To accept the request of the Prairie Island Indian Community to revoke their charter of incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization Act.

Accepts the request of the Prairie Island Indian Community to revoke its charter of incorporation issued under the Indian Recognition Act. Revokes such charter.

Amends the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act to extend the deadline for completion of all requirements necessary to effect such Act to December 31, 1998.

Amends the San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 to extend the deadline for completion of all requirements necessary to effect such Act to June 30, 1997.

[104th Congress Public Law 261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 104-261
104th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To accept the request of the Prairie Island Indian Community to revoke 
 their charter of incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization 
               Act. <<NOTE: Oct. 9, 1996 -  [H.R. 3068]>> 

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

SECTION 1. REVOCATION OF CHARTER OF INCORPORATION OF THE PRAIRIE ISLAND 
            INDIAN COMMUNITY UNDER THE INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT.

    (a) Acceptance of Request To Revoke Charter.--The request of the 
Prairie Island Indian Community to surrender the charter of 
incorporation issued to that community on July 23, 1937, pursuant to 
section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934, commonly known as the ``Indian 
Reorganization Act'' (48 Stat. 988, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 477) is 
hereby accepted.
    (b) Revocation of Charter.--The charter of incorporation referred to 
in subsection (a) is hereby revoked.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT 
            ACT.

    Section 8(e)(3) of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act (106 Stat. 2241) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1996'' and inserting ``December 31, 1998''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT 
            ACT OF 1992.

    Section 3711(b)(1) of the San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4752) <<NOTE: 25 USC 390 note.>>  is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 1996'' and inserting ``June 30, 
1997''.

    Approved October 9, 1996.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3068:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-584 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-361 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996):
            May 22, considered and passed House.
            Sept. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            Sept. 26, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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