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[CITE: 25USC861]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                        CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
 
  SUBCHAPTER XXXVII-A--WYANDOTTE, PEORIA, OTTAWA, AND MODOC TRIBES OF 
              OKLAHOMA: RESTORATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION
 
Sec. 861. Federal recognition of Wyandotte, Ottawa, and Peoria 
        Tribes
        

(a) Extension or confirmation

    Federal recognition is hereby extended or confirmed with respect to 
the Wyandotte Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, the Ottawa Indian Tribe of 
Oklahoma, and the Peoria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, the provisions of the 
Acts repealed by subsection (b) of this section notwithstanding.

(b) Repeal of provisions terminating Federal supervision

    The following Acts are hereby repealed:
        (1) the Act of August 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 893; 25 U.S.C. 791-807), 
    relating to the Wyandotte Tribe;
        (2) the Act of August 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 937; 25 U.S.C. 821-826), 
    relating to the Peoria Tribe; and
        (3) the Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 963; 25 U.S.C. 841-853), 
    relating to the Ottawa Tribe.

(c) Tribal rights and privileges; reinstatement and continuation

    There are hereby reinstated all rights and privileges of each of the 
tribes described in subsection (a) of this section and their members 
under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise which may have been 
diminished or lost pursuant to the Act relating to them which is 
repealed by subsection (b) of this section. Nothing contained in this 
subchapter shall diminish any rights or privileges enjoyed by each of 
such tribes or their members now or prior to enactment of such Act, 
under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise, which are not inconsistent 
with the provisions of this subchapter.

(d) Continuation of property or contractual rights or obligations and 
        tax obligations

    Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, nothing 
contained in this subchapter shall alter any property rights or 
obligations, any contractual rights or obligations, including existing 
fishing rights, or any obligation for taxes already levied.

(Pub. L. 95-281, Sec. 1, May 15, 1978, 92 Stat. 246.)

                       References in Text

    Act of August 1, 1956, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act Aug. 1, 
1956, ch. 843, 70 Stat. 893, which was classified generally to 
subchapter XXXV (Sec. 791 et seq.) of this chapter prior to its repeal 
by subsec. (b)(1) of this section. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Tables.
    Act of August 2, 1956, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is act Aug. 2, 
1956, ch. 881, 70 Stat. 937, which was classified generally to 
subchapter XXXVI (Sec. 821 et seq.) of this chapter prior to its repeal 
by subsec. (b)(2) of this section. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Tables.
    Act of August 3, 1956, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is act Aug. 3, 
1956, ch. 909, 70 Stat. 963, which was classified to subchapter XXXVII 
(Sec. 841 et seq.) of this chapter prior to its repeal by subsec. (b)(3) 
of this section. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, 
see Tables.
    This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), was in the 
original ``this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 95-281, May 15, 1978, 92 Stat. 
246, which enacted this subchapter and repealed subchapter XXXV 
(Sec. 791 et seq.), subchapter XXXVI (Sec. 821 et seq.), and subchapter 
XXXVII (Sec. 841 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
