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PUBLIC LAW 88-533-AUG. 31, 1964

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condemnation proceedings before the United States District Court for the Western District of New York as the estimated just compensation for the acquisition of interests in lands and other property belonging to the Seneca Nation or individual Seneca Indians in connection with the Allegheny Reservoir project, (f) The sums payable under (a) and (c) of this section shall be subject to deduction in accordance with stipulations entered into, or to be entered into, between the United States, the Seneca Nation, and individual S.eiieca Indians if it is judicially determined that title to any lands or improvements to which such compensation relates was not vested at the time of the taking, in whole or in part, in the Seneca Nation or individual Seneca Indians. SEC. 3. (a) The payment authorized by section 2(a) of this Act ^^^'^^""^ °^ ^^^" shall be made directly to the Seneca Nation: Provided, That out of the funds so distributed to the nation a sum not exceeding $611,675 shall be paid to individual Seneca Indians in accordance with a schedule prepared by the Secretary of the Army, after certification by the nation. Said schedule shall reflect the amount agreed upon by the Secretary of the Army and the Seneca Nation, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, as compensation for the interests in lands within the taking area of said individual Seneca Indians. (b) The payment authorized by section 2(b) of this Act shall be made directly to the Seneca Nation: Provided, That if the nation through litigation recovers additional compensation for damages to its sand and gravel resources, the United States shall be entitled to a credit against that supplemental award in the amount paid to the nation under section 2(a) for damages to the surface of the lands on which such sand and gravel are located. (c) The payments authorized by section 2(c) of this Act shall be made directly to individual Seneca Indians in accordance with a schedule of property owners within the taking area prepared by the Secretary of the Army, after certification by the Seneca Nation. Said schedule shall reflect the amount agreed upon by the Secretary of the Army and the nation, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, as compensation for the homes, bams, fences, wells, and other structures and improvements within the taking area of said individual Seneca Indians, (d) The payment authorized by section 2(d) of this Act shall be made directly to the Seneca Nation: Provided, That the nation, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, shall make available from the funds so distributed not to exceed $127,050, to pay the expenses, costs, losses, and damages incurred by individual Seneca Indians as a result of moving themselves and their possessions, including dwellings and other buildings owned by the members of the nation, on account of the acquisition by the United States of interests in land within the Allegany Reservation as set forth in section 1 of this Act. (e) No part of the compensation provided for in section 2 of this Act shall be subject to any prior lien, debt, or claim of any nature whatsoever against the Seneca Nation or the individual Seneca Indians entitled to such compensation, except for the repayment of development loans made to the Seneca Nation, or of housing or resettlement loans made to individual Seneca Indians, by a bank or other recognized lending institution, and also except for delinquent debts owed to the United States by the nation or delinquent debts owed to the United States or the Seneca Nation by the individual Seneca Indian entitled to the compensation: Provided, That such compensation shall not be applied to the payment of individual delinquent debts to the United States unless the Secretary of the

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