25 U.S.C. § 459A
Section 459a · Designation of tribes
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case James Clay & Audrey Osceola v. Commissioner (2019)
Most recently applied in James Clay & Audrey Osceola v. Commissioner (April 2019)
The lands, declared by section 459(a) of this title to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Indian tribes named in this section, are generally described as follows:
The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be published in the Federal Register the boundaries and descriptions of the lands conveyed by this subchapter. The acreages set out in the preceding subsection are estimates and shall not be construed as expanding or limiting the grant of the United States as defined in section 459 of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–434 substituted “section 459(a) of this title” for “section 459 of this title”.
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–434 effective Jan. 8, 1983, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 97–434, set out as a note under section 459 of this title.