Indian Lands [Mineral Lands] Law and Legal Definition
According to 30 USCS § 1702 (Title 30; Mineral Lands and Mining; Chapter 29; Oil and Gas Royalty Management), the term "Indian lands" means “any lands or interest in lands of an Indian tribe or an Indian allottee held in trust by the United States or which is subject to Federal restriction against alienation or which is administered by the United States pursuant to section 14(g) of Public Law 92-203 [43 USCS § 1613(g)], as amended, including mineral resources and mineral estates reserved to an Indian tribe or an Indian allottee in the conveyance of a surface or non-mineral estate, except that such term does not include any lands subject to the provisions of section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1906. “
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Related Legal Terms
- Abandoned Mined Lands
- Affected Indian Tribe [Energy]
- Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
- Antarctic Mineral Resource Activity
- Assessment [Mineral Lands]
- Bordlands
- Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]
- Coastal Wetlands Conservation Project
- Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act
- Coastal Wetlands Restoration Project
