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S. 1156 (103rd)

Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993

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24 June 1993

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Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 - Restores and extends Federal recognition, rights, and services to the Catawba Nation (Tribe). Repeals the Termination Act (of 1959). Authorizes settlement appropriations. Provides for: (1) ratification of prior transfers and extinguishment of aboriginal title, rights, and claims; (2) tribal membership; (3) transitional and provisional government; and (4) tribal and reservation governance, jurisdiction, and trust funds. Provides for: (1) the conveyance of the Catawba Reservation by South Carolina to the United States as trustee; and (2) the expansion of the Reservation as prescribed by the Settlement Agreement. Makes the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act inapplicable to the Tribe.

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