An Act to amend section 4 of the Act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stmt. 108)
PL 91-550 (H.R.471), enacted 12/15/1970

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"(b) Notwithstanding the description set forth in subsection (a) of 
this section, if the Secretary should determine that the relocation of 
Highway 2 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts makes it desirable 
to cstahlish new hoiindarios in comnion witli, conti'zuoiis or adjacent 
to the proposed right-of-way for that highway, he is authorized to 
relocate such boundaries accordingly, and shall give notice thereof by 
publication of a map or other suitable description in the Federal Kegis-
ter: Provided^ That any net acreage increase by reason of the boundary 
revision and land exchanges with the Commonwealth shall not be 
included in calculations of acreage in regard to the limitation set forth 
in subsection (a) of this section, but shall be in addition thereto. 
"(c) Any lands added to the Minute Man National Historical 
Park, pursuant to subsection (b) may be acquired only if such acquisi-
tion can be accomplished without cost for land acquisition and, when 
so acquired, shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable 
thereto." 
SEC. 2. Section 6 of the Act of September 21, 1951 (73 Stat. 590), is 
anuMulod ]>v (1) deleting "S,s,0()(),()()()"" and inserting "$l;',.9()(),()()()" and 
(2) deleting "$5,000,000" and inserting "$10,900,000". 
Approved December 14, 1970. 
Publication in 
Federal Register 
Appropriation. 
16 u s e 410x. 
Public Law 91-549 
AJN A C 1 
December 14, 1970 
To amend authority of the Secretary of the Interior under the Act of July 19, 
[H. R. 14714] 
1940 (54 Stat. 773), to encourage through the National Park Service travel 
in the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy 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 encourage travel in the United States, and 
for other purposes", approved July 19,1940 (54 Stat. 773), is amended 
to read as follows: 
"SEC. 5. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, 
there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $250,000 for the 
fiscal year 1971 and not to exceed $750,000 for the fiscal year 1972." 
Approved December 14, 1970. 
Travel in U.S., 
encouragement. 
Appropriation. 
16 u s e 18d. 
Public Law 91-550 
AN ACT 
To amend section 4 of the Act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stat. 108). 
December IS, 1970 
[H. R. 471] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of 
^p'^^tr^d 
the Act of May 31,1933 (48 Stat. 108), providing for the protection of rnbe, N. Mex.^°' 
the watershed within the Carson National Forest for the Pueblo de 
Lands in trust. 
Taos Indians in New- Mexico, be and hereby is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SKC. 4. (a) That, for the purpose of safeguarding the interests and 
welfare of the tribe of Indians known as the Pueblo de Taos of New 
Mexico, the following described lands and improvements thereon, 
upon which said Indians depend and have depended since time 
immemorial for water supply, forage for their domestic livestock, 
wood and timber for their personal use, and as the scene of certain 
religious ceremonials, are hereby declared to be held by the United 
States in trust for tine Pueblo de Taos: 
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78 Stat, 891. 
16 u s e 1132, 
Land usage, 
limitation. 
Wilderness. 
16 u s e 1131, 
"Beginning at the soutlieast corner of the Tenorio tract on 
the north boundary of the Taos Pueblo grant in section 22, town-
ship 26 north, range 13 east; 
"thence northwesterly and northeasterly along the east boundary 
of the Tenorio tract to the point where it intersects the boundary 
of the Lucero de Godoi or Antonio Martinez Grant; 
"thence following the boundary of the Lucero de Godoi Grant 
northeasterly, southeasterly and northerly to station 76 on the 
east boundary of the survey of the Lucero de Godoi Grant 
according to the March 1894 survey by TTnited States Deputy 
Surveyor John H, Walker as approved by the United States 
Surveyor's Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico, on November 23, 1894; 
"thence east 0.85 mile along the south boundary of the Wheeler 
Peak Wilderness, according to the description dated July 1, 1965, 
and reported to Congress pursuant to section 3 (a) (1) of the Wild-
erness Act (PublicLaw 88-577) ; 
"thence northeast approximately 0,25 mile to the top of an un-
named peak (which is approximately 0,38 mile southeasterly from 
from Lew Wallace Peak) ; 
"thence northwesterly 1.63 miles along the ridgetop through 
Lew Wallace Peak to Old Mike Peak; 
"thence easterly and northeasterly along the ridgetop of the 
divide between the Red River and the Rio Pueblo de Taos to sta-
tion numbered 109 of said 1894 survey, at the juncture of the 
divide with the west boundary of the Beaubien and Miranda 
Grant, New Mexico (commonly known as the Maxwell Grant), 
according to the official resurvey of said grant executed during 
July and August 1923 by United States Surveyor Glen Haste and 
approved by the General Land Office, Washington, District of 
Columbia, on April 28.1926; 
"thence southeasterly, southwesterly, and southerly along the 
west boundary of the MaxAvell arrant to the north line of unsur-
veyed section 33, township 26 north, range 15 east; 
"thence southerly to the north boundary of fractional township 
25 north, range 15 east; 
"thence southerly and southwesterly through sections 4, 9, 8, 
and 7, township 25 north, range 15 east to the southwest corner 
of said section 7; 
"thence westerly along the divide between the Rio Pueblo de 
Taos and Rio Fernando de Taos to the east boundary of the Taos 
Pueblo grant; 
"thence north to the northeast corner of the Taos Pueblo grant; 
"thence west to the point of beginning; containing approxi-
mately 48,000 acres, more or less, 
"(b) The lands held in trust pursuant to this section shall be a part 
of the Pueblo de Taos Reservation, and shall be administered under 
the laws and regulations applicable to other trust Indian lands: Pro-
vided, That the Pueblo de Taos Indians shall use the lands for tradi-
tional purposes only, such as religious ceremonials, hunting and 
fishing, a source of water, forage for their domestic livestock, and 
wood, timber, and other natural resources for their personal use, all 
subject to such regulations for conservation purposes as the Secretary 
of the Interior may prescril)e. Except for such uses, the lands shall 
remain forever wnld and shall be maintained as a wilderness as defined 
in section 2(c) of the Act of September 3,1964 (78 Stat, 890), With the 
consent of the tribe, but not otherwise, nonmembers of the tribe 
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may be permitted to enter the lands for purposes compatible with their 
preservation as a wilderness. The Secretary of the Interior shall be taryl^con'^strvation 
responsible for the establishment and maintenance of conservation responsibility. 
measures for these lands, including, without limitation, protection 
of forests from fire, disease, insects or trespass; prevention or elimina-
tion of erosion, damaging land use, or stream pollution; and main-
tenance of streamflow and sanitary conditions; and the Secretary is 
authorized to contract with the Secretary of Agriculture for any 
services or materials deemed necessary to institute or carry out any of 
such measures. 
"(c) Lessees or permittees of lands described in subsection (a) jaul^lenewaV^' 
which are not included in the lands described in the Act of May 31, l^nnqulshment. 
1933, shall be given the opportunity to renew their leases or permits 
^s stat. los. 
under rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior to the 
same extent and in the same manner that such leases or permits 
could have been renewed if this Act had not been enacted; Ibut the 
Pueblo de Taos may obtain the relinquishment of any or all of 
such leases or permits from the lessees or permittees under such terms 
and conditions as may be mutually agreeable. The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to disburse, from the tribal funds in the Treas-
ury of the United States to the credit of said tribe, so much thereof 
as may be necessary to pay for such relinquishments and for the pur-
chase of any rights or improvements on said lands owned by non-
Indians. The authority to pay for the relinquishment of a permit 
pursuant to this subsection shall not be regarded as a recognition of 
any property right of the permittee in the land or its resources. 
"(a) The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in 
accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 
1946 (60 Stat. 1049,1050), the extent to which the value of the interest 
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in land conveyed by this Act should be credited to the United States 
or should be set off against any claim of the Taos Indians against the 
United States. 
"(e) Nothing in this section shall impair any vested water right." 
water rights. 
Approved December 15, 1970. 
Public Law 91-551 
A N A C T 
Dec>jmber 15, 1970 
To amend sections 5580, 5581, and 5582 of the Revised Statutes to provide for 
[H. R. 14213] 
additional members of tlie Board of Regents of tlie Smithsonian Institution 
and to increase the number of members constituting a quorum. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
Smithsonian 
5580 of the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. 42) is amended to read as ^"BO""" o"' 
f o l l o w s : 
Regents, addi-
"SEC. 5580. The business of the Institution shall be conducted at the '^°"^^ members. 
city of Washington by a Board of Regents, named the Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, to be composed of the Vice President, the 
Chief Justice of the United States, three Members of the Senate, three 
Members of the House of Representatives, and nine other persons, 
other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in 
the city of Washington, and seven of whom shall be inhabitants of 
some State, but no two of them of the same State.".