§ 698k. Contracts for providing visitor services in Big Cypress Preserve and Addition; right of first refusal to Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–440 § 6 · 88 Stat. 1258

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 698k

   Pub. L. 93–440, § 6, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1260

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–440, § 6, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1260

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, before entering Visitor services, contracts. 16 USC 698k. into any contract for the provision of revenue producing visitor services. (i) the Secretary shall offer those members of the Miccosukee and Seminole Indian Tribes who, on January 1, 1972, were engaged in the provision of similar services, a right of first refusal to continue providing such services within the preserve subject to such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, and (ii) before entering into any contract or agreement to provide new revenue-producing visitor services within the preserve, the Secretary shall offer to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida the right of first refusal to provide such services, the right to be open for a period of ninety days. Should both Tribes respond with proposals that satisfy the terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may allow the Tribes an additional period of ninety days in which to enter into an inter-Tribal cooperative agreement to provide such visitor services, but if neither tribe responds with proposals that satisfy the terms and conditions established by the Secretary, then the Secretary shall provide such visitor services in accordance with the Act of October 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 969, 16 U.S.C. 20). No such agreement may be assigned or otherwise transferred without the consent of the Secretary.

2. 1988

   Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Act

   Pub. L. 100–301 § 3(d) · 102 Stat. 443

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 698k

   Pub. L. 100–301 in cl. (i) inserted “(January 1, 1985, in the case of the Addition)” after “1972” and “and the Addition” after “preserve”, and in cl. (ii) inserted “or within the Addition” after “preserve”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–301 in cl. (i) inserted “(January 1, 1985, in the case of the Addition)” after “1972” and “and the Addition” after “preserve”, and in cl. (ii) inserted “or within the Addition” after “preserve”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Indian Rights.— Section 6 of the Act of October 11, 1974, is amended as follows: (1) In clause (i) insert “and the Addition” after “preserve” and insert “(January 1, 1985, in the case of the Addition)” after “1972”. (2) In clause (ii) insert “or within the Addition” after “preserve”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision