§ 592. — Withdrawal of tribal funds to reimburse United States; consent of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; disposition of receipts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC592]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XVI--CHIPPEWA TRIBE OF MINNESOTA
Sec. 592. Withdrawal of tribal funds to reimburse United States;
consent of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; disposition of receipts
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw from
the Minnesota Chippewa tribal fund now held in trust in the Treasury of
the United States a sufficient sum to reimburse the United States for
the land and timber thereon, the value of the land to be calculated at
$1.25 per acre, and the value of the timber to be ascertained by the
Secretary of Agriculture after the same has been examined and appraised
under his supervision: Provided, however, That the transaction
contemplated in this section and section 591 of this title shall be
effected only with the consent of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe expressed
through the body authorized to represent it: And provided further, That
all money received by the United States under the authority of this
subchapter shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States, and
the same is hereby appropriated for the acquisition of forest land
within the Chippewa National Forest under the provisions of the Act
approved March 1, 1911, as amended (U.S.C., title 16 secs. 513, 519,
521).
(June 8, 1940, ch. 285, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 254.)
References in Text
Act approved March 1, 1911, referred to in text, is act Mar. 1,
1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, as amended, popularly known as the Weeks
Law, which is classified to sections 480, 500, 513 to 519, 521, 552, and
563 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of Title 16
and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 591 of this title.
