§ 1771a. Gay Head Indian claims settlement fund

(a) Fund established

There is hereby established within the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc. Claims Settlement Fund”. Amounts in the fund shall be available to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) Authorization for appropriation

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $2,250,000 for such fund to remain available until expended.

(c) State contribution required

Amounts may be expended from the fund only upon deposit by the State of Massachusetts into the fund of an amount equal to that amount to be expended by the United States so that both the United States and the State of Massachusetts bear one-half of the cost of the acquisition of lands under section 1771d of this title.

(Pub. L. 100–95, § 3, Aug. 18, 1987, 101 Stat. 704.)