Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§154 Proceeds of Sales of Lands Not Subject to Certain Deductions
Title 25 › CHAPTER 4 — PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › SUBCHAPTER III — DEPOSIT, CARE, AND INVESTMENT OF INDIAN MONEYS › § 154
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Proceeds from Indian lands sold by BLM can't pay land-service costs unless treaty permits.
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Title 25, §154
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No part of the expenses of the public lands service shall be deducted from the proceeds of Indian lands sold through the Bureau of Land Management, except as authorized by the treaty or agreement providing for the disposition of the lands.
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of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. “Bureau of Land Management” substituted in text for “General Land Office” pursuant to section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, which established the Bureau and transferred thereto the functions of the General Land Office.
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25 U.S.C. § 154
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102