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§ 662. Heirs of deceased enrollees; tax exemption

Each share distributable to an enrollee under

sections 660 and 661 of this title shall be paid directly to the enrollee or, if he is deceased at the

time of distribution, to his heirs or legatees unless the distributee is under twenty-one years of

age or is otherwise under legal disability, in

which case such disposition shall be made of the

share as the Secretary determines will adequately protect the best interests of the distributee. Funds distributed under sections 659 to

663 of this title shall not be subject to Federal or

State income taxes.

(Pub. L. 90–507, §4, Sept. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 861.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1928,

ch. 624, 45 Stat. 602, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 663 of this title.

§ 663. Rules and regulations; filing deadline

The Secretary is authorized to prescribe rules

and regulations to carry out the provisions of

sections 659 to 663 of this title, which rules and

regulations shall include an appropriate deadline for the filing of applications for enrollment

under section 659 of this title. The determinations of the Secretary regarding eligibility for

enrollment, the affiliation of an applicant’s ancestors, and the shares of the cost of roll preparation to be charged to each of the two funds referred to in sections 660 and 661 of this title shall

be final. Not more than $325,000 in all shall be

available under sections 659 to 663 of this title

for the costs of roll preparation and of the distribution of shares.

(Pub. L. 90–507, §5, Sept. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 861.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1928,

ch. 624, 45 Stat. 602, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 662 of this title.

SUBCHAPTER XXVI—SOUTHERN UTE

INDIAN TRIBE OF COLORADO

§ 668. Sale of lands held by the United States

Subject to the provisions of the Southern Ute

Indian tribal constitution and the ordinances

and resolutions adopted thereunder, any lands

that are held by the United States in trust for

the Southern Ute Indian Tribe or that are subject to a restriction against alienation or taxation imposed by the United States, and that

are not needed for Indian use, may be sold by

the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, and such

sales shall terminate the Federal trust or restrictions against alienation or taxation of the

lands, except that the trust or restricted status

of said lands may be retained, upon approval of

the Secretary of the Interior, in any sale to a

member of the tribe.

(Pub. L. 92–312, §1, June 14, 1972, 86 Stat. 216.)

SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN RESERVATION IN COLORADO;

CONFIRMATION OF RESERVATION BOUNDARIES

Pub. L. 98–290, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 201, provided

that:

‘‘CONGRESSIONAL PURPOSE

‘‘SECTION 1. The purposes of this Act are—

‘‘(1) to resolve uncertainty over the boundaries of

the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and the status

of unrestricted land on such reservation, and

‘‘(2) to avoid long and costly litigation over issues

dependent on reservation or Indian country status.

‘‘INDIAN TRUST LAND DEFINED

‘‘SEC. 2. For purposes of this Act, the term ‘Indian

trust land’ means any land within the boundaries of the

Southern Ute Indian Reservation which—

‘‘(1) is held by the United States in trust for the

benefit of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe or individual Indians, or

‘‘(2) is owned by the United States and reserved for

use or actually used in the administration of Indian

affairs.

Any right-of-way bounded on both sides by Indian trust

land shall be Indian trust land. Any other right-of-way

shall not be Indian trust land.

‘‘BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN

RESERVATION DEFINED

‘‘SEC. 3. The Southern Ute Indian Reservation in the

State of Colorado is declared to have the following

boundaries:

‘‘(1) Bounded on the north by the southern boundary of the lands—

‘‘(A) ceded to the United States by certain bands

of Ute Indians under the Articles of Convention entered into on September 13, 1873, and ratified by the

Act approved April 29, 1874 (18 Stat. 36), and

‘‘(B) described in article I of such Articles of Convention.

‘‘(2) Bounded on the south by the boundary line between the States of Colorado and New Mexico as described in article II of the treaty between the United

States and the Ute Indians concluded March 2, 1868,

and proclaimed November 6, 1868 (15 Stat. 619).

‘‘(3) Bounded on the west by the eastern boundary

of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.

‘‘(4) Bounded on the east by the southernmost 15

miles of the eastern boundary of the lands reserved to

the Ute Indians by article II of the treaty between

the United States and the Ute Indians concluded

March 2, 1868, and proclaimed November 6, 1868 (15

Stat. 619), except that the lands east of such boundary in township 32 north, range 1 west, New Mexico

principal meridian, that are held by the United

States in trust for the benefit of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe are part of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

‘‘JURISDICTION OVER RESERVATION

‘‘SEC. 4. (a) Such territorial jurisdiction as the Southern Ute Indian Tribe has over persons other than Indians and the property of such persons shall be limited to

Indian trust lands within the reservation.

‘‘(b) Any person who is not an Indian and the property of any such person shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under section 1152 of title 18,

United States Code, only on Indian trust land.

‘‘(c) Any law of the United States related to the sale,

possession, introduction, or manufacture of alcoholic

beverages or to trading with Indians within Indian

country, or within the Indian reservation, shall apply,

with respect to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation,

only on Indian trust land.

‘‘JURISDICTION OVER INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES

WITHIN THE RESERVATION

‘‘SEC. 5. The State of Colorado shall exercise criminal

and civil jurisdiction within the boundaries of the town