legislation: 106-s-2102
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| 106-s-2102 | 106 | s | 2102 | Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act | Native Americans | 2000-02-24 | 2000-11-01 | Became Public Law No: 106-423. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 2 | Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act - Mandates that all U.S. rights and interests to specified California and Nevada lands and water be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of California and Nevada. Makes water rights granted by this Act junior to existing Federal and State water rights and prohibits them from being subject to relinquishment, forfeiture, or abandonment. Provides development and other limitations with respect to such lands. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to purchase additional lands and appurtenant water rights in trust for the Tribe's use. Recognizes certain special use areas, including the mesquite use area, a buffer area, and the Timbisha Shoshone natural and cultural preservation area. Outlines authorized administrative activities.Directs the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Tribe to enter into consultations and develop protocols to review planned development in Death Valley National Park (the site of the Tribe's ancestral homeland). Authorizes cooperative agreements for providing training on the interpretation, management, protection, and preservation of the natural and cultural resources of the Tribe's special use areas.Requires the Secretary and the Tribe to develop mutually agreed upon standards for a water monitoring system to assess the effects of water use at Scotty's Junction and Death Valley Junction on certain tribal trust lands described in this Act and on the Park.Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z |