Settlement Lands definition

Settlement Lands means lands in the Northwest Territories the title to which is vested in an Aboriginal Party pursuant to the terms of a Settlement Agreement.
Settlement Lands means those pub- lic lands of the United States within the project or those lands acquired by the United States under the authority of the Columbia Basin Project Act, title to which is vested in the United States and which are being held pend- ing their conveyance in accordance
Settlement Lands means the lands whose title is vested in the DGG in accordance with section 21.2.1 of the DFSGA.

Examples of Settlement Lands in a sentence

  • Please contact Land Claims Implementation Secretariat for more information.First Nations are generally responsible for land use authorizations and disposition of interests on their Settlement Lands.

  • First Nation governments have the right to enact laws in relation to use, zoning and development of Settlement Land; however these rights are somewhat limited if Settlement Lands are within municipal boundaries.There are two different “models” regarding the exercise of land based self- government powers within municipalities: Restricted ModelSix settled First Nations have agreed not to exercise their land-based powers on most of their settlement land parcels within municipalities.

  • In addition, the parties agreed that "except as otherwise specified in this Memorandum, all laws of the state of Rhode Island shall be in full force and effect on the Settlement Lands, including but not limited to state and local building, fire and safety codes." JMOU ¶ 13; H.R. Rep.

  • According to the district court, this language "specifically prohibits gaming on the Settlement Lands." Id. at172.

  • On November 13, 2015, the district court granted summary judgment for the Appellees.The district court ruled that the Settlement Lands were not covered by IGRA, and hence were subject to the Commonwealth's gaming regulations.


More Definitions of Settlement Lands

Settlement Lands means lands referred to as settlement lands in the Gwich’in Agreement or the Sahtu Agreement.
Settlement Lands means lands in the Northwest Territories whose title is vested in an Aboriginal organization under a settlement agreement.
Settlement Lands means those settlement lands as defined in section 2.1.1 of the SDMCLCA: Government prior to the FSGA.
Settlement Lands means Gwich’in lands outside local government boundaries granted pursuant to 18.1.2;
Settlement Lands means lands referred to as settlement lands in a land claim agreement.
Settlement Lands means lands in Nunavut the title to which is vested in an Indigenous party to a Settlement Agreement pursuant to the terms of that Settlement Agreement and includes Inuit Owned Lands.
Settlement Lands means those lands defined in subsections (d) and (e) of this section;