Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§397 Leases of Lands for Grazing or Mining
Title 25 › CHAPTER 12 — LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 397
Summary
Land bought by tribal members that is not needed for farming or for individual allotments may be leased for grazing for up to five years or for mining for up to ten years. The tribe’s council must approve the lease, the reservation agent recommends the amount and terms, and the Secretary of the Interior must give final approval.
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Title 25, §397
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Where lands are occupied by Indians who have bought and paid for the same, and which lands are not needed for farming or agricultural purposes, and are not desired for individual allotments, the same may be leased by authority of the council speaking for such Indians, for a period not to exceed five years for grazing, or ten years for mining purposes in such quantities and upon such terms and conditions as the agent in charge of such reservation may recommend, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.
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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.
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25 U.S.C. § 397
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102