Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§5110 New Indian reservations
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5110
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can create new Indian reservations on land gained under this Act or add that land to existing reservations. If land is added to an existing reservation, it must be reserved only for Indians who are enrolled or who are tribal members with the right to live there.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §5110
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The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to proclaim new Indian reservations on lands acquired pursuant to any authority conferred by this Act, or to add such lands to existing reservations: Provided, That lands added to existing reservations shall be designated for the exclusive use of Indians entitled by enrollment or by tribal membership to residence at such reservations.
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act June 18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 5101 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 467 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 5110
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73