Pub. L. 100-696, tit. IV, sec. 403

payment to the trust funds

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 635 wordsOfficial source
payment to the trust funds Sec. 403. (a) Deposit of Monetary Proceeds.—The Monetary Proceeds shall be paid to the United States for deposit in the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund and the Navajo Trust Fund in accordance with this section and section 405 of this title. (b) Election of Lump Sum or Annual Payments.—Subject to the requirements for consultation under subsection (c)(3), the Secretary may, in his discretion, elect to receive the Trust Fund Payment for deposit in the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund or the Navajo Trust Fund, or both, in the form of either a lump sum payment or 30 annual payments, calculated in accordance with subsection (c). The Secretary shall provide notice of such election to the Purchaser within 90 days after receipt of notice from Collier that it intends to accept the offer of the United States under the Exchange Agreement pursuant to section 402(d). (c) Method of Payment.—(1) If the Secretary elects to receive a Trust Fund Payment in the form of a lump sum payment, the Purchaser shall, at the time of closing, pay to the United States an amount equal to that portion of the Monetary Proceeds that is properly allocable to the Trust Fund for which such election is made. (2) If the Secretary elects to receive a Trust Fund Payment in the form of annual payments, the Purchaser shall make— (A) 30 annual payments equal to the interest due on an amount equal to that portion of the Monetary Proceeds that is properly allocable to the Trust Fund for which such election is made; and (B) at the time of the last annual payment, a payment equal to that portion of the Monetary Proceeds that is properly allocable to the Trust Fund for which such election is made. (3) Prior to making any election as to form of the Trust Fund Payment under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with— 102 STAT. 4588 (A) the InterTribal Council of Arizona, concerning the form of the Trust Fund Payment to the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund; and (B) the governing body of the Navajo Tribe, concerning the form of the Trust Fund Payment to the Navajo Trust Fund. (4) If the Secretary elects to receive a Trust Fund Payment in the form of annual payments under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary is directed to execute the Trust Fund Payment Agreement pursuant to which such annual payments will be made. (5) The interest rate to be used in determining the interest due on annual Trust Fund Payments payable by the purchaser shall be the interest rate being offered on bonds payable in 30 years sold by the United States on the date that notice of the election of the form of the Trust Fund Payment is made by the Secretary plus 0.25 percent, except that in no event shall such interest rate be lower than 8.5 percent or higher than 9.0 percent. (6) Closing of the Land Exchange or the Purchase Transaction shall occur no sooner than 90 days after notice of the Secretary’s election is provided to the Purchaser, except that if the Secretary elects to receive a Trust Fund Payment in the form of annual payments under subsection (c)(2), closing of the Land Exchange or the Purchase Transaction shall not occur unless a Trust Fund Payment Agreement has been executed. (d) Cash Proceeds.—Any cash proceeds to the United States from the sale of land within the School Property offered to and accepted by the City or the Purchaser subsequent to closing of the Land Exchange or the Purchase Transaction shall be in the form of a lump sum payment, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, payable to the United States for deposit into the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund and the Navajo Trust Fund pursuant to section 405 of this title.