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§ 2101. —  Definitions.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC2101]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
           CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL MINERAL RESOURCES
 
Sec. 2101. Definitions

    For the purposes of this chapter, the term--
        (1) ``Indian'' means any individual Indian or Alaska Native who 
    owns land or interests in land the title to which is held in trust 
    by the United States or is subject to a restriction against 
    alienation imposed by the United States;
        (2) ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band, nation, 
    pueblo, community, rancheria, colony, or other group which owns land 
    or interests in land title to which is held in trust by the United 
    States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by 
    the United States; and
        (3) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

(Pub. L. 97-382, Sec. 2, Dec. 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1938.)


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 97-382 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this 
chapter] may be cited as the `Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982'.''



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