§ 1200a. — Preparation of appraisal schedule in determining just compensation for condemnation of Sioux lands for dam purposes; contents; transmittal to tribal representatives.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1200a]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 28--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS
SUBCHAPTER VIII--INDIAN LANDS
Sec. 1200a. Preparation of appraisal schedule in determining
just compensation for condemnation of Sioux lands for dam
purposes; contents; transmittal to tribal representatives
To assist the negotiators in arriving at the amount of just
compensation payable for the property conveyed pursuant to subsection
(a) of section 1199 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, shall cause to be prepared
an appraisal schedule on an individual tract basis of the tribal,
allotted, and assigned lands, including heirship interests therein,
located within the taking area in each reservation. The appraisal
schedule shall show the fair market value of the lands, giving full and
proper weight to the following elements of appraisal, among others:
Improvements, severance damage, standing timber, mineral rights, and the
uses to which the lands are reasonably adapted. The appraisal schedule
shall be transmitted to the representatives of the tribe appointed to
negotiate a contract, and shall be used, together with any other
appraisals which may be available, as a basis for determining the amount
of just compensation to be included in the contract.
(July 6, 1954, ch. 463, Sec. 4, 68 Stat. 453.)
