Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 640d-19


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 640d-19. Perpetual use of Cliff Spring as shrine for religious ceremonial purposes; boundary; piping of water for use by residents

      The members of the Hopi Tribe shall have perpetual use of Cliff
    Spring as shown on USGS 7 1/2  minute Quad named Toh Ne Zhonnie
    Spring, Arizona, Navajo County, dated 1968; and located 1,250 feet
    west and 200 feet south of the intersection of 36 degrees, 17
    minutes, 30 seconds north latitude and 110 degrees, 9 minutes west
    longitude, as a shrine for religious ceremonial purposes, together
    with the right to gather branches of fir trees growing within a
    2-mile radius of said spring for use in such religious ceremonies,
    and the further right of ingress, egress, and regress between the
    Hopi Reservation and said spring. The Hopi Tribe is hereby
    authorized to fence said spring upon the boundary line as follows:
        Beginning at a point on the 36 degrees, 17 minutes, 30 seconds
      north latitude 500 feet west of its intersection with 110
      degrees, 9 minutes west longitude, the point of beginning;
        thence north 46 degrees west, 500 feet to a point on the rim
      top at elevation 6,900 feet;
        thence southwesterly 1,200 feet (in a straight line) following
      the 6,900 feet contour;
        thence 46 degrees east, 600 feet;
        thence north 38 degrees east, 1,300 feet to the point of
      beginning, 23.8 acres more or less: Provided, That, if and when
      such spring is fenced, the Hopi Tribe shall pipe the water
      therefrom to the edge of the boundary as hereinabove described
      for the use of residents of the area. The natural stand of fir
      trees within such 2-mile radius shall be conserved for such
      religious purposes.



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