§ 500a. — Acquisition of reindeer and other property.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC500a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER VII--REINDEER INDUSTRY
Sec. 500a. Acquisition of reindeer and other property
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, to
acquire, in the name of the United States, by purchase or other lawful
means, including exercise of the power of eminent domain, for and on
behalf of the Eskimos and other natives of Alaska, reindeer, reindeer-
range equipment, abattoirs, cold-storage plants, warehouses, and other
property, real or personal, the acquisition of which he determines to be
necessary to the effectuation of the purposes of this subchapter. Any
condemnation proceedings undertaken by virtue of the authority granted
in this section shall conform, as nearly as may be, to the procedure
provided for the condemnation of real estate by section 3113 of title
40, or to that provided by sections 3114 to 3116 and 3118 of title 40:
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to consolidate native-owned herds of reindeer with herds
owned by others than natives prior to the purchase or acquisition of
such herds of others than natives.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 897, Sec. 2, 50 Stat. 900.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 250a of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
``Section 3113 of title 40'' substituted in text for ``the Act of
August 1, 1888 (Chapter 728)'' and ``sections 3114 to 3116 and 3118 of
title 40'' substituted in text for ``the Act of February 26, 1931
(Chapter 307)'' on authority of Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug. 21,
2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40,
Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
