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Code of Federal Regulations Title 25. Indians § 25.162.006 To what types of land use agreements does this part apply?

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This part applies to leases of Indian land entered into under 25 U.S.C. 380, 25 U.S.C. 415(a), and 25 U.S.C. 4211, and other tribe-specific statutes authorizing surface leases of Indian land with our approval.

(b) This part does not apply to:

(1) Land use agreements entered into under other statutory authority, such as the following:

This part does not apply to . . .

which are covered by . . .

(i) Contracts or agreements that encumber tribal land under 25 U.S.C. 81

25 CFR part 84.

(ii) Traders' licenses

25 CFR part 140.

(iii) Timber contracts

25 CFR part 163.

(iv) Grazing permits

25 CFR part 166.

(v) Rights-of-way

25 CFR part 169.

(vi) Mineral leases, prospecting permits, or mineral development agreements

25 CFR parts 211, 212, 213, 225, 226, 227.

(vii) Tribal land assignments and similar instruments authorizing uses of tribal land

tribal laws.

(2) Leases of water rights associated with Indian land, except to the extent the use of water rights is incorporated in a lease of the land itself.

(3) The following leases, which do not require our approval, except that you must record these leases in accordance with §§ 162.343, 162.443, and 162.568:

(i) A lease of tribal land by a 25 U.S.C. 477 corporate entity under its charter to a third party for a period not to exceed 25 years;  and

(ii) A lease of Indian land under a special act of Congress authorizing leasing without our approval.

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