25 USC § 416e - Approval of leases

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s416e"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 416e - Approval of leases"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "416e"
section_name: "Approval of leases"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–715, § 6, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1113.)"
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# § 416e. Approval of leases

The Secretary of the Interior shall approve no lease pursuant to sections 416 to 416j of this title that contains any provision that will prevent or delay a termination of Federal trust responsibilities with respect to the land during the term of the lease.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–715, § 6, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1113.)