U.S. CODE

U.S. Code

§ 1300g. Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter—

(1) the term “tribe” means the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (as so designated by section 1300g–1 of this title);

(2) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior or his designated representative;

(3) the term “reservation” means lands within El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, Texas—

(A) held by the tribe on August 18, 1987;

(B) held in trust by the State or by the Texas Indian Commission for the benefit of the tribe on August 18, 1987;

(D) subsequently acquired and held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the tribe.^[1]

(4) the term “State” means the State of Texas;

(5) the term “Tribal Council” means the governing body of the tribe as recognized by the Texas Indian Commission on August 18, 1987, and such tribal council’s successors; and

(6) the term “Tiwa Indians Act” means the Act entitled “An Act relating to the Tiwa Indians of Texas.” and approved April 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 93).

[1] So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.

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