels of land described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of section 3(b) of this Act which are located north of the boundary line referred to in section 3(b) of this Act.

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall determine the fair market value of each parcel of land acquired by the United States and added to the Reservation pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of this Act, and shall pay an amount equal to such fair market value to the owner, under a patent issued by the United States, of such parcel.

If the aggregate of all amounts to be paid under paragraph (1) is less than the sum of $1,951,740, in lieu of such payments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pay such sum to the owners, under patents issued by the United States, of the parcels of land acquired by the United States and added to the reservation pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of this Act. In determining the amount of any payment to any person under this paragraph with respect to such parcels of land, the proportion of the amount of the payment to any person to $1,951,740 shall be equal to the proportion of the amount of the acreage of such parcel which such person owns, under a patent issued by the United States, to the total acreage of such parcels.

Acceptance of the payment described in paragraph (1) or (2) by any person shall constitute a complete release and satisfaction of any claim which such person may have against the United States, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community, or holder of any interest with respect to any right, title, or interest in any portion of the parcels of land described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of section 3(a)(2) of this Act which are located north of the boundary line referred to in section 3(a)(2) of this Act.