§ 691. — 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: 25USC691]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXX--WESTERN OREGON INDIANS: TERMINATION OF FEDERAL
SUPERVISION
Sec. 691. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the termination of
Federal supervision over the trust and restricted property of certain
tribes and bands of Indians located in western Oregon and the individual
members thereof, for the disposition of federally owned property
acquired or withdrawn for the administration of the affairs of such
Indians, and for a termination of Federal services furnished such
Indians because of their status as Indians.
(Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 733, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 724.)
Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
Section 19 of act Aug. 13, 1954, provided that: ``All Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent with this Act [this subchapter] are hereby repealed
insofar as they affect a tribe or its members. The Act of June 18, 1934
(48 Stat. 948), as amended by the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378)
[section 461 et seq. of this title], shall not apply to a tribe and its
members after the date of the proclamation provided for in section 13 of
this Act [section 703 of this title].''
Separability
Section 20 of act Aug. 13, 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 [this
subchapter] and the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby.''
Restoration of Federal Supervision
Federal supervision over certain tribes and bands of Indians has
been restored as follows:
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, see section 711
et seq. of this title.
Cow Creek Bank of Umpqua Tribe of Oregon, see section 712 et
seq. of this title.
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, see
section 713 et seq. of this title.
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians,
see section 714 et seq. of this title.
Coquille Indian Tribe of Oregon, see section 715 et seq. of this
title.
