Acquisition of Village Site for Payson Band of Yavapai-Apache Indians Act, 1971-02-02

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 21

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_21_0005

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The text discusses a bill introduced in the House of Representatives to authorize the acquisition of a village site for the Payson Band of Yavapai-Apache Indians in Arizona. The bill outlines the process of selecting a suitable site, transferring the land to the band, and recognizing them as a tribe of Indians. The purpose of the bill is to relocate the band to a more suitable site within the Tonto National Forest. Amendments were made to the bill to convey the land to a membership corporation composed of band members and to reserve mineral rights to the United States.