An Act pertaining to the inheritance of enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
PL 92-377 (H.R.5721), enacted 08/10/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-377-AUG. 10, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
August 10, 1972 
[H. R. 5721] 
Public Law 92-377 
AN ACT 
Pertaining to the inheritance of enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes 
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. 
Indians. 
Confederated 
Tribes of the Warm 
Springs Reserva-
tion, Oreg. 
Inheritance. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Conc/ress assembled^ 
SECTION 1. (a) A person who is not an enrolled member of the Con-
federated Tribes of the Warm Sprinj^s Reservation of Oregon shall 
not be entitled to receive by devise or inheritance any interest in trust 
or restricted lands within the Warm Springs Reservation or within 
the area ceded by the treaty of June 25, 1855 (12 Stat. Treaties, 37), 
if, while the decedent's estate is pending before the Examiner of 
Inheritance, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reserva-
tion of Oregon pay to the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of such 
person, the fair market value of such interest as determined by the 
Secretary of the Interior after appraisal. The interest for which pay-
ment is made shall be held by the Secretary in trust for the Con-
federated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. 
(b) On request of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs 
Reservation of Oregon the Examiner of Inheritance shall keep an 
estate pending for not less than two years from the date of decedent's 
death. 
(c) When a person who is prohibited by subsection (a) from acquir-
ing any interest by devise or inheritance is a surviving spouse of the 
decedent, a life estate in one-half of the interest acquired by the Con-
federated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon shall, 
on the request of such spouse, be reserved for that spouse and the 
value of such life estate so reserved shall be reflected in the Secre-
tary's appraisal under subsection (a). 
SEC. 2. The provisions of section 1 of this Act shall apply to all 
estatfes pending before the Examiner of Inheritance on the date of this 
Act, and to all future estates, but shall not apply to any estate hereto-
fore closed. 
Approved August 10, 1972. 
August 10, 1972 
[H. R. 1682] 
Public Law 92-378 
AN ACT 
To provide for deferment of construction charges payable by Westlands Water 
District attributable to lands of the Naval Air Station. Lemoore, California, 
included in said district, and for other purjwses. 
Westlands Water 
District, Calif. 
Construction 
charges, defer-
ment. 
43 u s e 391. 
Reassessment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represoitatices 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That construction 
charges payable by the Westlands Water District to the United States 
pursuant to contract number 14—06-200-2020A, dated April 1,1965, or 
as it may be amended, between the l^'nited States and the district 
entered into under the Federal reclamation laws, Act of June 17, 1902 
(32 Stat. 388), attributable, as determined by the Secretary of the 
Interior, to lands of the United States Naval Air Station, Lemoore, 
California, as are included in the Westlands Water District shall be 
deferred except as hereinafter provided, and no assessments shall be 
made on behalf of such charges against such lands until the Federal 
title thereto shall have been extinguished, and such lands become 
subject to assessment, whereupon such deferred charges shall be 
repaid by the Westlands Water District in not more than forty years 
from such date. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-380-AUG. 10, 1972 
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SEC. 2. Lands of the Xaval Air Station, Lemooie, California, irri-
gable through facilities constructed for the Westlands Water District, 
when offered for lease for agricultural or grazing purposes, shall be 
offered competitively on such terms as the Secretary of the Navy, or 
his designee, determines will provide the highest return to the United 
States consistent with sound land management practices. Such leases 
shall provide for payment by the lessees to the Department of the Navy 
of an amount sufficient to provide repayment to the United States of 
construction charges attributable to such lands which would be appli-
cable if such lands were not owned by the Federal Government. The 
proceeds from the leases shall be paid by the Department of the Navy 
to the Department of the Interior and shall be covered into the 
reclamation fund and credited to the construction charges attributable 
to such lands until such construction charges are fully paid. The leases 
shall also be offered, insofar as practicable, in tracts of 160 irrigable 
acres each. Direct charges for w'ater shall be paid by lessees to the 
Westlands Water District and shall be not less than the cost of such 
water service plus the District's operating and maintenance costs of 
delivering water. The leases may contain such provisions as to can-
cellation, use of land, term, and other matters as the Secretary of the 
Navy may determine are necessary to assure that national defense 
purposes are served. 
SEC. 3. No individual lessee shall hold more than one lease, pursuant 
to this Act, at any given time. 
Approved August 10, 1972. 
Leased lands. 
Payments 
credited to out-
standing construc-
tion charges. 
Limitation. 
Public Law 92-379 
AN ACT 
To approve an order of the Secretary of the Interior canceling irrigation charges 
against non-Indian-owned lands under the Modoc Point unit of the Klamath 
Indian irrigation project, Oregon. 
August 10, 1972 
[H. R.489] 
Be it enacted hy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in accordance 
Kiamath Indian 
with the Act of June 22,1936 (49 Stat. 1803; 25 U.S.C. 389-389e), the orl|!"°"'"°'""'' 
order of the Secretary of the Interior dated December 31, 1968, can-
celing $76,302.29 of irrigation assessments and costs and any interest 
and penalties accrued thereon, chargeable against non-Indian-owned 
lands in the Modoc Point unit of the Klamath Indian irrigation 
project is hereby approved. 
Approved August 10, 1972. 
Public Law 92-380 
AN ACT 
To increase the limit on dues for United States membershij) in the International 
(.'riminal Police Organization. 
August 10, 1972 
[H. R.11350] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the Act of 
June 10, 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 263a), is further amended by 
deleting "$28,500'- and inserting in lieu thereof "$80,000". 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay to the 
International Criminal Police Organization the unpaid balance of 
the dues for the calendar years 1970 and 1971. There is authorized to 
be appropriated not to exceed $55,000 t« carry out the provisions of 
this section. 
Approved August 10, 1972. 
International 
Criminal Police 
Organization. 
81 Stat. 517.