A bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

This bill seeks to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York. This comprehensive agreement was entered into by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the State of New York, and various local counties and towns, along with the New York Power Authority. The legislation also ratifies any transfer of land, right-of-way, or easement that is the subject of specific related lawsuits. Furthermore, it designates land owned by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within the defined Settlement Acquisition Areas, both currently and in the future, as Indian Country under Federal law, subject to the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement.