25 USC § 2107 - Regulations; consultation with Indian organizations; pending agreements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s2107"
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title: "25 USC § 2107 - Regulations; consultation with Indian organizations; pending agreements"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "2107"
section_name: "Regulations; consultation with Indian organizations; pending agreements"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL MINERAL RESOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–382, § 8, Dec. 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1940.)"
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# § 2107. Regulations; consultation with Indian organizations; pending agreements

December 22, 1982section 2102 of this titleDecember 22, 1982section 2103 of this title

Within one hundred and eighty days of , the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate rules and regulations to facilitate implementation of this chapter. The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with national and regional Indian organizations and tribes with expertise in mineral development both in the initial formulation of rules and regulations and any future revision or amendment of such rules and regulations. Where there is pending before the Secretary for his approval a Minerals Agreement of the type authorized by  which was submitted prior to , the Secretary shall evaluate and approve or disapprove such agreement based upon , but shall not withhold or delay such approval or disapproval on the grounds that the rules and regulations implementing this chapter have not been promulgated.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–382, § 8, Dec. 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1940.)