§ 315j. — Appropriation of moneys received; application of publicland laws to Indian ceded lands; application for mineral title to lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC315j]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 8A--GRAZING LANDS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
Sec. 315j. Appropriation of moneys received; application of
public-land laws to Indian ceded lands; application for mineral
title to lands
When appropriated by Congress, 33\1/3\ per centum of all grazing
fees received from each grazing district on Indian lands ceded to the
United States for disposition under the public-land laws during any
fiscal year shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the
Treasury to the State in which said lands are situated, to be expended
as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of public schools
and public roads of the county or counties in which such grazing lands
are situated. And the remaining 66\2/3\ per centum of all grazing fees
received from such grazing lands shall be deposited to the credit of the
Indians pending final disposition under applicable laws, treaties, or
agreements. The applicable public land laws as to said Indian ceded
lands within a district created under this subchapter shall continue in
operation, except that each and every application for nonmineral title
to said lands in a district created under this subchapter shall be
allowed only if in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior the land
is of the character suited to disposal through the Act under which
application is made and such entry and disposal will not affect
adversely the best public interest, but no settlement or occupation of
such lands shall be permitted until ninety days after allowance of an
application.
(June 28, 1934, ch. 865, Sec. 11, 48 Stat. 1273; Aug. 6, 1947, ch. 507,
Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 791.)
References in Text
The public land laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to this title.
Amendments
1947--Act Aug. 6, 1947, provided that 33\1/3\ per centum of grazing
fees on certain Indian lands be paid to the States and the remaining
66\2/3\ per centum of such fees be credited to the Indians.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 315i, 315m-1, 315m-4, 1751
of this title; title 25 section 672.
