25 U.S.C. § 402
Section 402 · Leases of surplus lands
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Pueblo of Santa Ana (1985)
Most recently applied in Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Pueblo of Santa Ana (June 1985)
The surplus lands of any tribe may be leased for farming purposes by the council of such tribe under the same rules and regulations and for the same term of years as was on August 15, 1894, allowed in the case of leases for grazing purposes.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Cross References
Lease on unallotted irrigable lands for farming purposes, see section 402a of this title.