PUBLIC LAW 97-408—JAN. 3, 1983
96 STAT. 2037
(1) All interest or investment income accruing to said funds shall be available, at the request of the tribe on a quarterly basis, for use by the Papago Tribal Council on an annual budgetary basis for expenditures of the tribal government, and for health, education, and social services, capital improvements and economic development programs of the tribe and of the district and communities of the tribe's reservation. Any interest or investment income accrued during the year and remaining J available at the end of the tribe's fiscal year shall, at the request of the tribe, be added to the principal amount. (2) A portion of such funds, principal and accrued interest or investment income, but not in the aggregate a sum in excess of 20 per centum of the initial principal amount, shall be available upon the request to the tribe for capital improvement or major economic development activities of benefit to the tribe as a whole pursuant to a plan or plans developed by the Papago Tribal Council and approved by the Secretary. (3) Sufficient funds from the principal amount of such funds shall be available to the Secretary to insure that the per capita distribution of $1,000 to each enrollee is completed as provided in subsection (c) to the extent that there are not sufficient funds in the amount set aside for per capita distribution to make such payment. (c) Fifty per centum of such funds shall be held and administered by the Secretary for per capita distribution and such sums, together with any accrued interest or investment income, shall be distributed and used as follows: (1) The membership roll of the tribe shall be brought current to the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to the criteria specified in the tribal constitution and the provisions of the Papago Enrollment Ordinance, ordinance numbered 5-81, and the Papago Enrollment Manual, or other ordinances and regulations adopted by the Papago Tribal Council and approved by the Secretary: Provided, That no application for membership on the roll may be filed or received by the tribe for purposes of per capita pa3mients under this section one hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Sufficient funds shall be made available to the tribe on an annual budgetary basis from interest and investment income accruing to such funds to assist the tribe to bring the membership roll current as provided in paragraph (1) of the subsection. (3) Per capita distributions shall be made, in shares as equal as possible, to all members of the Papago Tribe who were born on or prior to, and living on, the date of enactment of this Act, as follows: (i) Persons whose applications for membership on the roll have been duly approved by the Papago Tribal Council on the date of enactment of this Act shall be paid the sum of $1,000 within forty-five days after the date of certification by the Secretary of their eligibility to share in funds under this subsection. (ii) Persons whose applications for membership on the roll have not been duly approved by the Papago Tribal Council on the date of enactment of this Act shall be paid the sum of $1,000 within ninety days after their membership has been approved by the Papago Tribal CoimcU and
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Membership roll.
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