An Act to provide for the dedication of certain streets on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation and to convey title to certain platted streets, alleys, and strips of land
PL 90-64 (H.R.3631), enacted 08/11/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-63-AUG. 11, 1967 
[81 STAT. 
August 11, 1967 
[H. R. 2532] 
Public Law 90-63 
AN ACT 
To provide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay a judgment in 
favor of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma in docket numbered 303 of the Indian 
Claims Commission, and for other purposes. 
Ottawa Tribe of 
Oklahoma. 
Judgment funds. 
79 Stat. 81. 
25 u s e 841-853. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Re'presentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the unexpended 
balance of funds on deposit in the United States Treasury to the credit 
of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma that were appropriated by the Act 
of April 30, 1965, to pay a judgment of the Indian Claims Commis-
sion in docket numbered 303, and the interest thereon, after deduction 
of litigation expenses and estimated costs of distribution, shall be dis-
tributed per capita to all persons whose names appear on the final roll 
of the Ottawa Tribe prepared pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 
(70 Stat. 963). 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall distribute a share pay-
able to a living enrollee directly to such enrollee, or in such manner as 
is deemed by the Secretary to be in the enrollee's best interest. The 
Secretary shall distribute the per capita share of a deceased enrollee 
to his heirs or legatees upon proof of death and inheritance satisfac-
tory to the Secretary whose findings upon such proof shall be final and 
conclusive. Sums payable to enrollees or their heirs or legatees who are 
less than twenty-one years of age or who are under a legal disability 
shall be paid to the persons whom the Secretary determines will best 
protect their interests. Any per capita shares unclaimed for a period 
of two years from the date of the administrative directive to make the 
payment shall be turned over to the Ottawa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, 
incorporated under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, to be used 
for purposes set forth in its articles of incorporation, filed July 14, 
1959. In the event that the sum of money reserved by the Secretary 
to pay the costs of distributing the individual shares exceeds the 
amount actually necessary to accomplish this purpose, such funds shall 
remain to the credit of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma until all claims 
filed against the United States bj^ the tribe have been settled and the 
last judgment distributed per capita, at which time any sums remain-
ing shall be turned over to the Ottawa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. 
SEC. 3. The funds distributed under the provisions of this Act shall 
not be subject to Federal or State income taxes. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations 
to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved August 11, 1967. 
August 11, 1967 
[H. R. 3631] 
Public Law 90-64 
AN ACT 
To provide for the dedication of certain streets on the Agua CaUente Indian 
Reservation and to convey title to certain platted streets, alleys, and strips 
of land. 
Agua Caliente 
Indian Reserva-
tion. 
Street dedica-
tions; title con-
veyances. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That w^ithin one year 
from the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Interior, 
with the consent of the majority of the eligible voting members of the 
Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians, may dedicate to the public 
for street purposes, subject to prior existing rights and adverse claims, 
any of the streets, alleys, or strips of land in the west half of section 
81 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-66-AUG. 19, 1967 
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14, township 4 south,'range 4 east, San Bernardino meridian, city of 
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, that are shown on the 
United States Department of the Interior official plats of survey ac-
cepted September 7,1927, June 27,1956, May 27,1958, and March 11, 
1960. 
SEC. 2. All of the right, title, and interest of the United States 
and the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians from the centerline 
of any of said streets, alleys, and strips of land which has not been 
dedicated and formally accepted by the city of Palm Springs within 
one year from the date of enactment of this Act shall on that date, sub-
ject to prior existing rights and adverse claims, vest in the owner or 
owners of the closest adjoining or abutting tract or parcel of land in 
said section 14 and thereupon become a part of said adjoining or 
abutting tract or parcel of land. Title to land passing under this section 
shall acquire the same status as the title to the adjoining or abutting 
property of which it becomes a part. 
SEC. 3. Patents or deeds to lands in the west half of said section 
14 issued one year or more after the date of enactment of this Act shall 
convey title to the streets, alleys, or strips of land which become a part 
thereof pursuant to section 2 of this Act unless the streets, alleys, or 
strips of land are expressly excluded from the conveyance. 
Approved August 11, 1967. 
Public Law 90-65 
AN ACT 
August 19, 1967 
To amend the Act of September 26, 1950, authorizing the Sacramento Valley 
[H.R. 743] 
irrigation canals, Central Valley project, California, in order to increase the 
capacity of certain project features for future irrigation of additional lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the 
cent^rai vaiiey 
Act entitled "An Act to authorize Sacramento Valley irrigation canals, '''irrigation 
Central Valley project, California," approved September 26, 1950 canais, capacity 
(64 Stat. 1036) is amended by adding to the first paragraph of that 
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section the following: "Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to provide suffi-
cient extra capacity and elevation in the Tehama-Colusa Canal to 
enable future water service to Yolo, Solano, Lake, and Napa Counties 
for irrigation and other purposes, and to treat the cost of providing 
such extra capacity as a deferred obligation. The deferred obligation 
is to be paid under arrangements to be made at such time as the works 
to serve the additional areas may be authorized as an extension of the 
Central Valley project. In the event such works are not authorized, the 
deferred obligation is to be paid from other revenues of the Central 
Valley project. 
Approved August 19, 1967. 
increase. 
Public Law 90-66 
AN ACT 
August 19, 1967 
To amend section 810 of the Housing Act of 19(>4 to extend for three years the 
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fellowship program authorized by such section. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 810 of 
the Housing Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "three-year 
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period" and inserting in lieu thereof "six-year period". 
Approved August 19, 1967.