Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§402 Leases of Surplus Lands
Title 25 › CHAPTER 12 — LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 402
Summary
Tribal councils can lease a tribe’s surplus land for farming, and they must follow the same rules and use the same lease length that applied to grazing leases on August 15, 1894.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §402
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The surplus lands of any tribe may be leased for farming purposes by the council of such tribe under the same rules and regulations and for the same term of years as was on August 15, 1894, allowed in the case of leases for grazing purposes.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 402
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102