§ 677. — Purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC677]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXVIII--UTE INDIANS OF UTAH: DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS BETWEEN
MIXED-BLOOD AND FULL-BLOOD MEMBERS; TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION
OVER PROPERTY OF MIXED-BLOOD MEMBERS
Sec. 677. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the partition and
distribution of the assets of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and
Ouray Reservation in Utah between the mixed-blood and full-blood members
thereof; for the termination of Federal supervision over the trust, and
restricted property, of the mixed-blood members of said tribe; and for a
development program for the full-blood members thereof, to assist them
in preparing for termination of Federal supervision over their property.
(Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1009, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 868.)
Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
Section 29 of act Aug. 27, 1954, provided that: ``All Acts or parts
of Acts, inconsistent with this Act [this subchapter] are hereby
repealed insofar as they affect the tribe or its members.''
Separability
Section 30 of act Aug. 27, 1954, provided that: ``If any provision
of this Act [this subchapter], or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall
not be affected thereby.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 676b of this title.
