§ 3701. — Findings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3701]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 39--AMERICAN INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 3701. Findings
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the United States and Indian tribes have a government to
government relationship;
(2) the United States has a trust responsibility to protect,
conserve, utilize, and manage Indian agricultural lands consistent
with its fiduciary obligation and its unique relationship with
Indian tribes;
(3) Indian agricultural lands are renewable and manageable
natural resources which are vital to the economic, social, and
cultural welfare of many Indian tribes and their members; and
(4) development and management of Indian agricultural lands in
accordance with integrated resource management plans will ensure
proper management of Indian agricultural lands and will produce
increased economic returns, enhance Indian self-determination,
promote employment opportunities, and improve the social and
economic well-being of Indian and surrounding communities.
(Pub. L. 103-177, Sec. 2, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2011.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 103-177 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `American Indian Agricultural Resource
Management Act'.''