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25 USC § 5505 - Gross receipts from conveyed lands

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s5505"
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title: "25 USC § 5505 - Gross receipts from conveyed lands"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5505"
section_name: "Gross receipts from conveyed lands"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "CONVEYANCE OF SUBMARGINAL LAND"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–114, § 5, Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 579.)"
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# § 5505. Gross receipts from conveyed lands

**(a)** **Deposit to credit of tribe; nonapplicability** July 20, 195670 Stat. 581August 2, 195670 Stat. 941October 9, 197286 Stat. 795section 1 of the Act of October 13, 197286 Stat. 806section 5501 of this titleAugust 7, 194761 Stat. 91330 U.S.C. 355October 17, 1975*Provided*October 17, 197541 Stat. 43730 U.S.C. 181

Any and all gross receipts derived from, or which relate to, the property conveyed by this chapter, the Act of  (), the Act of  (), the Act of  (), and  () which were received by the United States subsequent to its acquisition by the United States under the statutes cited in  and prior to such conveyance, from whatever source and for whatever purpose, including but not limited to the receipts in the special fund of the Treasury as required by section 6 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of  (, 915) [], shall as of , be deposited to the credit of the Indian tribe receiving such land and may be expended by the tribe for such beneficial programs as the tribal governing body may determine: , That this section shall not apply to any such receipts received prior to , from the leasing of public domain minerals which were subject to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 () [ et seq.], as amended and supplemented.

**(b)** **Administration of gross receipts** section 5504(a) of this title

All gross receipts (including but not limited to bonuses, rents, and royalties) hereafter derived by the United States from any contract, permit or lease referred to in , or otherwise, shall be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to receipts from property held in trust by the United States for Indian tribes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–114, § 5, Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 579.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act of , referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which was set out as a note under former  and was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.

Act of , referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which was not classified to the Code.

Act of , referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which was not classified to the Code.

, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which was not classified to the Code.

The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.