Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110
§3055 Forest Products for Traditional and Cultural Purposes
Title 25 › CHAPTER 32A — CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COOPERATION AUTHORITY › § 3055
Summary
The Secretary may give Indian tribes trees, parts of trees, or other forest products from National Forest System land free of charge for traditional and cultural uses, even if section 472a of title 16 would otherwise restrict it. These items cannot be used for commercial purposes.
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Title 25, §3055
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(a)In general
Notwithstanding section 472a of title 16, the Secretary may provide free of charge to Indian tribes any trees, portions of trees, or forest products from National Forest System land for traditional and cultural purposes.
(b)Prohibition
Trees, portions of trees, or forest products provided under subsection (a) may not be used for commercial purposes.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture. Definition of “Secretary”“Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 3055
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110