§ 325. — Payment and disposition of compensation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC325]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 8--RIGHTS-OF-WAY THROUGH INDIAN LANDS
Sec. 325. Payment and disposition of compensation
No grant of a right-of-way shall be made without the payment of such
compensation as the Secretary of the Interior shall determine to be
just. The compensation received on behalf of the Indian owners shall be
disposed of under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior.
(Feb. 5, 1948, ch. 45, Sec. 3, 62 Stat. 18.)
Transfer of Functions
Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department
of the Interior relating to compliance with rights-of-way across Indian
lands, issued under section 321 et seq. of this title with respect to
pre-construction, construction, and initial operation of transportation
system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas transferred to Federal
Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation System, until first anniversary of date of initial
operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan
No. 1 of 1979, Secs. 102(e), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat.
1373, 1376, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, effective July 1, 1979, pursuant to Ex. Ord. No. 12142,
Sec. 1-101, June 21, 1979, 44 F.R. 36927, set out as a note under
section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Office of Federal
Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System abolished and
functions and authority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of
Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102-486, set out as an Abolition of
Office of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 322, 326, 327, 328, 1724 of
this title; title 43 section 421c.