An Act to authorize the acquisition of a village site for the Payson Band of Yavapai-Apache Indians, and for other purposes
PL 92-470 (H.R.3337), enacted 10/06/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-470-OCT. 6, 1972 
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"(C) publications entitled to a periodical publication rate pub-
lished once each week or more frequently and featuring princi-
pally current news of interest to members of the Armed Forces 
and the general public, 
which are mailed at or addressed to any such Armed Forces post office; 
"(2) parcels not exceeding 70 pounds in weight and 100 inches 
in length and girth combined, which are mailed at any such Armed 
Forces post office; and 
" (3) parcels exceeding 15 pounds but not exceeding 70 pounds in 
weight and not exceeding 100 inches in length and girth com-
bined, including surface-type official mail, which are mailed at or 
addressed to any such Armed Forces post office where adequate 
surface transportation is not available.". 
SEC. 2. Section 3401 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by— 
PAL service. 
(1) redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections 
(d), (e),and (f) ;and 
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(2) inserting the following new subsection "(c)": 
"(c) Any parcel, other than a parcel mailed at a rate of postage 
requiring priority of handling and delivery, not exceeding 30 pounds in 
weight and 60 inches in length and girth combined, which is mailed at 
or addressed to any Armed Forces post office established under section 
406(a) of this title, shall be transported by air on a space available 
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basis on scheduled T"^nited States air carriers at rates fixed and deter-
mined by the Civil Aeronautics Board in accordance with section 1376 
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of title 49, upon payment of a fee for such air transportation in addi- 
^2 stat. 763; 
tion to the rate of postage otherwise applicable to such a parcel not 
transported by air. If adequate service by scheduled United States air 
carriers is not available, any such parcel may be transported by air 
carriers other than scheduled United States air carriers.". 
Approved October 6, 1972» 
Public Law 92-470 
AN ACT 
October 6, 1972 
To authorize the acquisition of a village site for the Payson Hand of Yavapai- 
[H. R. 3337] 
Apache Indians, and for other purposes. 
Indians. 
Be it enacted by the Senate wnd Home of RepreHentatioeti of the 
United^taten 
of Ainenca 'm Congress assembled^ That (a) a suitable 
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site (of not to exceed eighty-five acres) for a village for the Payson munlfy o"Ya°^pai. 
Community of Yavapai-Apache Indians shall be selected in the Tonto Apache Indians, 
N'ational Foiest within Gila County, Arizona, by the leaders of the ^village site, 
community, subject to approval by the Secretary of the Interior and selection. 
the Secretary of Agriculture. The site so selected is hereby declared 
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to be held by the United States in trust as an Indian reservation for 
the use and benefit of the Payson Community of Yavapai-Apache 
Indians. 
(b) Tlie Payson Community of Yavapai-Apache Indians shall be 
Recognition. 
recognized as a tribe of Indians within the purview of the Act of 
June 18, 1934, as amended (25 U.S.C. 461-479, relating to the protec- 
48 stat. 984. 
tion of Indians and conservation of resoiuces), and shall be subject to 
all of the provisions thereof. 
Approved October 6, 1972.