§ 403c. — Identity of lessor; period of lease.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC403c]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 12--LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS
Sec. 403c. Identity of lessor; period of lease
Such leases may be made only by the individual Indian owner of the
land or by the authorized representatives of the tribe or group of
Indians to whom the land belongs, subject to the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative. Restricted
allotments of deceased Indians, when the heirs or devisees cannot agree
on a lease, may be leased for them in the manner prescribed by section
380 of this title. No lease shall be made by or on behalf of any tribe
for a longer period than is or may be authorized by the tribal
constitution, charter, or ordinances. Nothing contained in this section
or section 403b of this title shall be construed to repeal any authority
to lease restricted lands which any Indian, Indian tribe, or official of
the Department of the Interior would have in the absence of such
sections.
(Aug. 9, 1946, ch. 929, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 962.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 403b of this title.
