PUBLIC LAW 101-277—APR. 30, 1990 104 STAT. 143 Public Law 101-277 101st Congress An Act To provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Seminole Indians Apr. 30, 1990 in dockets 73, 151, and 73-A of the Indian Claims Commission. [S. 1096] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That, notwithstand- Oklahoma, ing any provision of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466; 25 Florida. U.S.C. 1401, et seq.), or any other law, regulation, or plan promulgated pursuant thereto, the funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments awarded to the Seminole Indians in dockets 73, 151, and 73-A of the Indian Claims Commission shall be used and distributed as provided in this Act. SEC. 2. (a) The funds appropriated with respect to the judgments awarded to the Seminole Indians in dockets 73 and 151 of the Indian Claims Commission (less attorney fees and litigation expenses), including all interest and investment income accrued thereon, are allocated hereby as follows— (1) 75.404 per centum of such funds are allocated to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and (2) 24.596 per centum of such funds shall be allocated among the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the independent Seminole Indians of Florida. (b) The funds that are required under subsection (a) of this section to be allocated among the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and the independent Seminole Indians of Florida, and all of the funds appropriated with respect to the judgment awarded to the Seminole Indians in docket 73-A (less attorney fees and litigation expenses), including all interest and investment income accrued thereon, shall be allocated as follows— (1) the Seminole Tribe of Florida, 77.20 per centum; (2) the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, 18.16 per centum; and (3) the independent Seminole Indians of Florida (as a group), 4.64 per centum. SEC. 3. (a) A proposed plan for the use and distribution of the funds allocated to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma under section 2 of this Act may be prepared by the governing body of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior within one hundred and eighty days of the enactment of this Act. Upon completion of such a plan, the Secretary shall submit it to the Congress without delay, together with recommendations for its approval and the reasons therefor. (b) If a plan has not been prepared by the Seminole Nation as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Seminole Nation, shall prepare and submit a plan to the Congress for approval within one hundred and eighty days of the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (a) of this section. A copy of the plan prepared by the Secretary shall be furnished to
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