An Act to provide for the immunity from taxation fn the District of Columbia in the case of the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium, and any successor organization thereto
PL 91-494 (H.R.14982), enacted 10/22/1970

84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-495-OCT. 22, 1970 
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tain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rainy River, at or near 
Baudette, Minnesota", approved December 21, 1950 (64 Stat. 1115), 
as revised and reenacted by the Act approved June 16, 1955 (69 Stat. 
159), is hereby amended by deleting that portion of the first sentence 
which reads, "but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from 
the completion thereof" and by deleting the entire second sentence. 
Approved October 22, 1970. 
October 22, 1970 
[H.R. 14982] 
76 Stat. 419. 
Public Law 91-494 
AN ACT 
To provide for the immunity from taxation in the District of Columbia in the 
case of the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium, and any 
successor organization thereto. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act shall 
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apply to the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium, Teiecommunica 
and any successor organization thereto, in which the United States consoruum^tajt 
through its designated entity participates pursuant to the Communica- exemption.' 
tions Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 701 and following). 
SEC. 2. The International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium, 
and any successor organization thereto, its property, income, opera-
tions and other transactions, and the participants therein other than 
the designated United States entity, shall be exempt from all taxes 
imposed by the District of Columbia and shall not be required to obtain 
any license required by the District of Columbia Income and Franchise 
Tax Act of 1947, as the same hereafter may be amended: Provided^ 
however^ That this exemption shall not apply to any property which 
shall not be used for the purposes of said Consortium or successor 
organization, or to any income, operations, or other transactions 
which shall not be related to the purposes of said Consortium or succes-
sor organization. 
SEC. 3. The District of Columbia Council is authorized to promul-
gate regulations to carry out the purpose of this Act. 
SEC. 4. This Act shall be effective with respect to taxable years 
beginning after December 31,1964. 
Approved October 22, 1970. 
61 Stat. 331. 
D.C. Code 47-
1551 note. 
Regulations. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 91-495 
AN ACT 
October 22, 1970 
To authorize each of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma to popularly select 
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their principal officer, and for other purposes. 
Be it eimcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, notwithstand- 
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ing any other provisions of law^, the principal chiefs of the Cherokee, Voma^. °^ °*'^"' 
Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes of Oklahoma and the governor 
Principal chiefs, 
of the Chickasaw Tribe of Oklahoma shall be popularly selected by the ''°^"^^'' ^^^^'^"on. 
respective tribes in accordance with procedures established by the offi-
cially recognized tribal spokesman and or governing entity. Such 
established procedures shall be subject to approval by the Secretary of 
the Interior. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior or his representative is hereby 
authorized to assist, upon request, any of such officially recognized 
tribal spokesman and/or governing entity in the development and 
implementation of such procedures.