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Sale of retained lands to Secretary of Agriculture.

16 USC 48-563, passim. Wildlife Refuge.

16 USC 718d. Appropriation.

Homesltes.

Tax exemption. 25 USC 564c.

25 USC 564e. Penalty. 25 USC 564d.

PUBLIC LAW 85-731-AUG. 23, 1958

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section (b) or (d) of this section shall be subject to sale without limitation on use in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this Act. "(e) If at any time any of the tribal lands that comprise the Klamath Indian Forest and that are retained by the tribe are offered for sale other than to members of the tribe, such lands shall first be offered for sale to the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be given a period of twelve months after the date of each such offer within which to purchase such lands. No such lands shall be sold at a price below the price at which they have been offered for sale to the Secretary of Agriculture, and if such lands are reoffered for sale they shall first be reoffered to the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to purchase such lands subject to such terms and conditions as to the use thereof as he may deem appropriate, and any lands so acquired shall thereupon become national forest lands subject to the laws that are applicable to lands acquired pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended. " (f) The lands that comprise the Klamath Marsh shall be a part of the property selected for sale pursuant to subsection 5 (a)(3) of this Act to pay members who withdraw from the tribe. Title to such lands is hereby taken in the name of the United States, effective April 1, 1961. Such lands are designated as the Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge, which shall be administered in accordance with the law applicable to areas acquired pursuant to section 4 of the Act of March 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 451), as amended or supplemented. Compensation for said taking shall be the realization value of the lands determined in accordance with subsection yC) of this section, and shall be paid out of funds in the Treasury of the United States, which are hereby authorized to be appropriated for that purpose. " (g) Any person whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe, and who has since December 31, 1956, continuously resided on any lands taken by the United States by subsections (d) and (f) of this section, shall be entitled to occupy and use as a homesite for his lifetime a reasonable acreage of such lands, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may issue to safeguard the administration of the national forest and as the Secretary of the Interior may issue to safeguard the administration of the Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge. " (h) If title to any of the lands comprising the Klamath Indian Forest is taken by the United States, the administration of any outstanding timber sales contracts thereon entered into by the Secretary of the Interior as trustee for the Klamath Indians shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. " (i) All sales of tribal lands pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or pursuant to section 5 of this Act on which roads are located shall be made subject to the right of the United States and its assigns to maintain and use such roads." SEC. 2. Section 4 of the Act of August 13, 1954, is amended by adding thereto a new sentence reading thus: "Property which this section makes subject to inheritance or bequest and which is inherited or bequeathed after August 13, 1954, and prior to the transfer of title to tribal property as provided in section 6 of this Act shall not be subject to State or Federal inheritance, estate, legacy, or succession taxes." SEC. 3. No funds distributed pursuant to section 5 of the Act of August 13, 1954, as amended, to members who withdraw from the tribe shall be paid to any person as compensation for services pertaining to the enactment of said Act or amendments thereto and any

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