Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§407d Charges for special services to purchasers of timber
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 407d
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can charge buyers of timber on Indian trust or restricted lands for extra services, such as measuring logs or marking trees, that go beyond the normal sale work. Fees collected must be put back into the same government fund that paid (or will pay) for those services.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §407d
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to charge purchasers of timber on Indian lands that are held by the United States in trust, or that are subject to restrictions against alienation or encumbrance imposed by the United States, for special services requested by the purchasers in connection with scaling, timber marking, or other activities under the contract of purchase that are in addition to the services otherwise provided by the Secretary, and the proceeds derived therefrom shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation from which the special services were or will be provided.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 407d
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73