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[80 STAT. 913]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1966
[80 STAT. 913]

80 STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 8 9 - 6 6 4 - O C T. 15, 1966

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Public Law 89-663 AN ACT

October 14, 1966

To provide for the disposition of judgment funds on deposit to the credit of the Skokomish Tribe of Indians.

[H. R. 3596]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the unexpended balance of funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Skokomish Tribe of Indians that were appropriated by the Act of January 6, 1964 (77 Stat. 857), to pay a judgment granted by the Indian Claims Commission in docket numbered 296 and the interest thereon, less litigation expenses, may be advanced or expended for any purpose that is authorized by the Skokomish tribal governing body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Any part of such funds that may be distributed to the members of the tribe shall not be subject to the Federal or State income tax. Approved October 14, 1966.

Skokomish Tribe of Indians. Judgment funds.

Income tax exemption.

Public Law 89-664 AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) in order to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the proposed Yellowtail Reservoir and lands adjacent thereto in the States of Wyoming and Montana by the people of the United States and for preservation of the scenic, scientific, and historic features contributing to public enjoyment of such lands and waters, there is hereby established the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area to comprise the area generally depicted on the drawing entitled "Proposed Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area", LNPMW-OIOA-BC, November 1964, which is on file in the Office of the National P a r k Service, Department of the Interior. (b) As soon as practicable after approval of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed description of the boundaries of the area which shall encompass, to the extent practicable, the lands and waters shown on the drawing referred to in subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary may subsequently make adjustments in the boundary of the area, subject to the provisions of subsection 2(b) of this Act, by publication of an amended description in the Federal Register. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or otherwise, lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of the area. The Secretary is further authorized to acquire, by any of the above methods, not to exceed ten acres of land or interests therein outside of the boundaries of the area in the vicinity of Lovell, Wyoming, for development and use, pursuant to such special regulations as he may promulgate, as a visitor contact station and administrative site. I n the exercise of his exchange authority the Secretary may accept title to any non-Federal property within the area and convey in exchange therefor any federally owned property under his jurisdiction in the States of Montana and Wyoming which he classifies as suitable for exchange or other disposal, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Property so exchanged shall be approximately equal in fair market value:

October IS, 1966 [S. 491]

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, establishment.

Boundaries. Publication in Federal Register.

Acquisition of land.