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§3102 Purposes

Title 25 › Chapter 33— NATIONAL INDIAN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT › § 3102

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets the Secretary of the Interior help manage Indian forest lands with the lands’ owners, following the Secretary’s trust duties and the owners’ goals. Says the Secretary can take deductions from sales of forest products, and requires that money stay on the same reservation and be used only for forest land management; no other deductions are allowed. Aims to increase the number of trained Indian foresters and support staff in forestry programs on Indian lands. Allows funding to be approved to carry out these work and to protect and improve Indian forest lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §3102

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The purposes of this chapter are to—

(1)allow the Secretary of the Interior to take part in the management of Indian forest lands, with the participation of the lands’ beneficial owners, in a manner consistent with the Secretary’s trust responsibility and with the objectives of the beneficial owners;

(2)clarify the authority of the Secretary to make deductions from the proceeds of sale of Indian forest products, assure the use of such deductions on the reservation from which they are derived solely for use in forest land management activities, and assure that no other deductions shall be collected;

(3)increase the number of professional Indian foresters and related staff in forestry programs on Indian forest land; and

(4)provide for the authorization of necessary appropriations to carry out this chapter for the protection, conservation, utilization, management, and enhancement of Indian forest lands.

Reference

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 3102

Title 25 — Indians

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60