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 100 STAT. 3184

PUBLIC LAW 99-566—OCT. 27, 1986

Public Law 99-566 99th Congress Oct. 27, 1986 [S. 2750]

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Supplementary Claims Settlement Act of 1986. 25 USC 1724 note. 25 USC 1724 note.

An Act To establish a property tax fund for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in furtherance of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Supplementary Claims Settlement Act of 1986". '''

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DEFINITIONS

SEC. 2. For purposes of this Act— (1) The term "Houlton Band Tax Fund" means the fund established under section 3. (2) The term "Houlton Band trust land" means land or natural resources acquired by the Secretary of the Interior and held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in accordance with section 5(d) of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (25 U.S.C. 1724(d); 94 Stat. 1789). (3) The term "amended Maine Implementing Act" means the Maine Implementing Act (defined in section 3(e) of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (25 U.S.C. 1722(e); 94 Stat. 1787)) as amended by— (A) the "Act to amend the Maine Implementing Act with respect to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians", enacted by the State of Maine in chapter 675 of the Public Laws of 1981, and (B) the State of Maine in chapter 672 of the Public Laws of 1985. (4) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (5) The term "Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians" has the meaning given to such term by section 3(a) of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (25 U.S.C. 1722(a)). HOULTON BAND TAX FUND

25 USC 1724 note.

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SEC. 3. (a) There is hereby established in the United States Treasury a fund to be known as the Houlton Band Tax Fund in which shall be deposited $200,000 in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (b)(1) Income accrued on the land acquisition fund established for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians pursuant to subsections (c) and (d)(1) of section 5 of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (25 U.S.C. 1724; 94 Stat. 1789) shall be transferred to the Houlton Band Tax Fund. No transfer shall be made under this subsection if such transfer would diminish such land acquisition fund to a balance of less than $900,000.

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