§ 668. — Sale of lands held by the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC668]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXVI--SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE OF COLORADO
Sec. 668. Sale of lands held by the United States
Subject to the provisions of the Southern Ute Indian tribal
constitution and the ordinances and resolutions adopted thereunder, any
lands that are held by the United States in trust for the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe or that are subject to a restriction against alienation or
taxation imposed by the United States, and that are not needed for
Indian use, may be sold by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, with the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, and such sales shall
terminate the Federal trust or restrictions against alienation or
taxation of the lands, except that the trust or restricted status of
said lands may be retained, upon approval of the Secretary of the
Interior, in any sale to a member of the tribe.
(Pub. L. 92-312, Sec. 1, June 14, 1972, 86 Stat. 216.)
Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado; Confirmation of Reservation
Boundaries
Pub. L. 98-290, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 201, provided that:
``congressional purpose
``Section 1. The purposes of this Act are--
``(1) to resolve uncertainty over the boundaries of the Southern
Ute Indian Reservation and the status of unrestricted land on such
reservation, and
``(2) to avoid long and costly litigation over issues dependent
on reservation or Indian country status.
``indian trust land defined
``Sec. 2. For purposes of this Act, the term `Indian trust land'
means any land within the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian
Reservation which--
``(1) is held by the United States in trust for the benefit of
the Southern Ute Indian Tribe or individual Indians, or
``(2) is owned by the United States and reserved for use or
actually used in the administration of Indian affairs.
Any right-of-way bounded on both sides by Indian trust land shall be
Indian trust land. Any other right-of-way shall not be Indian trust
land.
``boundaries of the southern ute indian reservation defined
``Sec. 3. The Southern Ute Indian Reservation in the State of
Colorado is declared to have the following boundaries:
``(1) Bounded on the north by the southern boundary of the
lands--
``(A) ceded to the United States by certain bands of Ute
Indians under the Articles of Convention entered into on
September 13, 1873, and ratified by the Act approved April 29,
1874 (18 Stat. 36), and
``(B) described in article I of such Articles of Convention.
``(2) Bounded on the south by the boundary line between the
States of Colorado and New Mexico as described in article II of the
treaty between the United States and the Ute Indians concluded March
2, 1868, and proclaimed November 6, 1868 (15 Stat. 619).
``(3) Bounded on the west by the eastern boundary of the Ute
Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.
``(4) Bounded on the east by the southernmost 15 miles of the
eastern boundary of the lands reserved to the Ute Indians by article
II of the treaty between the United States and the Ute Indians
concluded March 2, 1868, and proclaimed November 6, 1868 (15 Stat.
619), except that the lands east of such boundary in township 32
north, range 1 west, New Mexico principal meridian, that are held by
the United States in trust for the benefit of the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe are part of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.
``jurisdiction over reservation
``Sec. 4. (a) Such territorial jurisdiction as the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe has over persons other than Indians and the property of
such persons shall be limited to Indian trust lands within the
reservation.
``(b) Any person who is not an Indian and the property of any such
person shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under
section 1152 of title 18, United States Code, only on Indian trust land.
``(c) Any law of the United States related to the sale, possession,
introduction, or manufacture of alcoholic beverages or to trading with
Indians within Indian country, or within the Indian reservation, shall
apply, with respect to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, only on
Indian trust land.
``jurisdiction over incorporated municipalities within the reservation
``Sec. 5. The State of Colorado shall exercise criminal and civil
jurisdiction within the boundaries of the town of Ignacio, Colorado, and
any other municipality which may be incorporated under the laws of
Colorado within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, as if such State
had assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1953 (67
Stat. 588), as amended by the Act of April 11, 1968 (82 Stat. 79) [see
28 U.S.C. 1360 note].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 670 of this title.
