Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§2107 Regulations; Consultation with Indian Organizations; Pending Agreements
Title 25 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL MINERAL RESOURCES › § 2107
Summary
Within 180 days after December 22, 1982, the Secretary of the Interior must issue rules to carry out this chapter. The Secretary must, when possible, consult national and regional Indian organizations and tribes with mineral-development expertise when making or changing those rules. Any Minerals Agreement filed before December 22, 1982 must be approved or disapproved under section 2103, and the Secretary cannot delay that decision just because the implementing rules are not yet issued.
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Title 25, §2107
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Within one hundred and eighty days of December 22, 1982, the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate rules and regulations to facilitate implementation of this chapter. The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with national and regional Indian organizations and tribes with expertise in mineral development both in the initial formulation of rules and regulations and any future revision or amendment of such rules and regulations. Where there is pending before the Secretary for his approval a Minerals Agreement of the type authorized by section 2102 of this title which was submitted prior to December 22, 1982, the Secretary shall evaluate and approve or disapprove such agreement based upon section 2103 of this title, but shall not withhold or delay such approval or disapproval on the grounds that the rules and regulations implementing this chapter have not been promulgated.
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25 U.S.C. § 2107
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102