An Act to amend the act of April 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 44; 25 U.S.C. 635), to better promote the rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians.
PL 86-505 (S.2456), enacted 06/11/1960

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Public Law 86-505 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of April 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 44; 25 U.S.C. 635) to better promote 
the rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians, and for other 
purposes. 
June 11, 1960 
[S. 2456] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to promote the rehabilitation of the Navajo and 
Hopi Tribes of Indians and a better utilization of the resources of the 
Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, and for other purposes", ap-
proved April 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 46; 25 U.S.C. 635), is amended by 
inserting " ( a ) " before the present text and by adding the following 
subsectiions (b) and (c) : 
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, land owned in 
fee simple by the Navajo Tribe may be leased, sold, or otherwise dis-
posed of by the sole authority of the Navajo Tribal Council, in any 
manner that similar land in the State in which such land is situated 
may be leased, sold, or otherwise disposed of by private landowners, 
and such disposition shall create no liability on the part of the United 
States. 
"(c) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to transfer, upon 
request of the Navajo Tribal Council, to any corporation owned by 
the tribe and organized pursuant to State law, or to any municipal 
corporation organized under State law, legal title to or a leasehold 
interest in any unallotted lands held for the Navajo Indian Tribe, 
and thereafter the United States shall have no responsibility or lia-
bility for, but on request of the tribe shall render advice and assist-
ance in, the management, use, or disposition of such lands." 
SEC. 2. The second sentence of section 1 of the Act of August 9, 
1955 (69 Stat. 539), as amended by the Act of September 21, 1959 
^73 Stat. 597), is amended by inserting after the words "Agua Caliente 
(Palm Springs) 
Reservation" the words "and on the 
Navajo 
Reservation". 
Approved June 11, 1960. 
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Public Law 86-506 
AN ACT 
To authorize the leasing of certain land in Arizona which comprises a part of 
the Colorado River Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. 
June 11, I960 
[S. 2286] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, until a deter- in^°/a'n**Ri«Brva-
mination has been made of the beneficial ownership of the lands on tion, Ariz.-caiif. 
the Colorado River Reservation, Arizona and California, that were 
set apart by the United States for the Indians of the Colorado River 
and its tributaries, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to lease 
any unassigned lands on the reservation which are located within 
Arizona and to approve leases made by the holders of assignments 
heretofore made, for such uses and terms as are authorized by the 
Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539), and by the Act of May 11, 1938 
(52 Stat. 347). 
Income received from such leases of unassigned 
lands may be expended or advanced by the Secretary for the benefit 
of the Colorado River Indian tribes and their members. 
Income 
i-eceived from such leases of assigned lands may be expended or 
advanced by the Secretary for the benefit of the assignee. 
Approved June 11, 1960. 
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