A bill to provide for the disposition of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community judgment funds awarded in Dockets 236-A, B and E before the Indian Claims Commission and the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.
PL 96-319 (S.2508), enacted 08/01/1980

94 STAT. 972 
PUBLIC LAW 96-319—AUG. 1, 1980 
Public Law 96-319 
96th Congress 
Aug. 1, 1980 
[S. 2508] 
Gila River Pima-
Maricopa Indian 
Community; 
judgment funds, 
distribution. 
Investment of 
funds. 
An Act 
To provide for the disposition of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 
judgment funds awarded in dockets 236-A, 236-B, and 236-E before the Indian 
Clamis Commission and the United States Court of Claims, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted bv the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled. That notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the fluids appropriated on Ma^ 4,1977 
(91 Stat. 61), in satisfaction of 
the judgment granted to the Gila River 
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in dockets 236-A and 236-B 
before the Inman Claims Commission and on April 23,1979, in docket 
236-E before the United States Court of 
Claims, less attorney fees and 
Htigation expenses, and including all interest and investment income 
accrued, shall be used and distributed as provided herein. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall invest the principal 
sum of funds in aU dockets pursuant to the provisions of the furst 
section of the Act of June 24,1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a). The interest and 
investment income accrued shall be immediately available to the 
Gila River Indian Community upon the approval by the Secretary of 
the Interior of the community's plan of operation and budget as set 
forth in Gila River Indian Community Resolution Numbered 
GR-100-79, adopted August 1,1979, as follows: 
(1) 50 per centum of such interest and income resulting from 
dockets 236-A and 236-B shall be used as operational costs of the 
Gila River Indian Ck)mmunii;Y' ^^^ 
(2) 50 per centum of such interest and income resulting from 
dockets 236-A and 236-B shall be distributed to the seven 
community districts, prorated on the basis of 
current population 
at the time such distnbutions are made and shall be used for the 
general district government operations and programs. 
(b) All of the accrued interest and income 
from 
docket 236-E shall 
be used as operational costs of the GUa River Indian Community. 
After the date of enactment of this Act all interest and investment 
income accrued from dockets 236-A, 236-B, and 236-E shall be 
advanced quarterly and utilized as provided in this subsection and 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a) of 
this section. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-319—AUG. 1, 1980 
94 STAT. 973 
SEC. 3. The Gila River Indian Community may utilize portions of 
the principal funds referred to in section 2 of this Act in connection 
with programs proposed by the Gila River tribal governing body on a 
budgetary basis which has been approved by the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
Approved August 1, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1137 accompanying H.R. 7249 (Comm. on Interior and 
Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-690 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
May 15, considered and passed Senate. 
July 21, H.R. 7249 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 2508 
passed in lieu.