§3701 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

Says the United States and Indian tribes deal with each other as separate governments. It says the United States has a special legal duty to protect, conserve, use, and manage Indian agricultural lands. Says Indian agricultural lands can be renewed and managed and are important to tribes’ economies, cultures, and communities. It says using coordinated resource management plans will help those lands make more money, boost tribal self‑rule, create jobs, and improve life for tribal and nearby communities.

Title 25, §3701

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The Congress finds and declares that—

(1)the United States and Indian tribes have a government to government relationship;

(2)the United States has a trust responsibility to protect, conserve, utilize, and manage Indian agricultural lands consistent with its fiduciary obligation and its unique relationship with Indian tribes;

(3)Indian agricultural lands are renewable and manageable natural resources which are vital to the economic, social, and cultural welfare of many Indian tribes and their members; and

(4)development and management of Indian agricultural lands in accordance with integrated resource management plans will ensure proper management of Indian agricultural lands and will produce increased economic returns, enhance Indian self-determination, promote employment opportunities, and improve the social and economic well-being of Indian and surrounding communities.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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Pub. L. 103–177, § 1, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2011, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act’.”

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Title 25, §3701

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