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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 721. Transfer of property to Texas
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the
State of Texas the lands held in trust by the United States for the
tribe of Indians organized and known as the Alabama and Coushatta
Tribes of Texas, located in Polk County, Texas; and such tribe is
authorized to convey to the State of Texas the lands purchased for
and deeded to the Alabama Indians in accordance with an act of the
legislature of the State of Texas approved February 3, 1854,
located in Polk County, Texas. All of the lands so conveyed shall
be held by the State of Texas in trust for the benefit of the
Indians of the Alabama and Coushatta Tribes of Texas, subject to
such conditions regarding management and use as the State of Texas
may prescribe and the disposition of such lands shall be subject to
approval of a majority of the adult members of the Alabama and
Coushatta Tribes of Texas.
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