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culation in the State of Utah. Any person claiming membership rights in the Northwestern

Bands of Shoshone Indians, or any interest in

said judgment funds, or a representative of the

Secretary on behalf of any such person, within

sixty days from the date of publication in the

Federal Register, or in the newspaper of general

circulation, as hereinbefore provided, whichever

publication date is last, may file an appeal with

the Secretary contesting the inclusion or omission of the name of any person on or from such

proposed roll. The Secretary shall review such

appeals, and his decision thereon shall be final

and conclusive. After disposition of all such appeals to the Secretary, the roll of the Northwestern Bands of Shoshone Indians shall be published in the Federal Register and such roll shall

be final.

(Pub. L. 92–206, §5, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 737.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in par. (4),

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

under former section 70 et seq. of this title.

§ 586. Northwestern Band of Shoshone Indians;

payment to enrollees; heirs or legatees; trust

for minors and persons under legal disability

The funds apportioned to the Northwestern

Band of Shoshone Indians, less attorney’s fees,

and expenses due the attorneys representing the

Northwestern Band under an approved contract,

effective March 1, 1968, shall be placed to its

credit in the United States Treasury and shall

be distributed equally to the members whose

names appear on the final roll and in accordance

with the provisions of sections 581 to 590 of this

title.

(a) The per capita shares shall be determined

on the basis of the number of persons listed on

the proposed roll published as hereinbefore provided and the number of persons on whose behalf

an appeal has been taken to the Secretary contesting omission from such proposed roll. The

share of those persons excluded from the final

roll by reason of the decision of the Secretary

on appeal shall be distributed equally to the persons included on the final roll.

(b) The Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a living enrollee directly to such enrollee. The per capita share of a deceased enrollee shall be paid to his heirs or legatees upon

proof of death and inheritance satisfactory to

the Secretary, whose findings upon such proof

shall be final and conclusive. A share or interest

therein payable to enrollees or their heirs or

legatees who are less than twenty-one years of

age or who are under legal disability shall be

paid in accordance with such procedures, including the establishment of trusts, as the Secretary

determines appropriate to protect the best interest of such persons.

(Pub. L. 92–206, §6, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 738.)

§ 587. Funds apportioned to Shoshone-Bannock

Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation

(a) Distribution to enrollees

The funds apportioned to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation shall

be placed to their credit in the United States

Treasury. Seventy-five percent of such funds

shall be distributed per capita to all persons

born on or before and living on December 18,

1971, who are duly enrolled on the roll prepared

in accordance with section 585(a) of this title.

(b) Determination of per capita share

The per capita shares shall be determined on

the basis of the number of persons eligible for

per capitas and the number of persons rejected

for per capitas who have taken a timely appeal.

The shares of those persons whose appeals are

denied shall revert to the Shoshone-Bannock

Tribes to be expended for any purpose designated by the tribal governing body and approved by the Secretary.

(c) Trust for minors and persons under legal disability

Sums payable to enrollees or their heirs or

legatees who are less than twenty-one years of

age or who are under a legal disability shall be

paid in accordance with such procedures, including the establishment of trusts, as the Secretary

of the Interior determines appropriate to protect the best interests of such persons.

(d) Remaining funds

The funds remaining after provision is made

for the per capita distribution may be used, advanced, expended, invested, or reinvested for

any purpose authorized by the tribal governing

body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

(Pub. L. 92–206, §7, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 738.)

§ 588. Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation; distribution of funds

The funds apportioned to the Shoshone Tribe

of the Wind River Reservation shall be placed to

its credit in the United States Treasury and

shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Act of May 19, 1947, as amended (61

Stat. 102; 25 U.S.C. 611–613).

(Pub. L. 92–206, §8, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 739.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of May 19, 1947, referred to in text, is act May 19,

1947, ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102, as amended, which is classified

generally to subchapter XIX (§611 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,

see Tables.

§ 589. Tax exemption

Any funds distributed per capita under provisions of sections 581 to 590 of this title shall not

be subject to Federal or State income tax.

(Pub. L. 92–206, §9, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 739.)

§ 590. Rules and regulations

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to

prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the

provisions of sections 581 to 590 of this title.

(Pub. L. 92–206, §10, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 739.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 581, 585, 586, 589

of this title.