An Act concerning payment of debts out of compensation for trust land on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation taken by the United States
PL 86-543 (H.R.6498), enacted 06/29/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-543-JUNE 29, 1960 
[74 ST A T . 
June 29, 1960 
[H. R. 6498] 
Standing 
R o c k ' 
Sioux Indians. 
Public Law 86-543 
AN ACT 
Coneerninjr payment of debts out of comi)ensati(m for trust laud on the Standing 
Rock Sioux Reservation taken by the United States. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^ssembled, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, no part of the compensation for the 
property taken by the Act of September 2,1958 (72 Stat. 1762, Public 
Law 85-915), shall be subject to any lien, debt, or claim of any nature 
whatsoever against the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe or individual 
Indians entitled to the compensation except delinquent debts owed 
by the tribe to the United States: Provided, That upon determination 
by the Secretary of the Interior that no hardship to the individual 
Indian debtor will result from the payment of delinquent debts, such 
compensation shall be subject to delinquent debts which are owing to 
the United States or to the tribe by the individual Indian entitled to 
the compensation for the property taken. 
Approved June 29, 1960. 
June 29, 1960 
[H. R. 6529] 
Public Law 86-544 
AN ACT 
Concerning payment of debts out of compensation for trust land on the Crow 
Creek Sioux Reservation taken by the United States. 
C r o w 
C r e e k 
Sioux Indians. 
72 Stat. 1766. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, no part of the compensation for the prop-
erty taken by the condemnation proceedings referred to in section 1 
of the Act of September 2, 1958, Public Law 85-916, shall be subject 
to any lien, debt, or claim of any nature whatsoever against the Crow 
Creek Sioux Tribe or individual Indians entitled to the compensation, 
except delinquent debts owed by the tribe to the United States: Pro-
vided, That upon determination by the Secretary of the Interior that 
no hardship to the individual Indian debtor will result from the 
payment of the debt, such compensation shall be subject to delinquent 
debts which are owing to the United States or to the tribe by the 
individual Indian entitled to the compensation for the property taken. 
Approved June 29, 1960. 
Public Law 86-545 
June 29, 1960 
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[H. R. 11615] 
To amend section 4 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. 
C o n s er V ation, 
w a t e r s h e d proj-
16USC 1004. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinbled, That paragraph 
(1) of section 4 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
Act (68 Stat. 666), as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
"(1) acquire, or with respect to interests in land to be acquired 
by condemnation provide assurances satisfactory to the Secretary 
that they will acquire, without cost to the Federal Government, 
such land, easements, or rights-of-way as will be needed in 
connection with works of improvement installed with Federal 
assistance;". 
Approved June 29, 1960.