Designation of tribes

Source Credit

(a) Description of lands
The lands, declared by section 5501(a) of this title to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Indian tribes named in this section, are generally described as follows:
(b) Publication in Federal Register of boundaries, etc.; estimation of acreages
The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be published in the Federal Register the boundaries and descriptions of the lands conveyed by this chapter. The acreages set out in the preceding subsection are estimates and shall not be construed as expanding or limiting the grant of the United States as defined in section 5501 of this title.

History

(Pub. L. 94–114, §2, Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 578; Pub. L. 97–434, §1(b), Jan. 8, 1983, 96 Stat. 2280.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 459a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–434 substituted "section 5501(a) of this title" for "section 5501 of this title".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–434 effective Jan. 8, 1983, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 97–434, set out as a note under section 5501 of this title.