Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 612


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 612. Establishment of trust fund for each tribe; transfer of funds; interest; crediting of revenues, receipts, and proceeds of judgments

      The Secretary of the Treasury, upon request of the Secretary of
    the Interior, is authorized and directed to establish a trust fund
    account for each tribe and shall make such transfer of funds on the
    books of his department as may be necessary to effect the purpose
    of section 611 of this title: Provided, That interest shall accrue
    on the principal fund only, at the rate of 4 per centum per annum,
    and shall be credited to the interest trust fund accounts
    established by this section: Provided further, That all future
    revenues and receipts derived from the Wind River Reservation under
    any and all laws, and the proceeds from any judgment for money
    against the United States hereafter paid jointly to the Shoshone
    and Arapahoe Tribes of the Wind River Reservation, shall be divided
    in accordance with section 611 of this title and credited to the
    principal trust fund accounts established herein; and the proceeds
    from any judgment for money against the United States hereafter
    paid to either of the tribes singly shall be credited to the
    appropriate principal trust fund account.



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