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Public Law 776

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PUBLIC LAW 776-SEPT. 3, 1954

CHAPTER 1260

AN ACT To provide for the acquisition of lands by the United States required for the reservoir created by the construction of Oahe Dam on the Missouri River and for rehabilitation of the Indians of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, South Dakota, 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 agreement between the United States of America and the Sioux Indians of Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, Witnesseth, That this agreement when enacted by Congress and when confirmed and accepted in writing by three-quarters of the adult Indians of the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, as shown by the tribal rolls of the said reservation, does hereby convey to the United States all tribal, allotted, assigned, and inherited lands or interests within said Cheyenne River Reservation belonging to the Indians of said reservation, which lands are required by the United States for the reservoir to be created by the construction of the dam across the Missouri River in South Dakota, now known as Oahe Dam, including such lands along the margin of said proposed reservoir as may be required by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, for the construction, protection, development, and use of said reservoir all as described in part II of this agreement, subject, however, to the conditions of this agreement hereinafter set forth: Provided, That the effective date of this Act shall be the date when the Secretary of the Interior shall by proclamation declare that this agreement has been ratified and approved in writing by threequarters of the adult members of said Indians as above defined. SECTION II. The United States agrees to pay, out of funds appropriated for construction of the Oahe project, as just compensation for all lands and improvements and interests therein (except the agency hospital) conveyed pursuant to section I of this Act; and for the bed of the Missouri River so far as it is the eastern boundary of said Cheyenne River Reservation, the sum of $5,384,014; which sum shall be in final and complete settlement of all claims, rights, and demands of said Tribe or allottees or heirs thereof arising out of the construction of the Oahe project, and shall be deposited to the credit of said Tribe in the Treasury of the United States, to draw interest on the principal thereof at the rate of 4 per centum per annum until expended: Provided, That the said Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior shall distribute the sum of $2,250,000 in accordance with the revised appraisal of the Missouri River Basin investigation staff of the Department of the Interior. SECTION III. The United States further agrees to appropriate, and the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to make available from sums so appropriated to be charged against the cost of construction of the Oahe project, further additional appropriations for the special purposes of relocating and reestablishing the Indian cemeteries, tribal monuments and shrines within the taking area for said reservoir described in Part II of this Act as the Tribal Council of said Indian Tribe shall select and designate, which sums shall be expended on the recommendation of the Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. SECTION IV. The United States further agrees to appropriate, and the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to make available from sums so appropriated to be charged against the cost of construction of the Oahe project, further additional appropriations which shall be expended for the relocation and reconstruction of Cheyenne River Agency, relocation and reconstruction of schools.

September 3, 1954 [H. R. 2233]

O a h e D am, S. Dak. Acquisition of lands*

Effective date.

U. S. -Cheyenne River Reservation Indians. Agreement. Payment.

Re l o c a t i o n of cemeteries, etc.

Re l o c a t i o n of schools, hospitals, etc.

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