An Act to amend the act entitled ""An Act to provide for the distribution of the land and assets of certain Indian rancheries and reservations in California, and for other purposes,"" approved August 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 619)
PL 88-419 (H.R.7833), enacted 08/11/1964

390 
PUBLIC LAW 88-419-AUG. 11, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
Public Law 88-419 
August 11, 1964 
[H. R. 7833] 
Indian ranch-
erias. 
Land distribu-
tion. 
AN ACT 
Distribution of 
assets. 
Sanitation and 
irrigation facil-
ities. 
68 Stat. 674; 
73 Stat. 267. 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the distribution of the land 
and assets of certain Indian rancherias and reservations in California, and for 
other purposes", approved August 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 619). 
Be tf enacted hy the Senate and IIouHe of RepieHentatli^eH of the 
Vnlted States of America 'm Congress assembled. That (a) the first sec-
tion of the Act entitled ''An Act to provide for the distribution of the 
land and assets of certain Indian rancherias and reservations in Cali-
fornia, and for other purposes," approved August 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 
()19), is amended to read as follows: "the lands, including minerals, 
water rights, and improvements located on the lands, and other assets 
of the rancherias and reservations lying wholly within the State of 
California shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of 
this Act when such distribution is requested by a majority vote of the 
adult Indians of a rancheria or reservation or of the adult Indians who 
hold formal or informal assignments on the rancheria or reservation, 
as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. The requirement for 
a majority vote shall not apply to the rancherias and reservations 
that were at any time named m this section.'' 
(b) Section 2(a) of such Act is amended by deleting "The Indians 
who hold formal or informal assignments on each reservation or 
rancheria, or the Indians of such reservation or rancheria, or the Secre-
tary of the Interior after consultation with such Indians,'' and by sub-
stituting "When the Indians of a rancheria or reservation request a 
distribution of assets in accordance with the provisions of this Act, 
they, or the Secretary of the Interior after consultation with them,''. 
(c) Section 2(a) of such Act is further amended by changing the 
])eriod at the end of the first sentence to a colon and adding: '"''Provided^ 
That the provisions of this section with respect to a request for distri-
bution of assets shall not apply to any case in which the requirement 
for such request is waived by section 1 of this Act, and in any such 
case the plan shall be prepared as though request therefor had been 
made." 
(d) Section 2(b) of such Act is amended by changing the period 
at the end of the penultimate sentence to a colon and adding: "Pro-
vJded^ That the provisions of such plan may be modified with the 
approval of the Secretary and consent oi the majority of the 
distributees." 
(e) Section 3 (c) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) To construct, improve, install, extend, or otherwise provide, by 
contract or otherwise, sanitation facilities (including domestic and 
community water supplies and facilities, drainage facilities, and 
sewage- and waste-disposal facilities, together with necessary appur-
tenances and fixtures) and irrigation facilities for Indian homes, 
communities, and lands, as he and the Indians agree, within a reason-
able time, should be completed by the United States: Provided, That 
with respect to sanitation facilities, as hereinbefore described, the 
functions specified in this paragraph, including agreements with 
Indians with respect to such facilities, shall be performed by the Sec-
retary of Health, Education, and Welfare in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 7 of the Act of August 4, 1954 (58 Stat. 674), as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2004a)." 
(f) Section 3(e) of such Act is amended by deleting the word "non-
Indian". 
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(g) Section 5 of sucli Act is amended by adding a new subsection 
as follows: 
"(d) Any rancheria or reservation lying wholly within the State of 
unoccupied 
California that is held by the United States for the use of Indians of ^safe. 
California and that was not occupied on January 1, 1964, by Indians 
under a formal or informal assignment shall be sold by the Secretary 
of the Interior and the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the 
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Indians of Califor-
nia. Any rancheria or reservation lying wholly within the State of 
California that is held by the United States for a named tribe, band, 
or group that was not occupied on January 1, 1964, may be sold by the 
Secretary of the Interior and the proceeds shall be deposited to the 
credit of the tribe, band, or group." 
(h) Section 10(b) of such Act is amended (1) by inserting after the 
words "their immediate families" the words '"who are not members of 
any other tribe or band of Indians'', (2) by inserting after "because of 
their status as Indians", the words "all restrictions and tax exemptions 
applicable to trust or restricted land or interests therein owned by them 
are terminated,", and (3) by adding at the end of section 10(b) the 
following sentence: "The provisions of this subsection, as amended, 
shall apply in the case of a distribution of assets made either before 
or after the amendment of the subsection." 
(i) Section 11 of such Act is amended by inserting immediately after 
the words "as amended," the words "or any other authority,". 
(j) Section 13 of such Act is amended by deleting "not to exceed 
$509,235" and by substituting "such sums as may be necessary". 
Approved August 11, 1964. 
Public Law 88-420 
AN ACT 
. 
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August 11, 1964 
To penuit the vessel United States ship Alabama to pass through the Panama 
[H.R. II622] 
Canal without payment of tolls. 
Be it enacted by the Seriate and Houm of Representath;es of the 
United StateH of America 
In (Jongress anHemhled^ That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in order to facilitate the move-
ment of the vessel United States ship Alabama from the west coast 
of the United States to a site in the State of Alabama where it is to 
be established as a public shrine, the vessel United States ship Alabama 
shall be permitted to pass through the Panama Canal from w^est to 
east without payment of tolls of any kind. 
For the purposes of such transit through the Panama Canal the 
said vessel shall be regarded as a vessel operated by the United States 
wnthin the meaning of section 412(c) of title 2 of Canal Zone Code 
(76AStat.27). 
Approved August 11, 1964. 
31-667 0-65—28 
U.S.S. 
Alabama.