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25 U.S.C. § 566f (INDIANS)
§ 566f. Economic development
(a) Plan for economic self-sufficiency
The Secretary shall—
(1)
(A) enter into negotiations with the Executive Committee of the General Council with respect to establishing a plan for economic development for the tribe; and
(B) in accordance with this section and not later than two years after August 27, 1986, develop such a plan.
(2) Upon the approval of such plan by the General Council (and after consultation with the State and local officials pursuant to subsection (b) of this section), the Secretary shall submit such plan to the Congress.
(b) Consultation with State and local officials required
To assure that legitimate State and local interests are not prejudiced by the proposed economic self-sufficiency plan, the Secretary shall notify and consult with the appropriate officials of the State and all appropriate local governmental officials in the State. The Secretary shall provide complete information on the proposed plan to such officials, including the restrictions on such proposed plan imposed by subsection (c) of this section. During any consultation by the Secretary under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide such information as the Secretary may possess, and shall request comments and additional information on the extent of any State or local service to the tribe.
(c) Restrictions to be contained in plan
Any plan developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section shall provide that—
(1) any real property transferred by the tribe or any member to the Secretary shall be taken and held in the name of the United States for the benefit of the tribe;
(2) any real property taken in trust by the Secretary pursuant to such plan shall be subject to—
(A) all legal rights and interests in such land existing at the time of the acquisition of such land by the Secretary, including any lien, mortgage, or previously levied and outstanding State or local tax; and
(B) foreclosure or sale in accordance with the laws of the State pursuant to the terms of any valid obligation in existence at the time of the acquisition of such land by the Secretary; and
(3) any real property transferred pursuant to such plan shall be exempt from Federal, State, and local taxation of any kind.
(d) Appendix to plan submitted to Congress
The Secretary shall append to the plan submitted to the Congress under subsection (a) of this section a detailed statement—
(1) naming each individual and official consulted in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;
(2) summarizing the testimony received by the Secretary pursuant to any such consultation; and
(3) including any written comments or reports submitted to the Secretary by any party named in paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 99–398, § 8, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 850.)
25 U.S.C. § 566g (INDIANS)
§ 566g. Definitions
For the purposes of this subchapter the following definitions apply:
(1) The term “tribe” means the Klamath Tribe consisting of the Klamath and Modoc Tribes of Oregon and the Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians.
(2) The term “member” means those persons eligible for enrollment under the Constitution and Bylaws of the Klamath Tribe.
(3) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior or his designated representative.
(4) The term “State” means the State of Oregon.
(5) The term “Constitution and Bylaws” means the Constitution and Bylaws of the Klamath Tribe of Indians in effect on August 27, 1986.
(6) The term “General Council” means the governing body of the tribe under the Constitution and Bylaws.
(Pub. L. 99–398, § 9, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 851.)
25 U.S.C. § 571 (INDIANS)
§ 571. Membership roll; preparation
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed, with the advice and consent of the business council of the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, to prepare a roll showing the members of said tribe living on July 27, 1939, and such roll shall form the basis for the distribution of the judgment fund of said tribe created as the result of the passage of the Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1114–1156), and accrued interest thereon.
(July 27, 1939, ch. 387, § 1, 53 Stat. 1128.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 25, 1938, referred to in text, provided for an appropriation for payment of judgments rendered by the court of claims and reported to the 75th Congress in Senate Document Numbered 191, and House Documents Numbered 661 and 686. House Document No. 661 listed a judgment in favor of the Shoshone Tribe of Indians of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, in the sum of $4,408,444.23, with interest on a part thereof to the date of payment, for the taking of land.
25 U.S.C. § 572 (INDIANS)
§ 572. Payments to individuals; expenditure of payments
There shall be credited on the books of the Office of Indian Affairs the sum of $2,450 to each member of said tribe whose name appears on the roll provided for in section 571 of this title, and out of such sum so credited the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make available immediately to each individual member of the tribe the sum of $100; and, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, the sum of $1,350 to each adult and the sum of $500 to each minor for the following purposes: Purchase of land, improvement of lands to be acquired or already held by the Indian, for the erection and improvement of suitable homes, the purchase of building material, farming equipment, livestock, feed, food, seed, grain, tools, machinery, implements, household goods, bedding, clothing, and any other equipment or supplies necessary to enable the Indians to fit themselves for or to engage in farming, livestock, industry, or such other pursuits or vocations, including education, as will enable them to become self-supporting: Provided, however, That the funds of the aged, infirm, decrepit, and incapacitated members may be used for their proper maintenance and support in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior. The remainder of the share of each adult individual Indian, including accrued interest, shall be made available under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and the remainder of the share of each minor Indian shall, with accrued interest, be held intact until such Indian reaches the age of eighteen years, when it shall be available under the same conditions as herein provided for adults. As herein used the term “adult” shall include the members of the tribe eighteen years of age or over, and the term “minor” shall include all members less than eighteen years of age. On the death of any enrolled member, adult or minor, the sum on deposit to his credit shall be available for expenditure for the benefit of his heirs for the purposes herein authorized.
(July 27, 1939, ch. 387, § 2, 53 Stat. 1128.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of the Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
25 U.S.C. § 573 (INDIANS)
§ 573. Uses of judgment fund
(a) Purchase of lands
Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the said judgment fund, or interest thereon, shall be available for expenditure upon the request of the tribe and with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for the purchase of lands in the manner prescribed in section 576 of this title.
(b) Loan fund
The sum of $125,000 of said judgment fund, or interest thereon, shall, at the request of the tribe and with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, be set aside as a loan fund for making loans to individual members, or groups of members, of said tribe under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.
(c) Productive enterprises
The remainder of said judgment fund, including interest thereon, after making the segregation provided for in section 572 of this title, and after setting aside the respective amounts authorized by this section, shall be available for appropriation, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, and with the consent of the tribe, for purposes of benefit to the tribe, including the establishment and administration of productive enterprises for the benefit of said tribe, and any income derived from such enterprises shall be credited to the Shoshone tribal judgment fund: Provided, That should such enterprises also benefit the Arapaho Tribe repayment proportionate to the benefit to the Arap­aho Tribe shall be made into the Shoshone judgment fund by the Arapaho Tribe out of such tribal income as the Arapaho Tribe may enjoy.
(July 27, 1939, ch. 387, § 3, 53 Stat. 1129.)
25 U.S.C. § 574 (INDIANS)
§ 574. Consolidation of lands
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to establish land-use districts within the diminished and ceded portions of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming, and, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to effect the consolidation of Indian and privately owned lands within said districts through exchange, relinquishment, donation, assignment, or purchase of lands or interests therein, including water rights or surface rights to lands, improvements thereon and improvements on undisposed-of ceded lands, to the end that the respective Indian and non-Indian land holdings may be consolidated for more beneficial use. Exchanges of lands hereunder shall be made on the basis of equal value, and the value of improvements on lands to be relinquished to the Indians or by Indians, to non-Indians shall be given due consideration, and allowance made therefor in the valuation of lieu lands. This section shall apply to tribal land, and trust or otherwise restricted Indian allotments, whether the allottees be living or deceased. In all transactions involving tribal Indian land, the consent of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes shall first be obtained. Title to all lands or interests therein acquired by the Government through exchange of tribal land shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of Indians of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. Title to lands exchanged for individual Indian allotments, or purchased for individual Indians with restricted funds shall be taken by the United States in trust for the individual Indian allottee or heir. The right herein granted individual Indians to acquire lands by purchase with restricted funds or by exchange shall not extend to lands on the ceded or opened portion of the reservation.
(July 27, 1939, ch. 387, § 4, 53 Stat. 1129.)
25 U.S.C. § 574a (INDIANS)
§ 574a. Acquisition of lands on Wind River Reservation
(a) Authority to hold lands in trust for individual tribe
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to acquire individually in the name of the United States in trust for the benefit of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation or the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, as appropriate, lands or other rights when the individual assets of only one of the tribes is used to acquire such lands or other rights.
(b) Lands remain part of joint Reservation subject to exclusive tribal control
Any lands acquired under subsection (a) of this section within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation shall remain a part of the Reservation and subject to the joint tribal laws of the Reservation, except that the lands so acquired shall be subject to the exclusive use and control of the tribe for which such lands were acquired.
(c) Income
The income from lands acquired under subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to the tribe for which such lands were acquired.
(d) Savings provision
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the joint acquisition of lands for the benefit of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation and the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation.
(Pub. L. 103–435, § 15, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4573.)
25 U.S.C. § 575 (INDIANS)
§ 575. Restoration of lands
The Secretary of the Interior is directed to restore to tribal ownership all undisposed-of surplus or ceded lands within the land use districts which are not at present under lease or permit to non-Indians; and, further, to restore to tribal ownership the balance of said lands progressively as and when the non-Indian owned lands within a given land use district are acquired by the Government for Indian use pursuant to the provisions of sections 571 to 577 of this title. All such restorations shall be subject to valid existing rights and claims: Provided, That no restoration to tribal ownership shall be made of any lands within any reclamation project heretofore authorized within the diminished or ceded portions of the reservation.
(July 27, 1939, ch. 387, § 5, 53 Stat. 1129.)
heading: Lands Ceded for Riverton Project
text: Act Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 509, § 4, 67 Stat. 613, set out as a note under section 611 of this title, provided that all lands of the Wind River Indian Reservation ceded for the Riverton reclamation project in Wyoming and not used for such project were restored to the ownership of the Arapaho and Shoshone Tribes.
25 U.S.C. § 576 (INDIANS)
§ 576. Purchase of lands; reimbursement of expenditures
The sum of $1,000,000 authorized in section 573 of this title for use in carrying out the land purchase and consolidation program hereinbefore authorized shall remain available until expended and any amount expended shall be reimbursed with interest at 4 per centum per annum to the Shoshone Tribe of Indians of the Wind River Reservation from joint funds to the credit of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation or from future accruals to said joint fund, as and when said funds accrue. Title to all land purchases made hereunder shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of Indians of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. All purchases of lands or interests therein made pursuant to this section shall receive the approval of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribal Councils or of the business committees thereof.
(July 27, 1939, ch. 387, § 6, 53 Stat. 1130.)
25 U.S.C. § 577 (INDIANS)
§ 577. Liability of judgment funds for debts
In no event shall any portion of the Shoshone judgment fund become liable, payable, or subject to any debt or debts contracted prior to July 27, 1939, by any Indian of the Shoshone Tribe except debts to the United States or to the tribe.
(July 27, 1939, ch. 387, § 7, 53 Stat. 1130.)
25 U.S.C. § 581 (INDIANS)
§ 581. Disposition of funds
The funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Shoshone Nation or Tribe of Indians and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes that were appropriated by the Act of June 19, 1968 (82 Stat. 239), to pay a judgment in the sum of $15,700,000 entered by the Indian Claims Commission in consolidated dockets numbered 326–D, 326–E, 326–F, 326–G, 326–H, 366, and 367, and the interest thereon, after deducting attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and other appropriation deductions, shall be apportioned by the Secretary of the Interior to the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and the Northwest Band of Shoshone Indians (hereinafter the “three groups”), as set forth in sections 581 to 590 of this title.
(Pub. L. 92–206, § 1, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 737.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 19, 1968, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 90–352, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 239, which provided for supplemental appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and 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.
25 U.S.C. § 582 (INDIANS)
§ 582. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; credit of funds
The sum of $500,000, and the interest thereon, less attorneys’ fees and other appropriate deductions all in the proportion that the $500,000 bears to the $15,700,000, shall be credited to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation for claims of the tribes enumerated in dockets numbered 326–D, 326–E, 326–F, 326–G, and 366.
(Pub. L. 92–206, § 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 737.)
25 U.S.C. § 583 (INDIANS)
§ 583. Northwestern Bands of Shoshone Indians; credit of funds
The sum of $1,375,000 plus the earned interest thereon less $181,732 shall be credited to the Northwestern Bands of Shoshone Indians for claims of the bands enumerated in dockets numbered 326–H, and 367.
(Pub. L. 92–206, § 3, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 737.)
25 U.S.C. § 584 (INDIANS)
§ 584. Apportionment of remaining funds; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation and the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
The remainder of the award shall be apportioned between the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation and the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in accordance with an agreement entered into between the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in May 1965, approved by the Associate Commissioner of Indian Affairs in December 1965.
(Pub. L. 92–206, § 4, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 737.)
25 U.S.C. § 586 (INDIANS)
§ 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.)
25 U.S.C. § 587 (INDIANS)
§ 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.)
25 U.S.C. § 588 (INDIANS)
§ 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.)
heading: References in Text
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.
25 U.S.C. § 590a (INDIANS)
§ 590a. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; credit of funds
The funds on deposit in the United States Treasury to the credit of the Lemhi Tribe, represented by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Indians of the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, appropriated by the Act of May 25, 1971 (Public Law 92–18), to pay a judgment of $4,500,000 entered by the Indian Claims Commission in docket numbered 326–I, and interest thereon less attorneys’ fees and expenses shall be credited to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation for the claims of said tribes enumerated in docket numbered 326–I.
(Pub. L. 92–442, § 1, Sept. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 743.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of May 25, 1971, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–18, May 25, 1971, 85 Stat. 40, known as the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1971, which 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.
25 U.S.C. § 590b (INDIANS)
§ 590b. Disposition of funds
The funds credited to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation pursuant to section 590a of this title, may be advanced, deposited, expended, invested, or reinvested for any purposes that are authorized by the tribal governing body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 92–442, § 2, Sept. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 744.)
25 U.S.C. § 590c (INDIANS)
§ 590c. Tax exemption; trusts for minors and persons under legal disability
None of the funds distributed per capita to members of the tribes under the provisions of sections 590a to 590c of this title shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes. A share or interest payable to enrollees less than eighteen years of age or 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. 92–442, § 3, Sept. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 744.)