2019 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 12 - Lease, Sale, or Surrender of Allotted or Unallotted Lands
Sec. 396a - Leases of unallotted lands for mining purposes; duration of leases

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 396a (2019)
Section Name §396a. Leases of unallotted lands for mining purposes; duration of leases
Section Text

On and after May 11, 1938, unallotted lands within any Indian reservation or lands owned by any tribe, group, or band of Indians under Federal jurisdiction, except those specifically excepted from the provisions of sections 396a to 396g of this title, may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, be leased for mining purposes, by authority of the tribal council or other authorized spokesmen for such Indians, for terms not to exceed ten years and as long thereafter as minerals are produced in paying quantities.

Source Credit

(May 11, 1938, ch. 198, §1, 52 Stat. 347.)

Editorial Notes REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT ACTS

Act May 11, 1938, ch. 198, §7, 52 Stat. 348, provided that: "All Act [Acts] or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 25 - INDIANS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 12 - LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS
Sec. 396a - Leases of unallotted lands for mining purposes; duration of leases
Contains section 396a
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 52 Stat. 347, 348
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