25 U.S.C. § 5504 — Existing rights of possession, contract, in-

Page 795 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 5505 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 459a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–434 substituted ‘‘section 5501(a) of this title’’ for ‘‘section 5501 of this title’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 5501 of this title. § 5503. Submarginal lands of United States held in trust for Stockbridge Munsee Indian Com- munity All of the right, title, and interest of the United States in all the minerals including gas and oil underlying the submarginal lands de- clared to be held in trust for the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community by the Act of Octo- ber 9, 1972 (86 Stat. 795), are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community. (Pub. L. 94–114, § 3(a), Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 578.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of October 9, 1972, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–480, Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 795, which was not classified to the Code. CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 3(a) of Pub. L. 94–114. Section 3(b) of Pub. L. 94–114 repealed section 2 of Pub. L. 92–480, which related to claims offset involving the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community and was not classified to the Code. Section 3(c) of Pub. L. 94–114 amended section 5 of Pub. L. 92–488, which related to claims offset involving the Burns Indian Colony and was not classified to the Code. Section was formerly classified to section 459b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 5504. Existing rights of possession, contract, in- terest, etc. (a) Preservation; force and effect of mineral leases; rejection of pending applications for leases and return of advance rental pay- ments Nothing in this chapter shall deprive any per- son of any existing valid right of possession, contract right, interest, or title he may have in the land involved, or of any existing right of ac- cess to public domain lands over and across the land involved, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. All existing mineral leases, includ- ing oil and gas leases, which may have been issued or approved pursuant to section 5 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of Au- gust 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 913, 915) [30 U.S.C. 354], or the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 437) [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], as amended prior to October 17, 1975, shall remain in force and effect in ac- cordance with the provisions thereof. All appli- cations for mineral leases, including oil and gas leases, pursuant to such Acts, pending on Octo- ber 17, 1975, and covering any of the minerals conveyed by sections 5501 and 5503 of this title shall be rejected and the advance rental pay- ments returned to the applicants. (b) Administration of lands Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the property conveyed by this chapter shall hereafter be administered in ac- cordance with the laws and regulations applica- ble to property held in trust by the United States for Indian tribes, including but not lim- ited to sections 396a to 396g of this title. (Pub. L. 94–114, § 4, Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 578.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which is classified gen- erally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 181 of Title 30 and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 459c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 5505. Gross receipts from conveyed lands (a) Deposit to credit of tribe; nonapplicability Any and all gross receipts derived from, or which relate to, the property conveyed by this chapter, the Act of July 20, 1956 (70 Stat. 581), the Act of August 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 941), the Act of October 9, 1972 (86 Stat. 795), and section 1 of the Act of October 13, 1972 (86 Stat. 806) which were received by the United States subsequent to its acquisition by the United States under the statutes cited in section 5501 of this title and prior to such conveyance, from whatever source and for whatever purpose, including but not lim- ited to the receipts in the special fund of the Treasury as required by section 6 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of August 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 913, 915) [30 U.S.C. 355], shall as of Octo- ber 17, 1975, be deposited to the credit of the In- dian tribe receiving such land and may be ex- pended by the tribe for such beneficial programs as the tribal governing body may determine: Provided, That this section shall not apply to any such receipts received prior to October 17, 1975, from the leasing of public domain minerals which were subject to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 437) [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], as amended and supplemented. (b) Administration of gross receipts All gross receipts (including but not limited to bonuses, rents, and royalties) hereafter derived by the United States from any contract, permit or lease referred to in section 5504(a) of this title, or otherwise, shall be administered in ac- cordance with the laws and regulations applica- ble to receipts from property held in trust by the United States for Indian tribes. (Pub. L. 94–114, § 5, Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 579.)