94 STAT. 972
PUBLIC LAW 96-319—AUG. 1, 1980 Public Law 96-319 96th Congress
An Act Aug. 1, 1980 [S. 2508]
To provide for the disposition of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community judgment funds awarded in dockets 236-A, 236-B, and 236-E before the Indian Clamis Commission and the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Gila River Pima- United States of America in Congress assembled. That notwithstandMaricopa Indian ing any other provision of law, the fluids appropriated on Ma^ 4, 1977 Community; judgment funds, (91 Stat. 61), in satisfaction of the judgment granted to the Gila River distribution. Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in dockets 236-A and 236-B before the Inman Claims Commission and on April 23, 1979, in docket 236-E before the United States Court of Claims, less attorney fees and Htigation expenses, and including all interest and investment income accrued, shall be used and distributed as provided herein. Investment of SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall invest the principal funds. sum of funds in all dockets pursuant to the provisions of the furst section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a). The interest and investment income accrued shall be immediately available to the Gila River Indian Community upon the approval by the Secretary of the Interior of the community's plan of operation and budget as set forth in Gila River Indian Community Resolution Numbered GR-100-79, adopted August 1, 1979, as follows: (1) 50 per centum of such interest and income resulting from dockets 236-A and 236-B shall be used as operational costs of the Gila River Indian Communii;Y' ^^^ (2) 50 per centum of such interest and income resulting from dockets 236-A and 236-B shall be distributed to the seven community districts, prorated on the basis of current population at the time such distnbutions are made and shall be used for the general district government operations and programs. (b) All of the accrued interest and incomefromdocket 236-E shall be used as operational costs of the GUa River Indian Community. After the date of enactment of this Act all interest and investment income accrued from dockets 236-A, 236-B, and 236-E shall be advanced quarterly and utilized as provided in this subsection and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section.
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