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nominee Enterprises, Incorporated, or their authorized representatives, to develop a plan for

the assumption of the assets of the corporation.

The Secretary shall submit such plan to the

Congress within one year from December 22,

1973.

(b) Acceptance of assets by Secretary; prerequisites; preexisting rights and obligations

in assets; United States as trustee for land

transferred; exemption from taxation for

transfer of assets and assets transferred

If neither House of Congress shall have passed

a resolution of disapproval of the plan within

sixty days of the date the plan is submitted to

Congress, the Secretary shall, subject to the

terms and conditions of the plan negotiated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, accept

the assets (excluding any real property not located in or adjacent to the territory, constituting, on December 22, 1973, the county of Menominee, Wisconsin) of Menominee Enterprises, Incorporated, but only if transferred to him by the

Board of Directors of Menominee Enterprises,

Incorporated, subject to the approval of the

shareholders as required by the laws of Wisconsin. Such assets shall be subject to all valid existing rights, including, but not limited to,

liens, outstanding taxes (local, State, and Federal), mortgages, outstanding corporate indebtedness of all types, and any other obligation.

The land and other assets transferred to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to foreclosure or sale pursuant to the terms

of any valid existing obligation in accordance

with the laws of the State of Wisconsin. Subject

to the conditions imposed by this section, the

land transferred shall be taken in the name of

the United States in trust for the tribe and shall

be their reservation. The transfer of assets authorized by this section shall be exempt from all

local, State, and Federal taxation. All assets

transferred under this section shall, as of the

date of transfer, be exempt from all local, State,

and Federal taxation.

(c) Transfer to Secretary of real property of

Menominee Tribe members; necessity for

transfer by Menominee owner or owners;

preexisting rights and obligations in land;

United States as trustee for land transferred;

exemption from taxation for transfer of assets and assets transferred

The Secretary shall accept the real property

(excluding any real property not located in or

adjacent to the territory constituting, on December 22, 1973, the county of Menominee, Wisconsin) of members of the Menominee Tribe, but

only if transferred to him by the Menominee

owner or owners. Such property shall be subject

to all valid existing rights including, but not

limited to, liens, outstanding taxes (local, State,

and Federal), mortgages, and any other obligations. The land transferred to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to foreclosure or sale pursuant to the terms of any

valid existing obligation in accordance with the

laws of the State of Wisconsin. Subject to the

conditions imposed by this subsection, the land

transferred shall be taken in the name of the

United States in trust for the Menominee Tribe

of Wisconsin and shall be part of their reservation. The transfer of assets authorized by this

section shall be exempt from all local, State,

and Federal taxation. All assets transferred

under this section shall, as of the date of transfer, be exempt from all local, State, and Federal

taxation.

(d) Consultation by Secretary and Menominee

Restoration Committee with appropriate

State and local government officials for nonimpairment of necessary governmental services upon transfer of assets

The Secretary and the Menominee Restoration

Committee shall consult with appropriate State

and local government officials to assure that the

provision of necessary governmental services is

not impaired as a result of the transfer of assets

provided for in this section.

(e) Establishment of local government bodies,

etc., by Wisconsin to provide necessary governmental services in Menominee County

For the purpose of implementing subsection

(d) of this section, the State of Wisconsin may

establish such local government bodies, political

subdivisions, and service arrangements as will

best provide the State or local government services required by the people in the territory constituting, on December 22, 1973, the county of

Menominee.

(Pub. L. 93–197, §6, Dec. 22, 1973, 87 Stat. 772.)

§ 903e. Rules and regulations

The Secretary is hereby authorized to make

such rules and regulations as are necessary to

carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 93–197, §7, Dec. 22, 1973, 87 Stat. 773.)

§ 903f. Authorization of appropriations

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry

out the provisions of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 93–197, §8, Dec. 22, 1973, 87 Stat. 773.)

SUBCHAPTER XLII—QUAPAW TRIBE:

DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUND

§ 911. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility

for enrollment; applications for enrollment;

protests; finality of determination

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and

directed to prepare a roll of the persons whose

names appear on the Quapaw membership roll

forwarded under date of January 4, 1890, and

whose membership in the tribe was then based

upon Quapaw blood rather than solely upon

adoption, and the descendants of such persons,

who are living on July 17, 1959. Applications for

enrollment must be filed with the area director

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee, Oklahoma, on forms prescribed by the Secretary,

within six months after July 17, 1959. For a period of three months thereafter, the Secretary

shall permit the examination of the applications

by the Quapaw Tribal Business Committee or by

persons having a material interest therein for

the purpose of lodging protests against any application. The determination of the Secretary

regarding the eligibility of an applicant shall be

final.