§ 715a. — Restoration of Federal recognition, rights, and privileges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC715a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXX-E--COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE OF OREGON: RESTORATION OF
FEDERAL SUPERVISION
Sec. 715a. Restoration of Federal recognition, rights, and
privileges
(a) Federal recognition
Notwithstanding any provision of law, Federal recognition is hereby
extended to the Coquille Indian Tribe. Except as otherwise provided
herein, all laws and regulations of general application to Indians or
nations, tribes, or bands of Indians that are not inconsistent with any
specific provision of this subchapter shall be applicable to the Tribe
and its Members.
(b) Restoration of rights and privileges
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, all rights and
privileges of this Tribe and of its Members under any Federal treaty,
Executive order, agreement or statute or under any other authority,
which were diminished or lost under the Act of August 13, 1954 (68 Stat.
724) [25 U.S.C. 691 et seq.], are hereby restored and provisions of said
Act shall be inapplicable to the Tribe and its Members after June 28,
1989.
(c) Federal services and benefits
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and without regard to the
existence of a reservation, the Tribe and its Members shall be eligible,
on and after June 28, 1989, for all Federal services and benefits
furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes or their members. In the
case of Federal services available to members of federally recognized
tribes residing on a reservation, Members of the Tribe in the Tribe's
service area shall be deemed to be residing on a reservation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tribe shall be
considered an Indian tribe for the purpose of the Indian Tribal
Government Tax Status Act (26 U.S.C. 7871).
(d) Hunting, fishing, trapping, and water rights
Nothing in this subchapter shall expand, reduce, or affect in any
manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water right of the
Tribe and its Members.
(e) Indian Reorganization Act applicability
The Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended [25 U.S.C. 461
et seq.], shall be applicable to the Tribe and its Members.
(f) Certain rights not altered
Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, nothing in this
subchapter shall alter any property right or obligation, any contractual
right or obligation, or any obligation for taxes levied.
(Pub. L. 101-42, Sec. 3, June 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 91.)
References in Text
Act of August 13, 1954, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 13,
1954, ch. 733, 68 Stat. 724, which is classified generally to subchapter
XXX (Sec. 691 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Indian Tribal Government Tax Status Act, referred to in subsec.
(c), probably means the Indian Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act of
1982, title II of Pub. L. 97-473, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2607, as
amended, which is classified principally to subchapter C (Sec. 7871) of
chapter 80 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1983
Amendments note set out under section 1 of Title 26 and Tables.
Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in subsec. (e), popularly known as
the Indian Reorganization Act, is classified generally to subchapter V
(Sec. 461 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 461 of this
title and Tables.
