98 STAT. 3152
25 USC 1403.
Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act. Public lands.
PUBLIC LAW 98-602—OCT. 30, 1984
(b) Any per capita share of funds to which a deceased individual is entitled under this title shall be paid, and the beneficiaries thereof determined, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (c) Any per capita share of funds to which a legally incompetent individual or a minor is entitled under this Act shall be paid in accordance with the requirements of section 3(b)(3) of the Act entitied "An Act to provide for the use and distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of certain judgments of the Indian Claims Commission and the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes." and approved October 19, 1973 (25 U.S.C. 1401, et seq.). (d) None of the funds distributed per capita under this title or made available under this title for any tribal program shall be— (1) subject to Federal, State, or local income taxes, or (2) considered as income or resources in determining either eligibility for, or the amount of assistance under— (A) the Social Security Act, or (B) in the case of any per capita share of $2,000 or less, any other Federal, State, or local programs. TITLE II—FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION MINERAL RESTORATION SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act. SEC. 202. (a) Subject to the provisions of this title, all mineral interests in the lands located within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation which— (1) were acquired by the United States for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project, and (2) are not described in subsection (b), are hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to— (1) lands located in township 152 north or township 151 north of range 93 west of the 5th principal meridian which lie east of the former Missouri River, and (2) lands located in any of the following townships: township 152 north and township 151 north of range 92 west of the 5th principal meridian; township 152 north and township 151 north of range 91 west of the 5th principal meridian; township 152 north and township 151 north of range 90 west of the 5th principal meridian; township 152 north, township 151 north, township 150 north, and township 149 north of range 89 west of the 5th principal meridian; township 152 north, township 151 north, township 150 north, and township 149 north of range 88 west of the 5th principal meridian; and township 152 north, township 151 north, township 150 north, and township 149 north of range 87 west of the 5th principal meridian. SEC. 203. Any exploration, development, production, or extraction of minerals conducted with respect to any mineral interest described in section 202(a) shall be conducted in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Army shall prescribe in order to— (1) protect the Garrison Dam and Reservoir, or
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