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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . III . Cns . 122,124 . 1931 . February 12, 1931 . [H. R.6810 .] [Public, No. 621 .] Naval air s tation . Acceptance, without cost, of site near Sunny- vale, Calif., for. Post.p. 1577. Description . Construction of im- provements . Cost limitation. CHAP. 122. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to acc ept, without cost to the Government of the United States , a lig hter-th an-air base near Sunnyvale, in the county of Santa Clara, State of California, and construct necessary improvements thereon . Be it enacted by the Se nate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted S tates o f A meric a in C ongre ss as semble d, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the United States, free from encumbrance and without cost to the United States, a title in fee simple to such lands as he may deem necessary or desir- able near Sunnyvale, in the county of Santa Clara, State of Cali- fornia, particularly described in a report made to the Congress of the United States by the Secretary of the Navy on December 5, 1929, to wit : One thousand acres as a site for a naval air station, and con struct the reon impr ovements n ecessary a nd proper for a lighter-than-air base, at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 . Approved, February 12, 1931 . February 13, 1931 . [S.615 .] CHAP. 12 4 .-An Act Aut horizin g an ap propriat ion for paymen t to the [Pub lic, N o . 622 .] Uintah, White River, and Uncompahgre Bands of Ute Indians in the State of Utah for cer tain la nds, an d for o ther pu rposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R epresentatives of the Uintah, etc ., bands United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is of at ° Indians, Utah . Pay ment to, for cer- hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,217,221 .2 5 f or land s of, author - ized. payment, at the rate of $1 .25 per acre, to the Uintah, White River, and Uncompahgre bands of Ute Indians in the State of Utah for nine hundred and seventy-three thousand seven hundred and seventy- seven acres of land belonging to such Indians being a part of the one million and ten thousand acres of land withdrawn from entry and sale by an Executive Order dated July 14, 1905, and A ppo rti onm ent to included within the Uintah National Forest . Such sum shall be in b ands, full satisfaction of all claims of said Indians against the United States with respect to such lands and shall, when appropriated, be apportioned by the Secretary of the Interior among the said bands of Indians in such amounts as in his opinion the interests of said Value tsos. of remaining bands require : Provided, That as to the balance of said one million lands to be ascertained . and ten thousand acres, amounting to thirty-six thousand two hun- dred and twenty-three acres, which has heretofore been classified Prompt report there- of to con gress. as coal lands, the Secretary of the Interior shall proceed with all convenient speed to ascertain the value thereof and report his find- ings with respect thereto to the Congress not later than six months after the approval of this Act for such action as to the Congress credited Propo to rtionate each band . sha re shall seem appropriate . The amounts so apportioned, less the amount of the attorneys' fees determined as provided in section 2, shall be credited to such bands on the books of the Treasury Depart- I nte restfal all owe d . ed. of ment, shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum and rung.
shall be disposed of in the same manner as now or hereafter provided by law for the disposition of other funds belonging to said Indians . allowed. et c., fees SEC . 2 . The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to determine an d pay to any attorney, attorneys, or other persons who may have rendered or performed any actual service or necessarily expended any money in connection with the claim of said bands of Indians, u pon which the amoun t herein authorized to be app ropriated is Provisos.
based : Provided, That in determining the fees, as herein authorized, To be d ete rmi ned upon a . quantum me- the Secretary of the Interior may consider all contracts or agree- ruit basis .
ments entered into by said bands of Indians with any attorney, at torneys, or other persons, who may have represented them in the prosecution of their claim, and determine the compensation in each Lmutati on,
case upon a quantum meruit basis : Provided further, That the aggre-
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