An Act approving a compromise and settlement agreement of the Navajo Tribe of Indians and authorizing the tribe to execute and the Secretary of the Interior to approve any oil and gas leases entered into pursuant to the agreement.
PL 88-182 (S.912), enacted 11/20/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-182-NOV. 20, 1963 
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southerly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Rock Island, and 
Pacific Railroad; thence" southeasterly along said westerly line 
of Orange Street extended to a point 265 feet from the south-
easterly comer of block 16 of said original town of Muscatine; 
thence northeasterly to a point on the extension of the easterly 
line of said Orange Street, 265 feet from the southwesterly corner 
of block 17; then continuing southeasterly along said easterly 
line of said Orange Street extended a distance of 450 feet, more 
or less, to the proposed harbor line as set forth on plate 1 of House 
Document Numbered 738, Eightieth (^ongress, at the city of 
Muscatine, Iowa; thence northeasterly and upstream along said 
proposed harbor line to a point on the extension of the north-
easterly line of lot 3, block 19, of the original town of Muscatine, 
Iowa; thence northwesterly along said line to the southerly right-
of-way line of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad; 
thence southwesterly along said right-of-way line to the point 
of beginning; containing 10 acres, more or less. 
Approved November 19, 1963. 
Public Law 88-182 
A N A C T 
November 20, 1963 
Approving a compromise and settlement agreement of the Navajo Tribe of 
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Indians and auttiorizing the tribe to execute and the Secretary of the Interior 
to approve any oil and gas leases entered into pursuant to the agreement. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the agreement 
Indians. 
entered into by the Navajo Indian Tribe, Shell Oil Company (a corpo- ^^^^J° '^''^^^' 
ration), and Humble Oil & Refining Company (a corporation), dated leases. ^^^ 
May 1, 1959, as amended by subsequent agreements dated September 
14, 1960, November 7, 1962, and January 7, 1963, respectively, and on 
file with the Secretary of the Interior, is hereby approved, such agree-
ment having been entered into for the purpose of compromising and 
settling, among such tribe and corporations, certain matters arising 
out of disputed title claims between the Navajo Indian Tribe and the 
State of Utah to the oil and gas rights in section 16, township 40 south, 
range 24 east. Salt Lake meridian, and in section 16, township 40 south, 
range 26 east, Salt Lake meridian, both in San Juan County, Utah. 
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Navajo 
Tribe of Indians is hereby authorized to lease, in accordance with the 
undertakings of such tribe in the aforementioned agreement, as 
amended, any interests which it might have or hereafter acquire in 
those lands described in the first section of this Act, and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall approve any lease so made. 
SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act is intended or shall be construed as a find-
ing, interpretation, or construction by the Congress of the validity or 
invalidity of the respective claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe and the 
State of Utah to the lands described in the first section of this Act, 
and the determination of such conflicting claims shall be unaffected 
by anything in this Act. 
Approved November 20, 1963. 
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