25 CFR § 900.247 - Under what circumstances is a reassumption considered an emergency instead of non-emergency reassumption?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s900.247"
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title: "25 CFR § 900.247 - Under what circumstances is a reassumption considered an emergency instead of non-emergency reassumption?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "900.247"
section_name: "Under what circumstances is a reassumption considered an emergency instead of non-emergency reassumption?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "900"
part_name: "CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 450f"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "900"
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# 900.247 Under what circumstances is a reassumption considered an emergency instead of non-emergency reassumption?

(a) A reassumption is considered an emergency reassumption if an Indian tribe or tribal organization fails to fulfill the requirements of the contract and this failure poses:

(1) An immediate threat of imminent harm to the safety of any person; or

(2) Imminent substantial and irreparable harm to trust funds, trust lands, or interest in such lands.

(b) A reassumption is considered a non-emergency reassumption if there has been:

(1) A violation of the rights or endangerment of the health, safety, or welfare of any person; or

(2) Gross negligence or mismanagement in the handling or use of:

(i) Contract funds;

(ii) Trust funds;

(iii) Trust lands; or

(iv) Interests in trust lands under the contract.