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25 U.S.C. § 495 — Omitted
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 15, 26 Stat. 1101, which reserved the Annette Islands for the use of the Metlakahtla Indians, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 15, 26 Stat. 1101, which reserved the Annette Islands for the use of the Metlakahtla Indians, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.
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**(a) Application approval; adjudication; protests; voluntary relinquishment of application**
(1) Subject to valid existing rights, all applications made pursuant to the Acts of June 1, 1938 (52 Stat. 609),11 See References in Text note below. May 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1364),1 May 14, 1898 (30 Stat. 413),1 and March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1097), which were filed with the Department of the Interior within the time provided by applicable law, and which describe land in Alaska that was available for entry under the aforementioned statutes when such entry occurred, are hereby approved on the one hundred and eightieth day following the effective date of this Act, except where provided otherwise by paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection, or where the land description of the entry must be adjusted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, in which cases approval pursuant to the terms of this subsection shall be effective at the time the adjustment becomes final.
(2) Where an application describes land within the boundaries of a unit of the National Park System or a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, or a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System in the Tongass or Chugach National Forests established before the effective date of this Act or by this Act, and the described land was not withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S.C. 1610(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1610/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)], or where an application describes land which has been patented or deeded to the State of Alaska or which on or before the date of entry was validly selected by, tentatively approved, patented, deeded or confirmed to the State of Alaska pursuant to applicable law and was n
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Nothing in this act shall change, repeal, or modify any agreements or treaties made with any Indian tribes for the disposal of their lands, or of land ceded to the United States to be disposed of for the benefit of such tribes, and the proceeds thereof to be placed in the Treasury of the United States; and the disposition of such lands shall continue in accordance with the provisions of such treaties or agreements; except as provided in sections 161 and 162 11 See References in Text note below. of title 43.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 496, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, § 2, 49 Stat. 1250, authorized Secretary of the Interior to designate as an Indian reservation any area of land which has been reserved for use and occupancy of Indians or Eskimos under section 280a or former [section 495 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section495&num=0&edition=prelim), executive order, etc. Section was formerly classified to [section 358a of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section358a&num=0&edition=prelim), Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section 497, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts for schools, hospitals, etc., in Alaska for Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Section was formerly classified to [section 353a of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section353a&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
#### Savings Provision
Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under [section 1701 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.
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**(a) Revocation of reserved rights; excepted reserve** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except where inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the various reserves set aside by legislation or by Executive or Secretarial Order for Native use or for administration of Native affairs, including those created under the Act of May 31, 1938 (52 Stat. 593), are hereby revoked subject to any valid existing rights of non-Natives. This section shall not apply to the Annette Island Reserve established by the Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1101) and no person enrolled in the Metlakatla Indian community of the Annette Island Reserve shall be eligible for benefits under this chapter.
**(b) Acquisition of title to surface and subsurface estates in reserve; election of Village Corporations** Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this chapter, any Village Corporation or Corporations may elect within two years to acquire title to the surface and subsurface estates in any reserve set aside for the use or benefit of its stockholders or members prior to December 18, 1971. If two or more villages are located on such reserve, the election must be made by all of the members or stockholders of the Village Corporations concerned. In such event, the Secretary shall convey the land to the Village Corporation or Corporations, subject to valid existing rights as provided in [section 1613(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1613/g&num=0&edition=prelim), and the Village Corporation shall not be eligible for any other land selections under this chapter or to any distribution of Regional Corporations funds pursuant to [section 1606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title
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Whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of the Interior, or such officer as he may designate, that a clerical error has been committed in the entry of any of the public lands such entry may be suspended, upon proper notification to the claimant, through the local land office, until the error has been corrected; and all entries made under the preemption, homestead, desert-land, or timber-culture laws, in which final proof and payment may have been made and certificates issued, and to which there are no adverse claims originating prior to final entry and which have been sold or incumbered prior to the 1st day of March, 1888, and after final entry, to bona fide purchasers, or incumbrancers, for a valuable consideration, shall unless upon an investigation by a Government agent, fraud on the part of the purchaser has been found, be confirmed and patented upon presentation of satisfactory proof to the Land Department of such sale or incumbrance: Provided, That after the lapse of two years from the date of the issuance of the receipt of such officer as the Secretary of the Interior may designate upon the final entry of any tract of land under the homestead, timber-culture, desert-land, or preemption laws, or under this act, and when there shall be no pending contest or protest against the validity of such entry, the entryman shall be entitled to a patent conveying the land by him entered, and the same shall be issued to him; but this proviso shall not be construed to require the delay of two years from the date of said entry before the issuing of a patent therefor.
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To aid the public-land States in the reclamation of the desert lands therein, and the settlement, cultivation and sale thereof in small tracts to actual settlers, the Secretary of the Interior with the approval of the President is, as of August 18, 1894, authorized and empowered, upon proper application of the State to contract and agree, from time to time, with each of the States in which there may be situated desert lands as defined by the Act approved March 3, 1877, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved March 3, 1891, binding the United States to donate, grant, and patent to the State free of cost for survey or price such desert lands, not exceeding one million acres in each State, as the State may cause to be irrigated, reclaimed, occupied, and not less than twenty acres of each one hundred and sixty acre tract cultivated by actual settlers, as thoroughly as is required of citizens who may enter under the desert-land law within ten years from the date of approval by the Secretary of the Interior of the State’s application for the segregation of such lands; and if actual construction of reclamation works is not begun within three years after the segregation of the lands or within such further period not exceeding three years, as shall be allowed by the Secretary of the Interior, the said Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may restore such lands to the public domain; and if the State fails, within ten years from the date of such segregation, to cause the whole or any part of the lands so segregated to be so irrigated and reclaimed, the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, continue said segregation for a period not exceeding five years, or may, in his discretion, restore such lands not irrigated and reclaimed to the public domain upon the exp
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 353a, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, which authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts in Alaska for school, hospitals, etc. for the Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts of Alaska, was transferred to [section 497 of Title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section497&num=0&edition=prelim), Indians, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
Section 354, act Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 181, § 2, 38 Stat. 1215, which set aside a site for an agricultural college and school of mines, is set out as note under [section 852 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section852&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.
Section 354a, acts Jan. 21, 1929, ch. 92, §§ 1–7, 45 Stat. 1091–1093; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–620, 74 Stat. 408, which made additional grants for an agricultural college and school of mines and imposed certain conditions and limitations, is set out as a note under [section 852 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section852&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 355, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 11, 26 Stat. 1099, which permitted lands to be entered for town-site purposes and set out the requirements for the proper execution of the trust created thereby, was transferred to [section 732 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section732&num=0&edition=prelim), and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 355a, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 1, 44 Stat. 629, which authorized town-site trustee to issue a deed setting aside lands on survey of town site for Indian or Eski
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 500c
§ 489. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 489 was editorially reclassified as section 5138
of this title.
§ 490. Transferred
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CODIFICATION
Section 490 was editorially reclassified as section 5139
of this title.
§ 491. Transferred
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CODIFICATION
Section 491 was editorially reclassified as section 5140
of this title.
§ 492. Transferred
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CODIFICATION
Section 492 was editorially reclassified as section 5141
of this title.
§ 493. Transferred
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CODIFICATION
Section 493 was editorially reclassified as section 5142
of this title.
§ 494. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 494 was editorially reclassified as section 5143
of this title.
§ 494a. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 494a was editorially reclassified as section
5144 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER VI—INDIANS OF ALASKA
§ 495. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 15, 26 Stat. 1101,
which reserved the Annette Islands for the use of the
Metlakahtla Indians, was omitted from the Code as
being of special and not general application.
§§ 496, 497. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII,
§ 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Section 496, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, § 2, 49 Stat. 1250,
authorized Secretary of the Interior to designate as an
Indian reservation any area of land which has been re-
served for use and occupancy of Indians or Eskimos
under section 280a or former section 495 of this title, ex-
ecutive order, etc. Section was formerly classified to
section 358a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Posses-
sions.
Section 497, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, au-
thorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts
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