Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Act means the Act of Congress to authorize the United States to enter into the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement and to execute the obligations set forth herein, and for other purposes set forth herein. The term allotted lands means lands within the boundaries of the Reservation that were allotted to individual Kickapoo Tribe members in accordance with a treaty or Federal statute, and that are held in trust by the United States for the benefit of one or more members or successors in interest thereto.
The term allottee means an individual who holds a beneficial real property interest in an Indian allotment that is— located within the Reservation; and held in trust by the United States. The term Court means the United States District Court for the District of Kansas unless otherwise specified herein. The term Delaware River Basin means that area of land, depicted on the map attached as Exhibit 1 to the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement, within which the Chief Engineer will administer nondomestic Kansas water rights to protect the Tribal water rights.
The term enforceability date means the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the statement of findings described in section 6(c). The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Kansas water rights means a property right in the use of water obtained under Kansas law. The term Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement means the Agreement executed by and between the Tribe and the State of Kansas on September 9, 2016, that is the subject of this approving legislation.
The term member means any person duly enrolled as a member of the Tribe. The term Reservation — means the land depicted on the map attached to the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement as Exhibit I; and shall be used solely for the purposes of the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement, this Act, and any judgment or decree issued by the Court approving the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
The term State of Kansas means the Kansas State government and all of its officers, agents, agencies, departments, and divisions. The term Tribal water rights means the water rights ratified, confirmed, and declared to be valid for the benefit of the Tribe and its members and allottees, as set forth and described in section 5. The term Tribe means the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, a Federally recognized sovereign Indian Tribe that functions as a customary and traditional Indian Tribe, acting on behalf of itself and its members, but not acting on behalf of members in their capacities as allottees.
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