Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§3107 Direct payment of forest products receipts
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - NATIONAL INDIAN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT › § 3107
Summary
The Secretary must make rules within 1 year from November 28, 1990, for how money from the sale of Indian forest products is paid. If an Indian tribe asks, the Secretary must require the buyer of the tribe’s forest products (sold under a timber sale contract, permit, or other harvest document approved by the Secretary) to pay the total sale money, minus amounts set aside for forest management under section 3105, quickly and directly into a bank account the tribe chooses.
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Title 25, §3107
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(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary shall, within 1 year from November 28, 1990, promulgate regulations providing for the payment of the receipts from the sale of Indian forest products as provided in this section.
(b)Upon the request of an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall provide that the purchaser of the forest products of such tribe, which are harvested under a timber sale contract, permit or other harvest sale document which has been approved by the Secretary, shall make prompt direct payments of the gross proceeds of sales of such forest products, less any amounts segregated as forest management deductions pursuant to section 3105 of this title, into a bank depository account designated by such Indian tribe.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 3107
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73