An Act to authorize the use of funds arising from judgments in favor of any of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
PL 87-298 (H.R.8236), enacted 09/26/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-298-SEPT. 26, 1961 
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APPROPRIATION 
SEC. 49. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to 
exceed $10,000,000 to remain available until expended, to carry out 
the purposes of this Act. 
(b) Funds appropriated pursuant to this section may be allocated 
or transferred to any agency for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
Such funds shall be available for obligation and expenditure in ac-
cordance with authority granted in this Act, or under authority gov-
erning the activities of the agencies to which such funds are allocated 
or transferred. 
REPORT TO CONGRESS 
SEC. 50. The Director shall submit to the President, for transmittal 
to the Congress, not later than January 31 of each year, a report 
concerning activities of the Agency. 
Approved September 26, 1961, 12:45 p.m. 
Public Law 87-298 
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September 26, 1961 
To authorize the use of funds arising from judgments in favor of any of the Con- 
[H. R. 8236] 
federated Tribes of the Oolville Reservation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the funds on 
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deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Col- vation. 
ville Tribe, San Poeils-Nespelem Tribe, Okanogan Tribe, Methow 
Tribe, and Lake Tribe (certain constituent groups of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) that were appropriated to 
pay a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission dated March 1, 
1960, in docket numbered 181, and the funds which may be deposited 
in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the said con-
stituent groups or any other constituent groups of the Confederated 
Tribes of the Colville Reservation to pay any judgments arising out 
of proceedings presently pending before the Indian Claims Commis-
sion in dockets numbered 161, 179,181-A, 181-B, 181-C, 222, and 224, 
and the interest on said judgments, after payment of attorney fees 
and expenses, shall be credited to the account of the Confederated 
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and may be advanced or expended 
for any purpose that is authorized by the tribal governing body of the 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and approved by the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
Any part of such funds that may be 
distributed per capita to the members of the tribes shall not be subject 
to Federal or State income tax. 
Approved September 26, 1961. 
C o n f e d e r a t e d 
Tribes.