Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 1072


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1072. Per capita distribution; limitation of $950 per share

      The funds deposited to the credit of the Confederated Tribes of
    the Colville Reservation to pay a judgment arising out of
    proceedings before the Indian Claims Commission in docket numbered
    178 and the funds appropriated by the Act of July 6, 1970 (84 Stat.
    376), to pay a judgment in favor of the Confederated Tribes of the
    Colville Reservation, and others, in Indian Claims Commission
    docket numbered 179, and apportioned to the Confederated Tribes
    under the Act of April 24, 1961 (75 Stat. 45), and interest
    thereon, after payment of attorney fees and other litigation
    expenses, shall be distributed on a per capita basis, each share
    amounting to not more than $950, to the extent such funds are
    available, to each person born on or prior to and living on March
    9, 1972, who meets the requirements for membership in the
    Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The remaining
    balance of such funds, and the interest thereon, shall be combined
    and distributed with any other tribal funds that may hereafter
    become available for per capita distribution.



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