Collapse to view only § 5504. Existing rights of possession, contract, interest, etc.
- § 5501. Submarginal lands of United States held in trust for specified Indian tribes
- § 5502. Designation of tribes
- § 5503. Submarginal lands of United States held in trust for Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community
- § 5504. Existing rights of possession, contract, interest, etc.
- § 5505. Gross receipts from conveyed lands
- § 5506. Tax exemption for conveyed lands and gross receipts; distribution of gross receipts to tribal members
All of the right, title, and interest of the United States in all the minerals including gas and oil underlying the submarginal lands declared to be held in trust for the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community by the Act of October 9, 1972 (86 Stat. 795), are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the Stockbridge Munsee Indian Community.
All property conveyed to tribes pursuant to this chapter and all the receipts therefrom referred to in section 5505 of this title, shall be exempt from Federal, State, and local taxation so long as such property is held in trust by the United States. Any distribution of such receipts to tribal members shall neither be considered as income or resources of such members for purposes of any such taxation nor as income, resources, or otherwise utilized as the basis for denying or reducing the financial assistance or other benefits to which such member or his household would otherwise be entitled to under the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] or any other Federal or federally assisted program.