25 U.S.C. § 396 - Leases of allotted lands for mining purposes

• Cite as: 25 U.S.C. § 396

All lands allotted to Indians in severalty, except allotments made to members of the Five Civilized Tribes and Osage Indians in Oklahoma, may by said allottee be leased for mining purposes for any term of y...

Cite as 25 U.S.C. § 396

Source: Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 263, 35 Stat. 783; Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 615, §3, 69 Stat. 540.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/3/2021

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

1955-Act Aug. 9, 1955, authorized Secretary of the Interior to lease allotted lands for mining purposes where the allottee is deceased and the heirs to or devisees of any interest in the allotment either have not been determined or cannot be located.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

LEASES OF CERTAIN ALLOTTED LANDS

Pub. L. 106-462, title II, §201, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 2007, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to approve oil or gas leases affecting individually owned Navajo Indian allotted lands in certain circumstances and defined pertinent terms with respect to such leases.

Pub. L. 105-188, §1, July 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 620, as amended by Pub. L. 106-67, §1(2), Oct. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 979, authorized Secretary of the Interior to approve any mineral lease or agreement that affects individually owned land located within Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota or certain former Indian reservations located in Oklahoma upon consent of majority interest and best interest determination.