Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§5104 Exchanges of land
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5104
Summary
Allows the Interior Secretary, under rules he makes, to buy, swap, or accept land interests including water and surface rights inside a reservation to consolidate Indian and non‑Indian land. Exchanges must be equal in value, count improvements, and cover tribal, trust, or restricted allotments whether living or dead.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §5104
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For the purpose of effecting land consolidations between Indians and non-Indians within the reservation, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to acquire through purchase, exchange, or relinquishment, any interest in lands, water rights, or surface rights to lands within said reservation. Exchanges of lands hereunder shall be made on the basis of equal value and the value of improvements on lands to be relinquished to the Indians or by Indians to non-Indians shall be given due consideration and allowance made therefor in the valuation of lieu lands. This section shall apply to tribal, trust, or otherwise restricted Indian allotments whether the allottee be living or deceased.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 463e of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 5104
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73