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procedures, including the establishment of

trusts, as the Secretary determines will adequately protect the best interest of such persons.

(Pub. L. 92–244, §2, Mar. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 57.)

SUBCHAPTER LII—QUILEUTE AND HOH

TRIBES OF WASHINGTON: DISTRIBUTION

OF JUDGMENT FUND

§ 1081. Division of funds on basis of tribal membership rolls; advances or expenditures from

tribal funds

The unexpended balance of funds on deposit in

the Treasury of the United States to the credit

of the Quileute and Hoh Tribes that were appropriated by the Act of January 6, 1964 (77 Stat.

857), to pay a judgment by the Indian Claims

Commission in docket numbered 155, and the interest thereon, after payment of attorney fees

and expenses, shall be divided on the basis of

tribal membership rolls for the respective

groups after approval of such rolls by the Secretary of the Interior, and the funds so divided,

including the interest thereon, may be advanced

or expended for any purpose that is authorized

by the respective tribal governing bodies and approved by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That until the Hoh Indians develop a formal organization with a recognized governing

body, their share of the judgment funds, and any

other Hoh tribal funds, may be expended by the

Secretary for the benefit of the Hoh Reservation

and the Hoh tribal members, upon approval by

him of plans adopted by a majority of the adult

Hoh Indians voting at a general meeting of the

tribal membership called by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 89–655, §1, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 905.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of January 6, 1964, referred to in text, is act Jan

6, 1964, Pub. L. 88–258, 77 Stat. 857. That portion of the

act which appropriated the funds referred to was not

classified to the Code.

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in text,

terminated Sept. 30, 1978. See Codification note set out

under former section 70 et seq. of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1086 of this title.

§ 1082. Membership rolls; preparation; eligibility

for enrollment; relinquishment of membership with other tribes

The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare

membership rolls for the Quileute and Hoh

Tribes. No person shall be eligible to have his

name placed on either membership roll who at

the same time is a member of any other tribe,

and no person shall be permitted to be enrolled

in both the Quileute and Hoh Tribes: Provided,

That persons eligible for enrollment or already

enrolled with other tribes may relinquish that

membership through filing a formal statement

of relinquishment with the Secretary according

to rules and regulations which he may prescribe.

(Pub. L. 89–655, §2, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 905.)

§ 1083. Quileute base roll

When preparing a Quileute tribal roll, the Secretary shall employ the criteria in article II of

the approved constitution and bylaws of the

Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, except that, in the absence of the 1935 census referred to in article II, section 1(a) of the constitution and bylaws, the Secretary, with the assistance of the governing body of the Quileute

Tribe, shall construct a base roll from pertinent

records, including other census data, of the

same period. No person shall be eligible to have

his name placed thereon if born after December

31, 1940. Upon approval of such base roll by the

Secretary and the Quileute tribal governing

body, it shall henceforth serve as the Quileute

base roll for all purposes, the provisions of article II, section 1(a) notwithstanding.

(Pub. L. 89–655, §3, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 905.)

§ 1084. Hoh base roll

When preparing a Hoh tribal base roll, the

Secretary shall include only the names of applicants who demonstrate that their names or the

names of lineal ancestors from whom they are

descended appear on the Census of the Hoh Indians of Neah Bay Agency, Washington, June 30,

1894. Upon approval by the Secretary, such roll

shall henceforth serve as the Hoh base roll for

all purposes.

(Pub. L. 89–655, §4, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 905.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1085 of this title.

§ 1085. Tribal organizational document: development and adoption

Upon completion of a Hoh base roll in accordance with section 1084 of this title, the Secretary shall assist the Hoh Indians in developing

a tribal organizational document and shall call

an election for the purpose of voting on the

adoption of such document.

(Pub. L. 89–655, §5, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 905.)

§ 1086. Advances or expenditures from tribal

funds

The Secretary is authorized to advance or expend, as provided in section 1081 of this title, the

Hoh tribal funds now on deposit, or hereafter

placed on deposit, in the Treasury of the United

States under the following symbols and titles:

14X7235 Proceeds of Labor, Hoh Indians,

Washington;

14X7735 Interest and Accruals on Interest,

Proceeds of Labor, Hoh Indians, Washington.

(Pub. L. 89–655, §6, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 905.)

§ 1087. Tax exemption

Any part of the funds that may be distributed

to individual members of the Quileute and Hoh

Tribes under the provisions of this subchapter

shall not be subject to Federal or State income

taxes.

(Pub. L. 89–655, §7, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 906.)

§ 1088. Rules and regulations

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to

prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the

provisions of this subchapter.