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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 592. Withdrawal of tribal funds to reimburse United States; consent of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; disposition of receipts
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw
from the Minnesota Chippewa tribal fund now held in trust in the
Treasury of the United States a sufficient sum to reimburse the
United States for the land and timber thereon, the value of the
land to be calculated at $1.25 per acre, and the value of the
timber to be ascertained by the Secretary of Agriculture after the
same has been examined and appraised under his supervision:
Provided, however, That the transaction contemplated in this
section and section 591 of this title shall be effected only with
the consent of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe expressed through the
body authorized to represent it: And provided further, That all
money received by the United States under the authority of this
subchapter shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States,
and the same is hereby appropriated for the acquisition of forest
land within the Chippewa National Forest under the provisions of
the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (U.S.C., title 16 secs.
513, 519, 521).
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