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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 574. Consolidation of lands
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to
establish land-use districts within the diminished and ceded
portions of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming, and, under
such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to effect the
consolidation of Indian and privately owned lands within said
districts through exchange, relinquishment, donation, assignment,
or purchase of lands or interests therein, including water rights
or surface rights to lands, improvements thereon and improvements
on undisposed-of ceded lands, to the end that the respective Indian
and non-Indian land holdings may be consolidated for more
beneficial use. Exchanges of lands hereunder shall be made on the
basis of equal value, and the value of improvements on lands to be
relinquished to the Indians or by Indians, to non-Indians shall be
given due consideration, and allowance made therefor in the
valuation of lieu lands. This section shall apply to tribal land,
and trust or otherwise restricted Indian allotments, whether the
allottees be living or deceased. In all transactions involving
tribal Indian land, the consent of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes
shall first be obtained. Title to all lands or interests therein
acquired by the Government through exchange of tribal land shall be
taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Shoshone
and Arapaho Tribes of Indians of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming. Title to lands exchanged for individual Indian allotments,
or purchased for individual Indians with restricted funds shall be
taken by the United States in trust for the individual Indian
allottee or heir. The right herein granted individual Indians to
acquire lands by purchase with restricted funds or by exchange
shall not extend to lands on the ceded or opened portion of the
reservation.
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