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[78 STAT. 741]
PUBLIC LAW 88-000—MMMM. DD, 1964
[78 STAT. 741]

78 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 88-533-AUG. 31, 1964

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ules described in section 3(a) and (c) of this Act, shall have the right, without charge, to harvest crops, to cut and remove all timber, to mine and remove sand and gravel, and to salvage improvements: Provided, That if such rights are not exercised or are waived by said individual Seneca Indians within the time prescribed, the nation shall have an additional thirty days within which to exercise their rights on its own behalf: Provided further, That the crops harvested, the timber cut, the sand and gravel removed, and the salvage permitted by this section shall not be construed to be compensation. SEC. 9. The Seneca Nation shall have the right to use and occupy the taking area of the Allegheny Reservoir project within the Allegany Reservation for all purposes not inconsistent with the interests in land acquired by the Ignited States as set forth in section 1 of this Act, including, but not limited to, the right to lease such lands for farming and grazing purposes to members or nonmembers of the nation, the power to dispose of all minerals reserved under section 6 of this Act, the right to hunt and fish on such lands, and to license hunting and fishing by nonmembers of the nation and the right to regulate access to the shoreline of the reservoir: Provided, That public access to the shoreline shall be provided and no charge shall be made to the public therefor: And 'provided further, That the use by the public of the water areas of the Allegheny Reservoir project shall be pursuant to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe. SEC. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, upon certification by the Secretary of the Interior, shall reimburse the Seneca Nation for all fees and expenses incurred in relation to the Allegheny Reservoir project, including the cost of engineering and appraising services: Provided, That not more than $250,000 is authorized to be appropriated for such reimbursable fees and expenses: And provided fuHher, That attorney fees shall be paid under the terms of a contract approved by the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 11. (a) Any individual Seneca Indian who accepts the pay- ^^^nt*^"'"' °^ ment tendered to him pursuant to section 3(a) shall be deemed to waive waiver of and release any further claims, rights, or demands in his own name claims. arising out of the taking of interests in land as set forth in section 1 of this Act. Any individual Seneca Indian who accepts the payment tendered to him pursuant to section 3(c) shall be deemed to waive and release any further claims, rights, or demands in his own name arising out of the taking of houses, barns, fences, wells, and other structures and improvements under this Act. (b) Any individual Seneca Indian who has been duly tendered payment in accordance with the schedules prepared pursuant to section 3 (a) and (c) of this Act shall have the right to reject either or both of the sums so tendered by filing a notice of rejection with the Seneca Nation, Salamanca, New York, the district engineer, United States Army Engineer District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the United States attorney for the western district of New York, Buffalo, New York, within ninety days after the tender is made. (c) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to represent any individual Seneca Indian entitled to payment who is a minor, or under any other legal disability, or who cannot be located after a reasonable and diligent search. SEC. 12. (a) Any individual Seneca Indian who, pursuant to section te^mured"b^ co^rt*' 11(b) of this Act, rejects a sum tendered in payment under section 3 (a) or (c), or both, shall have the right to litigate the issue of just compensation in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The court shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, determine just compensation in accordance with the