[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 25CFR151.1]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 151_LAND ACQUISITIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 151.1  Purpose and scope.




Sec.
151.1 Purpose and scope.
151.2 Definitions.
151.3 Land acquisition policy.
151.4 Acquisitions in trust of lands owned in fee by an Indian.
151.5 Trust acquisitions in Oklahoma under section 5 of the I.R.A.
151.6 Exchanges.
151.7 Acquisition of fractional interests.
151.8 Tribal consent for nonmember acquisitions.
151.9 Requests for approval of acquisitions.
151.10 On-reservation acquisitions.
151.11 Off-reservation acquisitions.
151.12 Action on requests.
151.13 Title examination.
151.14 Formalization of acceptance.
151.15 Information collection.

    Authority: R.S. 161: 5 U.S.C. 301. Interpret or apply 46 Stat. 1106, 
as amended; 46 Stat. 1471, as amended; 48 Stat. 985, as amended; 49 
Stat. 1967, as amended, 53 Stat. 1129; 63 Stat. 605; 69 Stat. 392, as 
amended; 70 Stat. 290, as amended; 70 Stat. 626; 75 Stat. 505; 77 Stat. 
349; 78 Stat. 389; 78 Stat. 747; 82 Stat. 174, as amended, 82 Stat. 884; 
84 Stat. 120; 84 Stat. 1874; 86 Stat. 216; 86 Stat. 530; 86 Stat. 744; 
88 Stat. 78; 88 Stat. 81; 88 Stat. 1716; 88 Stat. 2203; 88 Stat. 2207; 
25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 409a, 450h, 451, 464, 465, 487, 488, 489, 501, 502, 573, 
574, 576, 608, 608a, 610, 610a, 622, 624, 640d-10, 1466, 1495, and other 
authorizing acts.

    Cross Reference: For regulations pertaining to: The inheritance of 
interests in trust or restricted land, see parts 15, 16, and 17 of this 
title and 43 CFR part 4; the purchase of lands under the BIA Loan 
Guaranty, Insurance and Interest Subsidy program, see part 103 of this 
title; the exchange and partition of trust or restricted lands, see part 
152 of this title; land acquisitions authorized by the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act, see parts 900 and 276 of 
this title; the acquisition of allotments on the public domain or in 
national forests, see 43 CFR part 2530; the acquisition of Native 
allotments and Native townsite lots in Alaska, see 43 CFR parts 2561 and 
2564; the acquisition of lands by Indians with funds borrowed from the 
Farmers Home Administration, see 7 CFR part 1823, subpart N; the 
acquisition of land by purchase or exchange for members of the Osage 
Tribe not having certificates of competency, see Sec. Sec. 117.8 and 
158.54 of this title.

    Source: 45 FR 62036, Sept. 18, 1980, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982.


    These regulations set forth the authorities, policy, and procedures 
governing the acquisition of land by the United States in trust status 
for individual Indians and tribes. Acquisition of land by individual 
Indians and tribes in fee simple status is not covered by these 
regulations even though such land may, by operation of law, be held in 
restricted status following acquisition. Acquisition of land in trust 
status by inheritance or escheat is not covered by these regulations. 
These regulations do not cover the acquisition of

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land in trust status in the State of Alaska, except acquisitions for the 
Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette Island Reserve or it members.