§ 983b. — Restoration of rights.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC983b]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XLVI-A--PONCA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA: RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND
PRIVILEGES
Sec. 983b. Restoration of rights
(a) Rights abrogated or diminished
All rights and privileges of the Tribe which may have been abrogated
or diminished before October 31, 1990, by reason of any provision of
Public Law 87-629 [25 U.S.C. 971 et seq.] are hereby restored and such
law shall no longer apply with respect to the Tribe or the members.
(b) Rights existing prior to restoration
Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to diminish any rights
or privileges of the Tribe, or of the members, that exist prior to
October 31, 1990.
(c) Acceptance by Secretary of real property transferred for benefit of
Tribe; exemption from taxation
The Secretary shall accept not more than 1,500 acres of any real
property located in Knox or Boyd Counties, Nebraska, that is transferred
to the Secretary for the benefit of the Tribe. Such real property shall
be accepted by the Secretary (subject to any rights, liens, or taxes
that exist prior to the date of such transfer) in the name of the United
States in trust for the benefit of the Tribe and shall be exempt from
all taxes imposed by the Federal Government or any State or local
government after such transfer. The Secretary may accept any additional
acreage in Knox or Boyd Counties pursuant to his authority under the Act
of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(d) Effect on existing rights and obligations
Except as otherwise specifically provided in any other provision of
this subchapter, nothing in this subchapter may be construed as altering
or affecting--
(1) any rights or obligations with respect to property,
(2) any rights or obligations under any contract,
(3) any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights
of the Tribe or the members, or
(4) any obligation to pay a tax levied before October 31, 1990.
(e) Reservation status
Reservation status shall not be granted any land acquired by or for
the Tribe.
(Pub. L. 101-484, Sec. 4, Oct. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1167.)
References in Text
Public Law 87-629, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87-629,
Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 429, which is classified generally to subchapter
XLVI (Sec. 971 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in subsec. (c), 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.
