§ 723. — Termination of Federal powers over tribe.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC723]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXXI--ALABAMA AND COUSHATTA INDIANS OF TEXAS: TERMINATION OF
FEDERAL SUPERVISION
Sec. 723. Termination of Federal powers over tribe
Effective on the date of the proclamation provided for in section
722 of this title, all powers of the Secretary of the Interior or any
other officer of the United States to take, review, or approve any
action under the constitution and bylaws of the Alabama and Coushatta
Tribes of Texas approved on August 19, 1938, pursuant to the Act of June
18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) [25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.], are terminated. Any
powers conferred upon the tribe by its constitution and bylaws that are
inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter are terminated. Such
termination shall not affect the power of the tribe to take any action
under its constitution and bylaws that is consistent with this
subchapter without the participation of the Secretary or other officer
of the United States in such action.
(Aug. 23, 1954, ch. 831, Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 769.)
References in Text
Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in text, 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.
