Title
TITLE 64 - PUBLIC LANDS
Body
United States Code
Allotment of Indian lands, see 25 U.S.C. § 331 et seq.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, employee or employees to sign approval of tribal deeds, see 25 U.S.C. § 11.
Descent and distribution of land to heirs of allottees, see 25 U.S.C. § 371 et seq.
Designation of tribes, conveyance of submarginal land, see 25 U.S.C. § 459a.
Indian land claims settlements; Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw, see 25 U.S.C. § 1779 et seq.
Indian land consolidation, see 25 U.S.C. § 2203.
Irrigation of allotted lands, see 25 U.S.C. § 381 et seq.
Lease, sale, or surrender of allotted or unallotted lands, see 25 U.S.C. § 391 et seq.
Submarginal lands of United States held in trust for specified Indian tribes, see 25 U.S.C. § 459.
CHAPTER 1
LANDS ACQUIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES
§ 1. Abandoned military and agency reservations
Every military and agency reservation, which is, or may be hereafter occupied by the United States, within the limits of this nation, and whenever the United States shall cease to occupy the same, shall revert to the Nation; and it will not be lawful for any citizen to take possession of any such reservation, except by the permission of the national authorities under the penalty of being removed therefrom.
Library References
Indians
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Westlaw Topic No. 209.
CHAPTER 2
REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION
§ 51. Short title
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Real Property Acquisition Act of 2005".
History
Source. LA 07-05, eff. March 16, 2005.
§ 52. Purpose
The purpose of this act is to establish principles for real property acquisition that assure accordance and alignment with the purpose of Cherokee Nation. Acquisitions of any real property should sustain, enhance and support the economies and welfare of Cherokee Nation. Sound planning for real property acquisitions ensures achievement of an overall objective to restore the land and territory base of the Nation and advance the Nation's s...
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