25 CFR § 224.10 - What is the purpose of this part?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s224.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 224.10 - What is the purpose of this part?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "224.10"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this part?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "224"
part_name: "TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 3501-3504; Pub. L. 109-58; Pub. L. 115-325."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "224"
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# 224.10 What is the purpose of this part?
This part:
(a) Establishes procedures by which a Tribe, at its discretion, may enter into and manage leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way for purposes of energy resource development on Tribal land; and
(b) Describes the process for obtaining, implementing, and enforcing a Tribal energy resource agreement (TERA) that will allow a Tribe to enter into individual leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way without obtaining Secretarial approval.