§ 608a. — Sale of tribal trust lands, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC608a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XVII--YAKIMA TRIBES
Sec. 608a. Sale of tribal trust lands, etc.
(a) Title subsequent to sale
Title to tribal trust lands, interests, improvements, or rights sold
by the Secretary to individual members of the Yakima Tribes or exchanged
by the Secretary for lands held under trust patent or other restrictions
against alienation by individual members of the tribes and other Indians
or for lands in heirship status shall be held by the United States in
trust for the individual Indian or Indians concerned.
(b) Credit of proceeds to tribal funds
Sums derived from the sale of tribal trust lands interests,
improvements, and rights shall be credited to the tribal funds of the
Yakima Tribes.
(July 28, 1955, ch. 423, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 393; Pub. L. 88-540, Sec. 2,
Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 748.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of act Aug. 9, 1946, ch. 933, 60
Stat. 968, which comprises this subchapter.
Amendments
1964--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-540 struck out provisions that title
to lands, interests, improvements, or rights acquired under section 608
of this title by the Secretary for the Yakima Tribes through purchase or
exchange shall be held by the United States in trust for the Yakima
Tribes.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 465, 608, 608b, 608c of this
title.
