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25 CFR § 162.242 - How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment to an agricultural lease?

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title: "25 CFR § 162.242 - How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment to an agricultural lease?"
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title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "162.242"
section_name: "How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment to an agricultural lease?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "162"
part_name: "LEASES AND PERMITS"
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# 162.242 How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment to an agricultural lease?

We will approve an agricultural lease amendment if:

(a) The required consents have been obtained from the parties to the lease under § 162.230 and any sureties; and

(b) We find the amendment to be in the best interest of the Indian landowners, under the standards set forth in § 162.213 of this subpart.