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SEC. 5. When established pursuant to this Act, the park shall be administered, protected, and developed by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1-4), as amended and supplemented, and the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; U.S.C. 461-467). SEC. 6. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $8,000,000, as may be needed for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and for development of the Minute Man National Historical Park, of which not more than $5,000,000 shall be used for acquisition purposes, and in addition thereto, such sums as may be needed for its administration and maintenance. Approved September 21, 1959. Public Law 86-322 AN ACT
September 21. 1959 [H. R. 6128] To provide for the division of the tribal assets of the Catawba Indian Tribe of
South Carolina among the members of the tribe and for other purposes. Catawba Tribe. Division of assets.
P u b l i cation in F. R.
Shares.
Distribution.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when a majority of the adult members of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina, according to the most reliable information regarding membership that is available to the Secretary of the Interior, have indicated their agreement to a division of the tribal assets in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of that fact. The membership roll of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina shall thereupon be closed as of midnight of the date of such notice, and no child born thereafter shall be eligible for enrollment. The Secretary of the Interior with advice and assistance of the tribe shall prepare a final roll of the members of the tribe who are living at such time, and when so doing shall provide a reasonable opportunity for any person to protest against the inclusion or omission of any name on or from the roll. The Secretary's decisions on all protests shall be final and conclusive. After all protests are disposed of, the final roll shall be published in the Federal Register. SEC. 2. Each member whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe as published in the Federal Register shall be entitled to receive an apDroximately equal share of the tribe's assets that are held in trust by the United States in accordance with the provisions of this Act. This right shall constitute personal property which may be inherited or bequeathed, but it shall not otherwise be subject to alienation or encumbrance. SEC. 3. The tribe's assets shall be distributed in accordance with the following provisions: (a) If the State of South Carolina by legislation authorizes assets that are held by the State in trust for the tribe to be included in the distribution plan prepared by the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of this Act, they may be included. (b^ The tribal council shall designate any part of the tribe's land that is to be set aside for church, park, playground, or cemetery purposes and the Secretary is authorized to convey such tracts to trustees or agencies designated by the tribal council for that purpose and approved by the Secretary. (c) The remaining tribal assets shall be appraised by the Secretary and the share of each member shall be determined by dividing the total number of enrolled members into the total appraisal. The tribal
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