HR 6303 · 98th Congress · Native Americans

Osage Tribe of Indians Technical Corrections Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-09-25· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 98-605.(1984-10-30)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Osage Tribe of Indians Technical Corrections Act of 1984 - Makes technical corrections to a certain Act relating to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma. Prohibits the transfer by an Osage Indian of any headright interest (an individual share in the Osage mineral estate) to a non-Osage Indian. Prohibits non-Osage Indian persons from receiving any headright interests other than a life estate. Prohibits the devise or inter vivos transfer of any interest in a headright to any person which is not an individual. Provides for Osage Tribe payments of fair market value to individuals who would have received a remaining interest under a will or trust but for their non-Osage status. Prohibits the sale or transfer of headrights by non-Indian owners without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Subjects to certain rights of purchase among Osage Indians: (1) the remaining interests in a headright of any deceased non-Osage who had held a life estate; or (2) the sale of any headright interest by a non-Osage. Authorizes the use of income from the Osage mineral estate for the purchase of any headright offered for sale to the Osage Tribal Council if certain conditions are met. Construes the term "Os…

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