An Act to provide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay a judgment in favor of the Pueblo de Acoma in Indian Claims Commission docket No. 266, and for other purposes
PL 92-462 (H.R.10858), enacted 10/06/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-462-OCT. 6, 1972 
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after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses and the costs 
of carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall be distributed as pro-
^'ided herein. 
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SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall set aside for the benefit 
of the Payson Indian I^and, at Payson, Arizona, 3.5 per centum of the 
net judgment funds described in section 1 of this Act, Avhich shall be 
disposed of pursuant to section 4 hereof. 
SEC. 3. For the purposes of apportioning the funds, the Yavapai 
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Apache Indian Community of the Camp Verde Reservation, the Fort 
McDowell Mohave-Apaclie Community, and the Yavapai-Prescott 
Community shall prepare rolls of all persons who were born on or 
prior to and living on the date of this Act, and who are enrolled or en-
titled to be enrolled in accordance with the respective tribal constitu-
tions or articles of association, as the case may be, in effect on April 1, 
1972. The Secretary of the Interior shall verify and approve the rolls. 
SEC. 4. Upon completion and approval of the rolls as provided in 
section 3 of this Act, the balance of the funds not set aside pursuant to 
section 2 hereof shall be apportioned among the cited groups in section 
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3 on the basis of the number of enroUees in each group. The funds so 
apportioned shall be redeposited in the Treasury of the United States 
to the credit of the respective groups and may be advanced, expended, 
invested, or reinvested in any manner authorized by the governing 
bodies and approved by the Secretary. All funds so accruing to the 
Payson Band pursuant to section 2 hereof shall be utilized pursuant to 
a plan agreed upon between the governing body elected by the Payson 
Indian community or by the members thereof at a meeting called in 
accordance with the rules prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
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SEC. 5. None of the funds distributed per capita under the provisions 
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of this Act shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes. Sums protection"^f ^^'' 
payable to enroUees or heirs or legatees who are less than eighteen years ^^t^"^^^*^• 
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 determines appropriate to protect the best interests of such 
persons. 
SEC. 6. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations 
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Approved October 6, 1972. 
Public Law 92-462 
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October 6, 1972 
To provide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay a .Indgmeut in favor 
[H. R. 10858] 
of the Pueblo de Acoma in Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 266, and 
for other puri'^ses. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate aiid House of ReyfeaeritAiticeH of the 
United Staten of America in Congress assembled, That the funds on 
Indians. 
deposit in the Treasury of the L^nited States to the credit of the Pueblo Aco^a. ° 
de Acoma that were appropriated by the Act of January 8, 1971 (84 
judgment funds, 
Stat. 1981), to pay a judgment by the Indian Claims Commission in di^p°«ition. 
docket numbered 2Hf), and interest thereon, after payment of attorney 
fees and litigation expenses, may be advanced, expended, invested, or 
reinvested for any purpose that is authorized by the tribal governing 
body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. Xone of the funds distributed per capita under the provisions 
Tax exemption. 
of this Act shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe rules 
and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved October 6, 1972. 
Rules and 
regulations.