25 U.S.C. § 5202 Purchase of Restricted Indian Lands; Preference to Secretary of the Interior; Waiver of Preference

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

Whenever any restricted Indian land or interests in land, other than sales or leases of oil, gas, or other minerals ...

The preference right of the Secretary to purchase shall be considered as waived where notice of the pendency of sale is given in writing to the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes for at least ten days prior to the date of sale and the Secretary does not within that time exercise the preferential right to purchase.

Cite as 25 U.S.C. § 5202

Source: June 26, 1936, ch. 831, §2, 49 Stat. 1967; Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 458, §10, 61 Stat. 734.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 502 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.