[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR225.23]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 225_OIL AND GAS, GEOTHERMAL, AND SOLID MINERALS AGREEMENTS
--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Minerals Agreements
 
Sec. 225.23  Economic assessments.

    The Secretary shall prepare or cause to be prepared an economic 
assessment that shall address, among other things:
    (a) Whether there are assurances in the minerals agreement that 
operations shall be conducted with appropriate diligence;
    (b) Whether the production royalties or other form of return on 
mineral resources is adequate; and
    (c) Whether the minerals agreement is likely to provide the Indian 
mineral owner with a return on the production comparable to what the 
owner might otherwise obtain through competitive

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bidding, when such a comparison can reasonably be made.