An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease any unassigned lands on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Ariz., and for other purposes.
PL 84-390 (S.2039), enacted 08/14/1955

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Public Law 390 
CHAPTER 880 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease any unassigned lands on the 
Colorado lUver Indian Reservation, Arizona, and for other purposes. 
August 14, 1955 
[S. 2039] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That for a period of indun'l e°8 er vl-' 
two years after the date of this Act the Secretary of the Interior is tion» 
authorized to lease any unassigned lands on the Colorado River Indian 
Reservation, Arizona, that were set apart by the United States for the 
Indians of the Colorado River and its tributaries, for public, religious, 
educational, recreational, residential, or business purposes, including 
the development or utilization of natural resources in connection with 
operations under such leases, for grazing purposes, and for those farm-
ing purposes which require the making of a substantial investment 
in the improvement of the land for the production of specialized crops 
as determined by said Secretary. All leases so granted shall be for a 
term of not to exceed twenty-five years, excepting leases for grazing 
jDurposes, which shall be for a term of not to exceed ten years. Leases 
Term of leases. 
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for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, or business 
purposes with the consent of both parties may include provisions 
authorizing their renewal for an additional term of not to exceed 
twenty-five years, and all leases and renewals shall be made under such 
terms and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the 
leases^*"* f'°™ 
Interior. 
Income from leases on land in the southern reserve, as 
defined in ordinance numbered 5 of the Colorado Eiver Indian Tribes, 
dated February 3, 1945, shall be segregated from income from leases 
on land in the northern reserve, as defined by such ordinance, and 
from leases on land on the California side of the Colorado River. 
All income received within two years after the date of this Act and 
prior to determination of the beneficial ownership of the lands, from 
leases on land in the northern reserve and land on the California side 
of the Colorado River may be expended by the Secretary for the bene-
fit of the Colorado River Indian Tribes and their members. All income 
received within two years after the date of this Act and prior to deter-
mination of the beneficial ownership of the lands, from leases on land 
in the southern reserve may be expended by the Secretary for the 
development or improvement of any land in the southern reserve. 
All income received more than two years after the date of this act 
shall be held in a special account until the beneficial ownership of 
the land on the reservation has been determined. All income received 
after beneficial ownership has been determined shall be held in trust 
for the beneficial owners of the land from which the income was 
derived and shall be expended as otherwise authorized by law. 
SEC. 2. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as recog-
nizing any ownership in the Colorado River Indian Tribes or any 
other Indians or group of Indians, nor shall this Act be taken as 
creating any inference of liability or as impairing or affecting any of 
the defenses of the United States in any litigation now pending before 
the Court of Claims or the Indian Claims Commission. 
Approved August 14, 1955.