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| Public Law 90-229 | Squaxin Island Indian Reservation, Wash. Lands held in trust. |
| Sec. 2 | 25 U. S. C. 70a. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to those lands lying within the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation, Washington, more particularly described in subsection (b) of this section, are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust to the Squaxin Island Indian Tribe.
(b) Beginning at a point between lots 1 and 2, 700 feet north of the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 26, township 20 north, range 2 west, Willamette meridian, the same being a fir post 3 feet long, 4 inches square and set firmly in the ground;
thence east 365 feet; thence north 240 feet to the meander line;
thence north 63 degrees west along meander line for 150 feet to meander corner;
thence south 44 degrees west along meander line 333 feet;
thence south 68.5 feet to the point of beginning containing 1.84 acres, more or less, the above all being in lot 2, section
26, township 20 north, range 2 west, Willamette meridian, Mason County, Washington.
The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the title conveyed by this Act should or should not be set off against any claim against the United States determined by the Commission.
Approved, December 29, 1967.
