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[73 Stat. 603]
PUBLIC LAW 86-000—MMMM. DD, 1959
[73 Stat. 603]

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PUBLIC LAW 86-339-SEPT. 21, 1959

of the sale, regardless of the amount received from the sale. The allotments of allottees who are not living on the date of this Act shall be excluded from the equalization program. All values so determined by the Secretary shall be final and conclusive for the purposes of this Act. (b) In no event shall the following tribal lands be subject to allotment, and they shall henceforth be set apart and designated as tribal reserves for the benefit and use of the band: Cemetery numbered 1, block 235, section 14, township 4 south, range 4 east. Cemetery numbered 2, as now constituted pursuant to secretarial order, comprising approximately two acres. Roman Catholic Church, as now constituted pursuant to secretarial order, comprising approximately two acres. Mineral Springs, lots 3a, 4a, 13, and 14, section 14, township 4 south, range 4 east: Provided, That no distribution to member of the band of the net rents, profits, and other revenues derived from that portion of these lands which is designated as "parcel B " in the supplement dated September 8, 1958, to the lease by and between the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians and Palm Springs Spa dated January 21, 1958, or of the net income derived from the investment of such net rents, profits, and other revenues or from the sale of said lands or of assets purchased with the net rents, profits, and other revenues aforesaid or with the net income from the investment thereof shall be made except to those enrolled members who are entitled to an equalization allotment or to a cash payment in satisfaction thereof under this Act or, in the case of such a member who died after the enactment of this Act, to those entitled to participate in his estate, and any such distribution shall be per capita to living enrolled members and per stirpes to participants in the estate of a deceased member. San Andreas Canyon, west half southeast quarter, southeast quarter southeast quarter section 3, township 5 south, range 4 east. Palm Canyon, south half and south half north half section 14, township 5 south, range 4 east; all section 24, township 5 south, range 4 east. Tahquitz Canyon, southwest quarter section 22, township 4 south, range 4 east; north half section 28, township 4 south, range 4 east. Murray Canyon, east half section 10, township 5 south, range 4 east. (c) On the basis of such values, the Secretary shall determine the highest level of equalization that is feasible for the members of the band who are living at the time of this Act by allotting all of the) unallotted tribal land, except the reserved areas listed in subsection (b) of this section, without regard to acreage limitations heretofore imposed by law. Such unallotted tribal land shall then be allotted to those members who have received allotments with a value that is less than the equalization figure deemed feasible in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary. No selection of an allotment pursuant to such procedures shall create a vested right in the land until all selections authorized by this Act have been made, included in one schedule, and approved by the Secretary. Allotments thereafter made shall be subject to the same laws and regulations that apply to other trust allotments on the Agua Caliente Reservation. (d) The unallotted portions of section 18, township 4 south, range 5 east, and section 12, township 4 south, range 4 east, that are in the municipal airport for the city of Palm Springs shall be subject to allotment as a part of the equalization program, subject to the following qualifications: If within thirty days after the date of this Act a majority of the adult members of the band who are eligible to vote agree, the Secretary may offer to sell such land to the city for its 32716 O-60—41

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saie of land.