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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 576. JUNE 18, 1934. 985 That patentee shall also pay into the Treasury of the United States crasocinata pay, dam- to the credit of the Papago Tribe damages for the loss of improve- ages, for lo ss of im- ments not heretofore paid in such a sum as may be determined by pr ovements. the Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed the cost thereof ; the payment of $1 .00 per acre for surface use to be refunded to quu fu nd, if not ac- patentee in the event that patent is not acquired. Nothing herein contained shall restrict the granting or use of per- mits for easements or rights-of-way ; or ingress or egress over the no tr estri cted ay, etc .. lands for all proper and lawful purposes ; and nothing contained herein, except as expressly provided, shall be construed as authority for the Secretary of the Interior, or any other person, to issue or promulgate a rule or regulation in conflict with the Executive order of February 1, 1917, creating the Papago Indian Reservation in Ari- Vol. 46, p. 1202 zona or the Act of February 21, 1931 (46 Stat . 1202). Sec. 4 . Except as herein provided, no sale, devise, gift, exchange No transfers of re- stricted Indian lands, or other transfer of restricted Indian lands or of shares in the assets etc. ; exception. of any India n tribe or co rporation org anized hereund er, shall be made or approved : Provided, however, That such lands or interests Landsmay descend may, with the approval of the Secretary of the interior, be sold, only toIndia- o tribe or devised, or otherwise transferred to the Indian tribe in which the lands or shares are located or from which the shares were derived or to a successor corporation ; and in all instances such lands or ingo applicable law`,. interests shall descend or be devised, in accordance with the then existing laws of the State, or Federal l aws where appl icable, in which said lands are located or in which the subject matter of the corporation is located, to any member of such tribe or of such cor- poration or any heirs of such member : Provided further, That the voluntary exchanges for proper consolida- Secretary of the Interior may authorize voluntary exchanges of tions. lands of equal value and the voluntary exchange of shares of equal value whenever such exchange, in his judgment, is expedient and beneficial for or compatible with the proper consolidation of Indian lands and for the benefit of cooperative organizations. SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his rimeuisitiass, fo for r pro- di ng to acquir e thro ugh pu rchas e, rel inquis hment, gift , dians. exchange, or assignment, any interest in lands, water rights or sur- face rights to lands, within or without existing reservations, includ- ing trust or otherwise restricted allotments whether the allottee be living or deceased, for the purpose of providing land for Indians. Appropriati on au- For the acquisition of such lands, interests in lands, water rights, thorized. and surface rights, and for expenses incident to such acquisition, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to exceed $2,000,000 in any one fiscal year : Provided, That no part of such Not io be used out- funds shall be used to acquire additional land outside of the exterior side boundary lines of boundaries of Navajo Indian Reservation for the Navajo Indians in Navajo reservation. Arizon a and New Me xico, in th e even t that the proposed Navajo boundary exten sion measures now pending in Congress an d embodied Ante, p. sso. i n the bills (S . 2499 and H .R . 8927) to define the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona, and for other purposes, and the bills (S . 2531 and H .R . 8982) to define the exterior bounda- ries of the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico and for other purposes, or similar legislation, become law ., The u nexpended bal ances of any a ppropriations made pursuan t to unt illexpended available this section shall remain available until expended. Title vested in Title to any lands or rights acquired pursuant to this Act shall be United states in trust taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Indian tribe taxation Lands . fr om. or individual Indian for which the land is acquired, and such lands or rights shall be exempt from State and local taxation.