Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act - States that tribal lands transferred by the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana before passage of this Act shall be deemed to have been transferred in accordance with the Constitution and all Federal laws relating to Indian land transfers. Deems such transfers to have been made with congressional consent and approval. Extinguishes any tribal aboriginal title transferred with such congressional consent. Extinguishes, as of the date of transfer, any tribal claim for damages or possession of land and natural resources based upon: (1) such transfers; or (2) aboriginal titles transferred with congressional consent. Limits the time period within which the constitutionality of this Act may be challenged. Vests exclusive original jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana over any actions questioning the constitutionality of this Act. Establishes the Chitimacha Claims Settlement Fund in the Treasury. Prohibits any distribution of the principal of such Fund to individual tribal members. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Fund in trust for the tribe and to pay any income derived from it to the trib…