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Public Law 75–281

To reserve certain lands in the State of Utah for the Shivwitz Band of Paiute Indians.

Approved May 28, 1937

Statutory text

AN ACT

To reserve certain lands in the State of Utah for the Shivwitz Band of Paiute Indians.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the boundary

Shivwitz Indian Reservation, Utah.

Area enlarged.

of the Shivwitz Indian Reservation in Utah is hereby extended to include the south half of section 14, and the south half of section 15, and section 16, township 41 south, range 17 west, Salt Lake meridian:

Proviso.

Stock driveway.

Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall designate a stock driveway across said reservation not to exceed six hundred and sixty feet in width, from a point on the east line of section 23, township 41 south, range 17 west, in a northwesterly direction through Jacob’s Twist to an exit through section 16, township 41 south, range 17 west, Salt Lake meridian. The said driveway shall be staked and shall be used in accordance with rules and regulations which may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

Prior rights not affected.

Exchange of lands.

Valid rights in the above lands initiated prior to the approval hereof shall not be affected by this Act. Any lands not belonging to the United States within the described area may be exchanged for other lands outside said area under the terms and conditions of the

32 Stat. 188; 48 Stat. 1269.

Act of May 3, 1902 (32 Stat. L. 188), or the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. L. 1269), as amended, and any lands so acquired by the United States shall become a part of the said reservation.

Approved, May 28, 1937.

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