An Act to further the economic advancement and general welfare of the Hopi Indian Tribe of the State of Arizona
PL 91-264 (H.R.4869), enacted 05/22/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-264-MAY 22, 1970 
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Appropriation 
calculation. 
Effective dates. 
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ottic-cM" or (Mni)l()yee of an organization composed primarily of teachers, 
and mav receive fnll retirement credit for snch period or ])criods of 
Jeave without i)ay. In tlie event of the death of such teacher any indi-
\ ichial entitled to annuity under this Act may make such deposit."' 
SEC. 4. Section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act for the retirement of 
])ul)lic school teachers in the District of (\)hnnbia"", a[)])roved Au<rust 7. 
J1)4G (HO Stat. S7i), as amended; I).(\ Code, sec. Hl-727), is amended 
to read as follows: 
'*SKC. 7. The amount of each year's api)ropriation shall be such 
amount as is necessary to maintain during such fiscal year a balance in 
the teachers* retirement fmid a])proximately equal, to the neai'est mil-
lion dollars, to the balance in that fund on June HO, li)Bl), or such 
amount as is necessary to maintain the equity in such fund of all teach-
ers, active and retired, whichever amount is greater. If at any time the 
balance in the Teachers' Retirement Fund is not sufficient to meet all 
obligations against such fund, the fund will have a claim on the District 
of Columbia revenues to the e.xtent necessary to meet such obligations." 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 1 of tliis Act, except for subsection (d), shall be 
effective October 20, Il)()l). 
(b) Subsection (d) of section 1 of tlie Act shall be effective on the 
first day of the first pay period which begins after December 81, 1969, 
(c) Sections 8 and 4 of this Act shall be effective on the date of 
enactment. 
SEC. (>. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Teachers' 
Retirement Amendments of 1970." 
Approved May 22, 1970. 
May 22, 1970 
[H. R. 4869] 
Public Law 91-264 
AN ACT 
To further the economic advancement and general welfare of the Hop! Indian 
Tribe of the State of Arizona. 
Indians. 
Hopi Tribe, 
Arizona. 
Delegation of 
powers. 
62 Stat. 939; 
79 Stat. 887. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and IIoy,se of RepreHentativeH of the 
United States of Afneriea in (^ongrenH asHemhled, That, for the piir-
l)ose of assisting in the economic advancement and contributing to 
the general welfare of the Hopi Indian Tribe of Arizona, the Con-
gress hereby finds it to be fitting and appropriate to provide the Hopi 
Tribal Council with certain powers of self-determination that are 
necessary to enable the Hopi people to carry out the effective develop-
ment and operation of the Hopi Industrial Park, which is located in 
the counties of Navajo and Coconino in the State of Arizona. 
SEC. 2. The Hopi TribabCouncil shall have the following powers: 
(a) To sell any part of the lands withinthe Hopi Industrial Park. 
(b) To execute mortgages upon, or deeds of trust to, the lands 
within said Hopi Industrial Park. Such lands shall be subject to fore-
closure or sale pursuant to the terms of such mortgage or deed of trust 
in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. The United States 
shall be an indispensable party to, and may be joined in, any such 
proceeding involving said lands with the right to remove the action 
to the Ignited States district court for the district in which the land 
is situated, according to the procedure in section 1446, of title 28, 
LTnited States Code, and the United States shall have the right to 
appeal from any order of remand entered in such action. 
(c) To pledge any revenue or other income from lands within said 
Hopi Industrial Park, and the improvements situated thereon, and any 
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other revenue or income that may be available to the Hopi Tribe 
without regard to source, to secure any indebtedness of the Hopi Tribe 
incurred in the development of said Hopi Industrial Park, and any 
action to enforce said pledge shall be in accordance with the laws of 
the State of Arizona, and the L'^nited States shall be an indispensable 
party thereto to the same extent and under the same conditions as 
hereinbefore provided in the case of mortgage foreclosures. 
(d) To issue bonds for and on behalf of the Hopi Tribe, and pay the 
costs thereof, to accomplish the purposes of this Act, in one or more 
series, in such denomination or denominations, maturing at such time 
or times, and in such amount or amounts, bearing interest at such rate 
or rates, in such form either coupon or registered, to be executed in 
such manner, payable in such medium of payment, at such place or 
places, subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, 
and containing such other restrictive terms as may be provided by 
tribal ordinance. Such bonds may be sold at not less than par at either 
])ublic or private sale and shall be fully negotiable. 
(e) To appoint a bank or trust company with its home office in 
the State of Arizona having an officially reported combined capital, 
surplus, undivided profits and reserves aggregating not less than 
$10,000,000 as trustee for all of the purposes provided in the ordinance 
authorizing and creating any issue of bonds. Any trustee so appointed 
may be authorized to commence an action for and on behalf of, or 
on relation of, the Hopi Tribe to enforce any obligation to the tribe 
pledged to secure payment of the bonds without joining the United 
States as a party thereto. 
(f) To enter into any business venture as a shareholder of a 
corporation issuing nonassessable stock, or as a limited partner with 
any corporation, firm or person operating within said Hopi Industrial 
Park. 
(g) To lease lauds witliin the Hopi Industrial Park, any other 
tribal lands, and tlie imjjrovements thereou, in accordance with the 
provisions of Federal laws. 
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by this Act shall be subject to the approval or the Secretary or the 
Interior, or his duly authorized rej)resentatives. 
SKC. 4. Bonds issued by authority of this Act and bearing the signa-
tures of ti'ibal officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be 
valid and binding obligations, notwithstanding that before the delivery 
thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures 
appear tliereon have ceased to be officers of the Hopi Tribal Council. 
SE(\ 5. All bonds issued by the Hopi Tribal Council for and on 
behalf of the Hopi Tribe and the interest provided in said bonds shall 
be exempt from taxation to the same extent they would have been 
exempt if the bonds had l^een issued by the State of Arizona or a 
jwlitical subdivision thereof. 
SEC. 6. Any securities issued by the Hopi Tribal Council (including Exempted 
any guarantee by such council), and any securities guaranteed by the 
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(•ouncil as to both principal and interest, shall be deemed to be exempted 
securities within the meaning of jmragraph (a) (2) of section 8 of the 
Act of May 27, 1933, as amended (15 U.S.(\ 77c), and paragraph 
^^ stat. 906. 
(a) (12) of section 3 of the Act of June 6, 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 
78c), and shall be exem])t from all registration requirements of said 
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Approved May 22, 1970.