A bill to declare that certain mineral interests are held by the United States in trust for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Mont..
PL 93-285 (H.R.5525), enacted 05/21/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-285-MAY 21, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
May 21, 1974 
[H. R. 5525] 
Public Law 93-285 
AN ACT 
To declare that certain mineral interests are held by the United States in trust 
for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana. 
Indians. 
Chippewa Cree 
Tribe of the 
Rocky Boy's 
Reservation, 
Mont. 
Mineral rights 
held in trust. 
30 u s e 181 
note. 
25 u s e 396a. 
Leases, royal-
ties. 
Deposits. 
Mineral lease 
applications, 
rejections. 
Be it emacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America i7i Congress assembled, That all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in minerals, including coal, oil, and 
gas, underlying lands held in trust by the United States for the Chip-
pewa and Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation and lands 
located within the legal subdivision described in the Act of March 28, 
1939 (53 Stat. 552), are hereby declared to be held by the United 
States in trust for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Res-
ervation, Montana: Provided, That all existing mineral leases, includ-
ing oil and gas leases which may have been issued or approved by the 
Secretary of the Interior, or his authorized representative, pursuant 
to the Mineral Leasing Act of Februarv 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 443), as 
amended, or the Act of May 11,1938 (52 Stat. 347), prior to the effec-
tive date of this Act, shall remain in force and effect in accordance 
with the provisions thereof. 
SKC. 2. All bonuses, rents, and royalties received by the Secretary of 
the Interior, or his authorized representative, from leases of lands 
identified in section 1 that were issued or approved by him and are 
now held in special deposits, and all such proceeds received from and 
after the effective date of this Act shall be deposited to the credit of 
the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation for such 
beneficial programs as may be determined by the Tribal Council of the 
Chippewa Cree Tribe. 
SEC. 3. All applications for mineral leases, including oil and gas 
leases, pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25,1920, cov-
ering any of the minerals referred to in section 1 hereof shall be 
rejected and the advance rental payments returned to the applicants. 
SEC. 4. This Act shall have no application to the north half north-
west quarter, southeast quarter northwest quarter, northeast quarter 
southwest quarter, southeast quarter southeast quarter, section 21; the 
southwest quarter southwest quarter, section 22; and the northwest 
quarter northeast quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter, sec-
tion 27 of township 29 north, range 14 east, and the north half south-
west quarter, section 23 of township 30 north, range 15 east, M.M.; 
which lands have heretofore been patented to the State of Montana 
without reservation of minerals. 
Approved May 21, 1974. 
Mav 21, 1974 
[H. R.5035] 
Public Law 93-286 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 90-335 (82 Stat. 174) relating to the purchase, sale, and 
exchange of certain lands on the Spokane Indian Reservation. 
Spokane Indian 
Reservation, 
Wash. 
Nontaxable 
trust lands. 
25 u s e 487. 
Be it en/icted by ths Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (c) 
of the Act of June 10, 1968 (82 Stat. 174) is amended by deleting the 
proviso so that said subsection will read as follows: 
"(c) Title to lands, or any interests therein, acquired pursuant to 
this Act for the Spokane Tribe or individual enrolled members thereof, 
shall be taken in the name of the United States of America in trust for 
the tribe or individual Indian, and shall be nontaxable as other tribal 
and allotted Indian trust lands of the Spokane Reservation." 
Approved May 21, 1974.