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16 U.S.C. §§ 833l–833p

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§833l. Acquisition of Indian lands

16 U.S.C. § 833l

In aid of the construction of the Fort Peck project, there is granted to the United States, subject to the provisions of sections 833l to 833p of this title, such right, title, and interest of the Indians as may be required in and to such tribal and allotted lands as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior from time to time for the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines and other works of the project or for the relocation or reconstruction of properties made necessary by the construction of the project.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 199, § 1, 60 Stat. 118.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1938, which comprises this chapter.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§833m. Determination of compensation for acquisition of Indian lands; funds payable from; disposition of moneys

16 U.S.C. § 833m

As lands or interests in lands are designated from time to time under sections 833l to 833p of this title, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine the amount of money to be paid to the Indians as just and equitable compensation therefor. The amounts due the tribe and the individual allottees or their heirs or devisees shall be paid from funds now or hereafter made available to the Department of the Interior for the Fort Peck project to the superintendent of the appropriate Indian agency, or such other officer as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, for credit on the books of such agency to the accounts of the tribe and the individuals concerned.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 199, § 2, 60 Stat. 118.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1938, which comprises this chapter.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§833n. Use of deposits by allottees; nontaxability of lands

16 U.S.C. § 833n

Funds deposited to the credit of allottees, their heirs, or devisees may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the acquisition of other lands and improvements, or the relocation of existing improvements or construction of new improvements on the lands so acquired for the allottees or heirs whose lands and improvements are acquired under the provisions of sections 833l to 833p of this title. Lands so acquired shall be held in the same status as those from which the funds were derived, and shall be nontaxable until otherwise provided by Congress.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 199, § 3, 60 Stat. 118.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1938, which comprises this chapter.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§833o. Authority of Secretary of the Interior for acquisition of Indian land

16 U.S.C. § 833o

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to prescribe such regulations as he may deem appropriate to carry out the provisions of sections 833l to 833p of this title.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 199, § 4, 60 Stat. 118.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1938, which comprises this chapter.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§833p. Reversion of title

16 U.S.C. § 833p

All designations of Indian lands pursuant to sections 833l to 833p of this title shall be made subject to the condition that in the event any such lands shall no longer be required for the purposes for which they were designated, then the right, title, or interest so acquired in lands so designated shall revert to the United States in trust for the Fort Peck Indian Tribes.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Apr. 23, 1946, ch. 199, § 5, 60 Stat. 118.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1938, which comprises this chapter.