PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 187-MAY 9, 1938 Navajo Indians, Purchase of land for the Navajo Indians, Arizona (tribal funds): Purchase of land, For purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June sfroStrba. 0. 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 961), of lands from the New Mexico and Arizona Land Company within the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona, at $1.67 per acre, $40,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit Pestrition on ex- of the Navajo Tribe: Provided, That no part of this appropriation penditure. shall be expended until the New Mexico and Arizona Land Com- pany has completed the exchanges to be made by it under authority vMineral etc. , reser- contained in the said Act of June 14, 1934: Provided further, That title may be accepted subject to a reservation of the oil, gas, and minerals to lands yet to be acquired through purchase or exchange under authority contained in this paragraph or in the Act of June 14, 1934. ateights. and Leasing of lands for Navajo Indians (tribal funds): For lease, pending purchase, of land and water rights for the use and benefit of Indians of the Navajo Tribe in Arizona and New Mexico, $20,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of the Navajo Tribe. Acquisition of For the acquisition of lands, interest in lands, water rights and surface rights to lands, and for expenses incident to such acquisition, 48 stat. 984. in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 985), including personal services, purchase of equipment and ated. rpri- supplies, and other necessary expenses, $500,000, together with the 0Stat 573 unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1938, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available ontracts for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That in addition to the amount herein appropriated the Secretary of the Interior may also incur obligations, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of additional land, not exceeding a total of $250,000, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof, and appro- priations hereafter made for the acquisition of land pursuant to the authorization contained in the Act of June 18, 1934, shall be avail- able for the purpose of discharging the obligation or obligations so offund onue created: Provided further, That no part of the sum herein appro- priated or of this contract authorization shall be used for the acquisition of land within the States of Arizona. Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming outside of the boundaries of existing Indian reservations. landtriteance or pay The unexpended balance of the appro 1 )riation of $25,000 contained ent oftaxes,i etc., in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1938, for continued available. 0 Stat. 573. the payment of taxes, including penalties and interest, assessed against individually owned Indian land, title to which is held subject to restrictions against alienation or encumbrance except with the consent or approval of the Secretary of the Interior, when such land was purchased with trust or restricted funds with the understanding that after purchase it would be nontaxable, as authorized by the Act 49 Stat. 1542 . of June 20, 1936 (49 Stat. 1542), is hereby continued available for 5izaI : C 4 s 2a. pp the same purposes until June 30, 1939. Confederated Bands Purchase of land, Confederated Bands of Utes, Utah (tribal Purchase of addi- funds): The unexpended balances of the amounts authorized to be tionallands, etc. expended by the Interior Department Appropriation Act for the 50 Stat. 573. fiscal year 1938 for the purchase of additional lands and improve- ments for the Confederated Bands of Ute Indians in Utah, are hereby continued available for the same purposes until June 30, 1939. cheyenne River Purchase of land, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota Reservation, S. Dak. Purchase of land, (tribal funds): For the purchase of Indian-owned and privately etc. owned land, and improvements thereon, in the Cheyenne River Reser- vation, South Dakota, $12,500, payable from funds on deposit to the 300 [52 STAT.
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