Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§352 Cancellation of Trust Patents Within Power or Reservoir Sites
Title 25 › CHAPTER 9 — ALLOTMENT OF INDIAN LANDS › § 352
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may cancel trust patents (land grants) given to Indian allottees when the land is needed for power sites, reservoirs, or lands set aside for irrigation on an Indian reservation. Cancellation can happen only after the allottee gets notice and a hearing. Any allottee whose land is canceled must be paid for all improvements from the funds for the irrigation project and must be given replacement land of equal value inside the area served by that project.
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Title 25, §352
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The Secretary of the Interior, after notice and hearing, is authorized to cancel trust patents issued to Indian allottees for allotments within any power or reservoir site and for allotments or such portions of allotments as are located upon or include lands set aside, reserved, or required within any Indian reservation for irrigation purposes under authority of Congress: Provided, That any Indian allottee whose allotment shall be so canceled shall be reimbursed for all improvements on his canceled allotment, out of any moneys available for the construction of the irrigation project for which the said power or reservoir site may be set aside: Provided further, That any Indian allottee whose allotment, or part thereof, is so canceled shall be allotted land of equal value within the area subject to irrigation by any such project.
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25 U.S.C. § 352
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102