An Act to fix the beneficial ownership of the Colorado River Indian Reservation located in the States of Arizona and California
PL 88-302 (S.2111), enacted 04/30/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-302-APR. 30, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
April 30, 1964 
[S. 2111] 
Public Law 88-302 
AN ACT 
To tix the beneficial ownership of the Colorado River Indian Reservation located 
in the States of Arizona and California. 
Colorado River 
Indian Reserva-
tion. 
Real property. 
Fixing of owner-
ship. 
" T r i b e s . " 
"Colorado River 
Reservation." 
Tribal membet*' 
ship. 
Condition. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the pur-
pose of fixing the beneficial ownership of real property interests in the 
Colorado River Reservation now occupied by the Colorado River 
Indian Tribes, its members, and certain Indian colonists, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in the unallotted lands of the 
Colorado River Reservation, including water rights and mineral rights 
therein, together with all improvements located thereon and appur-
tenant thereto, except improvements placed on the land by assignees 
or by Indian colonists, and except improvements furnished by the 
United States for administrative purposes (including irrigation facil-
ities) or for the housing of Federal employees, are hereby declared to 
be tribal property held in trust by the United States for the use and 
benefit of the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River 
Reservation. 
SEC. 2. For the pui^wse of this Act: 
(a) "Tribes"' means the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colo-
rado River Reservation, with a constitution adopted pursuant to the 
Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.), as said constitution now exists or may hereafter be 
amended, consisting of a band of the Mohave Indians, the band of 
Chemehuevi Indians affiliated therewith, and various Indians hereto-
fore or hereafter adopted by the Colorado River Indian Tribes. 
(b) "Colorado River Reservation" means the reservation for Indian 
use established by the Act of March 3, 1865 (13 Stat. 559), as modi-
fied and further defined by Executive orders of November 22, 1873, 
November 16,1874, May 15,1876, and November 22,1915, all of which 
area shall be deemed to constitute said reservation. 
SEC. 3. Any person of Indian blood, his spouse of Indian blood 
(excluding persons whose Indian blood is traceable solely to Indian 
tribes, bands, or groups not resident in or subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States), and any dependent child of either or both of 
them, who is not a member of the tribes on the date of this Act, and 
who has settled on irrigated lands of the Colorado River Reservation 
through application for a settler's land permit and who is still holding 
such lands by virtue of the authority of a temporary land use permit 
issued by or under the authority of the tribes or the Federal Govern-
ment, shall be deemed to be adopted by the tribes if within two years 
from the date of this Act he files with the tribal council a statement 
accepting membership in the tribes and renouncing membership in any 
other tribe, band, or group. Such statement may be filed on behalf of 
a dependent child by either parent or by a person standing in loco 
parentis. 
SEC. 4. This Act shall become effective upon the agreement of the 
tribes to abandon the claims now pending in docket numbered 185 and 
in docket numbered 283A before the Indian Claims Commission under 
the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049), and the dismissal of said 
claims by the Indian Claims Commission. Nothing in this Act shall 
affect or be taken into consideration in the adjudication of, or with 
respect to, any other claims now pending by the tribes against the 
United States. 
L e a s e s . 
Approval. 
78 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-304-APR. 30, 1964 
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SEC. 5. The Act of June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 199), as amended by the 
Act of September 5,1962 (76 Stat. 428), is amended to read as follows: 
*'The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to approve leases of 
lands on the Colorado River Indian Eeservation, Arizona and Califor-
nia, for such uses and terms as are authorized by the Act of May 11, 
1938 (52 Stat. 347; 25 U.S.C. 396a et seq.), and the Act of August 9, 
1955 (69 Stat. 539), as amended (25 U.S.C. 415 et seq.), including the 
same uses and terms as are permitted thereby on the Agua Caliente 
(Palm Springs), Dania, !Navajo and Southern Ute Reservations: 
Provided^ hoioever. That the authorization herein granted to the Sec- 
Provisos. 
retary of the Interior shall not extend to any lands lying west of the 
present course of the Colorado River and south of section 25 of town-
ship 2 south, range 23 east, San Bernardino base and meridian in 
California, and shall not be construed to ati'ect the resolution of any 
controvei-sy over the location of the boundary of the Colorado River 
Reservation: Provided further^ That any of the described lands in 
California shall be subject to the provisions of this Act when and if 
determined to l)e witliin the reservation.'' 
Approved April 30, 1964. 
Public Law 88-303 
AN A C T 
April 30, 1964 
To provide that the United States shall hold certain land in trust for the members 
^^' ^^^^^ 
of the Alamo Band of Puertocito Navajo Indians. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) all right, ajo"indians*° ^^^' 
title, and interest of the Laiited States in and to those lands lying Aiamo Band. 
M'ithin the Alamo Navajo community area. New Mexico, more partic- 
^s"'^ ^^^'^'" 
ularly described in subsection (b) of this section and the improvements 
thereon, are hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States 
for the use of the members of the Alamo Band of Puertocito Navajo 
Indians, subject to the right of the United States to use said lands and 
improvements located thereon for administrative purposes. 
(b) Lot 3 and the southeast quarter northwest quarter of section 6, 
township 2 north, range 6 west, New Mexico principal meridian, and 
improvements located thereon. 
SEC. 2. The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in 
offset claim. 
accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 
1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the title conveyed 
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by this Act should or should not be set off against any claim against the 
LTnited States determined by the Commission. 
Approved April 30, 1964. 
Public Law 88-304 
AN A C T 
April 30, 1964 
To authorize the transfer of the Piegan unit of the Blackfeet Indian irrigation 
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project, Montana, to the landowners within the unit. 
BlackfeetIndian 
irrigation project. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Vnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to convey all of the right, title, and inter- Montana! 
est of the L'nited States in the facilities of the Piegan unit of the 
conveyance 
Blackfeet Indian irrigation project, located in township 31 north, 
ranges 8 and 9 west, Montana principal meridian, including but not 
limited to easements, rights-of-way, canals, laterals, drains, structures