[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR84.005]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 84--ENCUMBRANCES OF TRIBAL LAND--CONTRACT APPROVALS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 84.005  Will the Secretary approve contracts or agreements even where such approval is not required under this part?

    No, the Secretary will not approve contracts or agreements that do 
not encumber tribal lands for a period of seven or more years. Within 
thirty days after receipt of final, executed documents, the Secretary 
will return such contracts and agreements with a statement explaining 
why Secretarial approval is not required. The provisions of the Act will 
not apply to those contracts or agreements the Secretary determines are 
not covered by the Act.