Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§403b Lease of restricted lands in State of Washington
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 403b
Summary
Regardless of law, restricted Indian lands in Washington can be leased if the individual, an Indian association, or the tribe gives written consent. Leases may be for public or business uses, last up to 25 years under Interior Secretary rules, and cannot be used to exploit natural resources.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §403b
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, with the consent in writing of the individual Indian, association of Indians, or Indian tribe concerned, any restricted Indian lands situated within the State of Washington may be leased for religious, educational, recreational, business, or public purposes, including, but not limited to, airports, experimental station, stockyards, warehouses, and grain elevators, for periods not to exceed twenty-five years under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: Provided, That nothing in this section or section 403c of this title shall be deemed to authorize such leases for the exploitation of any natural resources.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 403b
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73