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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 607. Divestment of inheritance of non-members
(a) Procedure
A person who is not an enrolled member of the Yakima Tribes with
one-fourth degree or more blood of such tribes shall not be
entitled to receive by devise or inheritance any interest in trust
or restricted land within the Yakima Reservation or within the area
ceded by the Treaty of June 9, 1855 (12 Stat. 1951), if, while the
decedent's estate is pending before the Examiner of Inheritance,
the Yakima Tribes pay to the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf
of such person, the fair market value of such interest as
determined by the Secretary of the Interior after appraisal. The
interest for which payment is made shall be held by the Secretary
in Trust for the Yakima Tribes.
(b) Time of election
On request of the Yakima Tribes the Examiner of Inheritance shall
keep an estate pending for not less than two years from the date of
decedent's death.
(c) Interest of surviving spouse
When a person who is prohibited by subsection (a) of this section
from acquiring any interest by devise or inheritance is a surviving
spouse of the decedent, a life estate in one-half of the interest
acquired by the Yakima Tribes shall, on the request of such spouse,
be reserved for that spouse and the value of such life estate so
reserved shall be reflected in the Secretary's appraisal under
subsection (a) of this section.
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