Sec. 201. Yavapai-Apache land exchange

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is directed to— within thirty

(30)days of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture has already accepted title to such land, accept title to the Non-Federal Land consisting of approximately 4,781.96 acres owned by the Yavapai-Apache Nation in the State, as described in subparagraphs (4)(A), (B), (C), (D),

(E)and

(F)and Exhibits 2.98G-1, 2.98G-2, 2.98G-3, 2.98G-4, 2.98G-5 and 2.98G-6 to the Agreement, and such lands are deemed added to each National Forest listed in the description in subparagraphs (a)(4)(A)–(F) upon the date of acceptance of title by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture; within thirty

(30)days of enactment of this Act, unless such lands have already been transferred by the Forest Service to the Yavapai-Apache Nation, transfer the Federal Land consisting of approximately 3,087.90 acres held by the Forest Service, as described in subparagraphs (5)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G),

(H)and

(I)and shown in Exhibit 2.98A to the Agreement, to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Yavapai-Apache Nation; and within thirty

(30)days of enactment of this Act, unless such lands have already been transferred by the Forest Service to the Yavapai-Apache Nation as of the date of enactment of this Act, convey the Federal Land consisting of approximately 118.92 acres held by the Forest Service as described in subparagraph (5)(J), to the Yavapai-Apache Nation in fee. For purposes of this subsection (b), Non-Federal Land shall include the following as depicted in Exhibit 2.98 of the Agreement: Red Mountain at Yavapai Ranch Six Sections Parcel

(YAN1)– Prescott National Forest Johnston Ranch Parcel

(YAN2)– Coconino National Forest Pinedale Parcel

(YAN3)– Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Laurel Leaf Parcel

(YAN4)- Prescott National Forest Heber Parcel

(YAN5)- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Williams Parcel

(YAN6)– Kaibab National Forest For purposes of this subsection (b), Federal Land shall include the following as depicted in Exhibit 2.98 of the Agreement: Montezuma A Parcel

(NF1)Montezuma B Parcel

(NF2)Montezuma C Parcel

(NF3)Montezuma D Parcel

(NF4)Lower 260 Parcel

(NF5)Upper 260 Parcel

(NF6)Middle Verde A Parcel

(NF7)Middle Verde B Parcel

(NF8)Middle Verde C Parcel

(NF9)Cedar Ridge Parcel

(NF10)If the lands described in subparagraphs (5)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G),

(H)and

(I)are held by the Yavapai-Apache Nation in fee as of the date of enactment of this Act, within thirty

(30)days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed to take legal title to the land and hold such land in trust for the benefit of the Yavapai-Apache Nation. The land taken into trust under subsection

(b)shall be a part of the Yavapai-Apache Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to the land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. The land taken into trust under subsection

(b)shall be subject to valid existing rights, including easements, rights-of-way, contracts, and managements agreements. Nothing in this section 201 affects any right or claim of the Yavapai-Apache Nation to any land or interest in land in existence before the date of enactment of this Act.