25 CFR § 183.17 - If expenditures under this part lead to a claim or cause of action, who is liable?

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title: "25 CFR § 183.17 - If expenditures under this part lead to a claim or cause of action, who is liable?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "183.17"
section_name: "If expenditures under this part lead to a claim or cause of action, who is liable?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "183"
part_name: "USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND AND SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE LEASE FUND"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 102-575, 106 Stat. 4740"
regulatory_source: "66 FR 21088, Apr. 27, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 183.17 If expenditures under this part lead to a claim or cause of action, who is liable?

The Tribe may be liable. The United States must not be liable for any claim or cause of action arising from the Tribe's use or expenditure of monies distributed from the Trust Fund or the Lease Fund.