Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act”.
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act
A BILL
To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Reaffirmation of indian trust land
In general— All lands taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians prior to the date of enactment of this Act are reaffirmed as trust land and shall remain as Indian country under section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
Description of land— The land referred to in subsection (a) is comprised of the following:
The approximately 229½ acres described in the final Notice of the Department of Interior’s Poarch Band of Creeks Establishment of Reservation (50 Fed. Reg. 15502 (April 18, 1985)), and Poarch Band of Creeks; Establishment of Reservation: Correction (50 Fed. Reg. 19813 (May 10, 1985)), and shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Maps 1, 2, and 5 as “Reservation”.
The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 5 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Escambia County, Florida, which was taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Statutory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 7, and further described as:
The approximately 1 acre named as Parcel 6 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Monroe County, Alabama, which was taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Statutory Warranty Deed on November 21, 1984, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 3, and further described as:
The approximately 10 acres named as Parcel 12 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Correction Deed on November 21, 1988, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 4, and further described as:
The approximately 10 acres named as Parcel 10 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 2, and further described as:
The approximately 52 acres named as Parcel 14 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, and further described as:
The approximately 31 acres named as Parcel 15 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were taken into trust by Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, and further described as:
The approximately 8 acres named as Parcel 16 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Escambia County, Alabama, which were taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, and further described as:
The approximately 34 acres named as Parcel 22 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Escambia County, Alabama, which was taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Warranty Deed on August 17, 1992, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 1, and further described as:
The approximately 13 acres named as Parcel 17 located within the exterior geographic boundaries of Montgomery County, Alabama, which were taken into trust by the Department of Interior via Warranty Deed on March 23, 1995, shown on Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 6, and further described as:
Application— This Act shall apply to all claims, including claims challenging the validity of title or the effectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and taking land described in subsection (b) into trust, that are pending on the date of enactment of this Act, or that are filed on or after that date.