§ 647. — Grant extended to desert lands within part of former Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC647]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 14--GRANTS OF DESERT LANDS TO STATES FOR RECLAMATION
Sec. 647. Grant extended to desert lands within part of former
Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado
The provisions of sections 641, 642 and 643 \1\ of this title are
extended over and shall apply to the desert lands within the limits of
all that portion of the former Ute Indian Reservation, not included in
any national forest, in the State of Colorado, described and embraced in
the Act entitled ``An Act relating to lands in Colorado lately occupied
by the Uncompahgre and White River Ute Indians,'' approved July 28,
1882: Provided, That before a patent shall issue for any of the lands
aforesaid under the terms of the said sections the State of Colorado
shall pay into the Treasury of the United States the sum of $1.25 per
acre for the lands so patented, and the money so paid shall be subject
to the provisions of section 3 of the Act of June 15, 1880, entitled
``An Act to accept and ratify the agreements submitted by the
confederated bands of Ute Indians in Colorado for the sale of their
reservation in said State, and for other purposes, and to make the
necessary appropriation for carrying out same.''
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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No lands shall be included in any tract to be segregated under the
provisions of this section on which the United States Government has
valuable improvements, or which have been reserved for any Indian
schools or farm purposes.
(Feb. 24, 1909, ch. 178, Secs. 1, 2, 35 Stat. 644, 645.)
References in Text
Section 643 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
Act approved July 28, 1882, referred to in text, is act July 28,
1882, ch. 357, 22 Stat. 178, which is not classified to the Code.
Section 3 of the Act of June 15, 1880, referred to in text, is
section 3 of act June 15, 1880, ch. 223, 21 Stat. 199, which is not
classified to the Code.
