private settlement lands
Defined in 3 places of the United States Code.
“private settlement lands” means approximately nine hundred acres of privately held land outlined in red in the map marked “Exhibit A” attached to the Settlement Agreement that are to be acquired by the Secretary from certain private landowners pursuant to sections 1704 and 1707 of this title;
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- 1994–present25 U.S.C. § 1702Indians · Definitions · for the purposes of this subchapter
The term “private settlement lands” means—
(A) the eight hundred acres, more or less, of privately held land which are identified by a red outline on a map filed with the secretary of the State of Connecticut in accordance with the agreement referred to in section 1751(d) of this title, and
(B) the lands known as the Cedar Swamp which are adjacent to the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation as it exists on October 18, 1983. Within thirty days of October 18, 1983, the secretary of the State of Connecticut shall transmit to the Secretary a certified copy of said map.
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- 1994–present25 U.S.C. § 1752Indians · Definitions · for the purposes of this subchapter
The term “private settlement lands” means approximately 177 acres of privately held land described in paragraph 6 of the Settlement Agreement.
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- 1994–present25 U.S.C. § 1771FIndians · Definitions · for the purposes of this subchapter