Us Code § 5503 - Submarginal lands of United States held in trust for Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community
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§ 5503. Submarginal lands of United States held in trust for Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community
All of the right, title, and interest of the United States in all the minerals including gas and oil underlying the submarginal lands declared to be held in trust for the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community by the Act of October 9, 1972 (86 Stat. 795), are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community.
(Pub. L. 94–114, §3(a), Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 578.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act of October 9, 1972, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–480, Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 795, which was not classified to the Code.
Codification
Section is comprised of section 3(a) of Pub. L. 94–114. Section 3(b) of Pub. L. 94–114 repealed section 2 of Pub. L. 92–480, which related to claims offset involving the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community and was not classified to the Code. Section 3(c) of Pub. L. 94–114 amended section 5 of Pub. L. 92–488, which related to claims offset involving the Burns Indian Colony and was not classified to the Code.
Section was formerly classified to section 459b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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