§608a. Sale of tribal trust lands, etc.

(a) Title subsequent to sale

Title to tribal trust lands, interests, improvements, or rights sold by the Secretary to individual members of the Yakima Tribes or exchanged by the Secretary for lands held under trust patent or other restrictions against alienation by individual members of the tribes and other Indians or for lands in heirship status shall be held by the United States in trust for the individual Indian or Indians concerned.

(b) Credit of proceeds to tribal funds

Sums derived from the sale of tribal trust lands interests, improvements, and rights shall be credited to the tribal funds of the Yakima Tribes.

(July 28, 1955, ch. 423, §2, 69 Stat. 393 ; Pub. L. 88–540, §2, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 748 .)

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act Aug. 9, 1946, ch. 933, 60 Stat. 968 , which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

1964-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88–540 struck out provisions that title to lands, interests, improvements, or rights acquired under section 608 of this title by the Secretary for the Yakima Tribes through purchase or exchange shall be held by the United States in trust for the Yakima Tribes.