An Act to authorize the sale of certain lands of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
PL 88-418 (H.R.2977), enacted 08/11/1964

78 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-418-AUG. 11, 1964 
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Public Law 88-417 
AN ACT 
August 11, 1964 
To repeal the Act ot October 22, 15)1 J) (41 Stat. 298; 48 I'.S.C. :ir,l-:ir,r,, 857-360). 
[H. R. 1892] 
Be it enacted hy the tSenate and HoiiHe of RepreHentatwes of the 
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valid rights and obligations existing on the date ot approval oi this grants. 
Act, the Act of October 22, 1919 (41 Stat. 293; 43 U.S.C. 351-355, Repeal. 
357-360), is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 2. Any valid application for permit under that Act, on file 
with the Secretary of the Interior on the effective date of this Act, 
may be processed in the same manner as if this Act had not been 
enacted. 
Approved August 11, 1964. 
Public Law 88-418 
AN A C T 
To authorize the sale of certain lands of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Houne of RepfeHe^itat'iveH of the 
United States of America in (congress anHemhled^ That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, but subject to the provisions of the 
Cheyenne River Sioux tribal constitution and the ordinances and reso-
lutions adopted thereunder, any of the real property of the Cheyenne 
River Sioux Tribe located outside the boundaries of the Cheyenne 
River Reservation in Stanley, Haakon, Pennington, and Meade (boun-
ties. South Dakota, and any isolated tracts that are located within the 
boundaries of the reservation but outside the boundaries of land con-
solidation areas and are not needed for Indian use, may be sold in 
appropriate units, after competitive bidding, to the highest bidder 
therefor. 
No such sale shall be at a price less than the fair market 
value of such property, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. 
Any such sale shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. All funds derived from the sale of real property authorized 
by the first section of this Act shall be jDlaced by the Secretary of the 
Interior in a special account in the Treasury and shall be used only for 
the purchase of real property within the boundaries of the Cheyenne 
River Reservation. 
Any real property purchased with such funds 
shall be held by the United States in trust for the Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe. 
SEC. 3. Any tribal land that may be sold pursuant to section 1 of 
this Act may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, be 
encumbered by a mortgage or deed of trust, and shall be subject to 
foreclosure or sale pursuant to the terms of such mortgage or deed of 
trust in accordance wnth the law^s of the State in which the land is 
located. 
The United States shall be an indispensable party to any 
such proceeding with the right of removal of the cause to the United 
States district court for the district in which the land is located, follow-
ing the procedure in 28 U.S.C. 1446: Provided, That the United States 
shall have the right to appeal from any order of remand in the case. 
Approved August 11, 1964. 
August 11, 1964 
[H. R. 2977] 
Indians. 
Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe. 
Disposal of 
funds. 
62 Stat. 939.