Attachment_5_-_Patnaude.pdf

OTS Division of Real Estate Services

Land Description Examination and Validation (LDEV) Request

The land descriptions in the following documentation have been reviewed for general clarity, comprehensibility, and legibility. The descriptions and acreage in the following documentation have been examined and confirmed that they accurately describe the subject property and is acceptable as written.

LAC TAAMS Case ID Applicant Name Case POC Date

The following documentation must be submitted with the LDEV request

Place a check mark next to the documentation received:

TAAMS Legal Description Exhibit A

Application and/or Tribal Resolution (TR) or other official act of the governing body of the tribe The deed or other conveyance instrument providing evidence of the applicant’s title or, if the applicant does not yet have title, the deed providing evidence of the transferor’s title and a written agreement or affidavit from the transferor, that title will be transferred to the United States on behalf of the applicant to complete the acquisition in trust

Draft Warranty Deed that conforms to local statutory recording requirements

Title evidence (see correct operating procedure in FTT handbook for title requirements)

A copy of any agreement (such as a lease or right-of-way) currently applicable to the property Copies of any documents cited in the legal description

If the property is identified as a lot in a subdivision, a copy of the plat

County Tax Information and Mapping/GIS Products if provided

Survey plans for the lands. If a metes and bounds description has course to the nearest second and hundredth of foot, very likely based on a survey. Inquire to applicant to locate if not provided

Concur Low: The land description is acceptable as written and presented, no issues.

Concur Medium Risk: The land description has potential problems as noted below; however, the risk appears minor, and the conveyance/activity may not be affected. The parcel was created, but there is an additional issue(s) associated with the record. Case by case basis, Realty may need to reach out to the GIS Strike Team to confirm severity.

Non-Concur High Risk: The land description has potential problems and should not be used as written in the subject conveyance/activity document. The errors and/or concerns noted in the remarks section need to be corrected/addressed before this description can be used. The parcel cannot be created due to insufficient information.

OTS Division of Real Estate Services

GIS Strike Team Certification: This Land Description Review correctly represents the records and documents compiled by me under my direct supervision in conformance with the requirements of the NPM-TRUS-43: Modernize the Land Description Review Process for Fee-to-

Trust Acquisitions, of the tract(s) or parcel(s) of land identified.

Concur Low Risk Medium Risk

GIS Strike Team POC Date Signature

Incomplete Non-Concur High Risk

BIA OTS Liaison: This Land Description Review correctly represents the records and documents compiled under my direction and control and in conformance with the requirements of the NPM-TRUS-43: Modernize the Land Description Review Process for Fee-to-Trust

Acquisitions, of the tract(s) or parcel(s) of land identified.

BIA OTS Liaison Date Signature

Remarks/Comments:

*A;A;11;324;4200345292;39267;304T000055* Office Codes: A,A,11,324 AD Number: 4200345292 Case: 39267

WDAEA01

Case Number: 39267 Applicant Name: TURTLE MOUNTAIN

BAND OF CHIPPEWA

INDIANS OF NORTH

DAKOTA

LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT A

ABERDEEN, SD

Land Area Land Area Name Tract Number LTRO Region Agency Resources

324 TURTLE MOUNTAIN

OFF RESERVATION

Tract ID:

GREAT PLAINS

REGIONAL OFFICE

TURTLE MOUNTAIN

AGENCY

Surface Only

Tract Name:

Section Township Range State County Meridian Legal Description Acres 1 162.00N 073.00W NORTH DAKOTA ROLETTE Fifth

Principal 220.450

SNE, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 2 162.00N 073.00W NORTH DAKOTA ROLETTE Fifth

Principal 48.000

Lots 1, 2

The GIS acreage was calculated to be within 5% of the TAAMS 268.45 acres and is deemed acceptable.

Based on the most recent NAIP satellite imagery available there do not appear to be any unauthorized encroachments or encumbrances.