25 U.S.C. § 5104: Exchanges of land

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may buy, swap, or accept land, water, or surface rights inside a reservation to help consolidate land between Indians and non‑Indians. Exchanges must be equal in value, must credit the value of improvements, and cover tribal, trust, or restricted allotments whether living or deceased.

Title 25, §5104

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For the purpose of effecting land consolidations between Indians and non-Indians within the reservation, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to acquire through purchase, exchange, or relinquishment, any interest in lands, water rights, or surface rights to lands within said reservation. Exchanges of lands hereunder shall be made on the basis of equal value and the value of improvements on lands to be relinquished to the Indians or by Indians to non-Indians shall be given due consideration and allowance made therefor in the valuation of lieu lands. This section shall apply to tribal, trust, or otherwise restricted Indian allotments whether the allottee be living or deceased.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 463e of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§5104 Exchanges of Land

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Title 25, §5104

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