25 CFR § 225.29 - Corporate qualifications and requests for information.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s225.29"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 225.29 - Corporate qualifications and requests for information."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "225.29"
section_name: "Corporate qualifications and requests for information."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "225"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS, GEOTHERMAL, AND SOLID MINERALS AGREEMENTS"
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, 9, and 2101-2108; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 14971, Mar. 30, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "225"
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# 225.29 Corporate qualifications and requests for information.

(a) The signing in a representative capacity of minerals agreements or assignments, bonds, or other instruments required by a minerals agreement or these regulations, constitutes certification that the individual signing (except a surety agent) is authorized to act in such a capacity. An agent for a surety shall furnish a power of attorney.

(b) A prospective corporate operator proposing to acquire an interest in a minerals agreement shall have on file with the Superintendent a statement showing:

(1) The State(s) in which the corporation is incorporated, and a notarized statement that the corporation is authorized to hold such interests in the State where the land described in the minerals agreement is situated; and

(2) A notarized statement that it has power to conduct all business and operations as described in the minerals agreement.

(c) The Secretary may, either before or after the approval of a minerals agreement, assignment, or bond, call for any reasonable additional information necessary to carry out the regulations in this part, or other applicable laws and regulations.