§ 407. Sale of timber on unallotted lands

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1910

   Pub. L. 61–431 § 7 · 36 Stat. 855

   Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 407

   June 25, 1910, ch. 431, § 7, 36 Stat. 857

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1910, ch. 431, § 7, 36 Stat. 857

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 7. That the mature living and dead and down timber on Indian reservations. Sales of timber on unallotted lands in. Unallotted lands of any Indian reservation may be sold under regulations to be proscribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and the proceeds from such sales shall be used for the benefit of the Indians or the reservation in such manner as ho may direct: Provided, That this Proviso. Exception. section shall not apply to the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

2. 1964

   Pub. L. 88–301 · 78 Stat. 186

   1. Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 407

      Pub. L. 88–301 substituted “timber” for “mature living and dead and down timber”, provided for sale of timber in accordance with principles of sustained yield or in order to convert the land to a more desirable use, provided for deductions for administrative expenses from proceeds of sales, made the Indians who were tribal members the beneficiaries instead of the Indians of the reservation

   2. Struck · 25 U.S.C. § 407

      Pub. L. 88–301 struck out proviso which made section inapplicable to Minnesota and Wisconsin

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 88–301 substituted “timber” for “mature living and dead and down timber”, provided for sale of timber in accordance with principles of sustained yield or in order to convert the land to a more desirable use, provided for deductions for administrative expenses from proceeds of sales, made the Indians who were tribal members the beneficiaries instead of the Indians of the reservation, and struck out proviso which made section inapplicable to Minnesota and Wisconsin.

3. 1988

   Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act

   Pub. L. 100–580 § 13 · 102 Stat. 2924

   Amended · 25 U.S.C. § 407

   Pub. L. 100–580 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The timber on unallotted lands of any Indian reservation may be sold in accordance with the principles of sustained yield, or in order to convert the land to a more desirable use, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and the proceeds from such sales, after deductions for administrative expenses pursuant to section 413 of this title, shall be used for the benefit of the Indians who are members of the tribe or tribes concerned in such manner as he may direct.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–580 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The timber on unallotted lands of any Indian reservation may be sold in accordance with the principles of sustained yield, or in order to convert the land to a more desirable use, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and the proceeds from such sales, after deductions for administrative expenses pursuant to section 413 of this title, shall be used for the benefit of the Indians who are members of the tribe or tribes concerned in such manner as he may direct.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 13. TRIBAL TIMBER SALES PROCEEDS USE. Section 7 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 857; 25 U.S.C. 407) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 7. Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, the timber on unallotted trust land in Indian reservations or on other land held in trust for tribes may be sold in accordance with the principles of sustained-yield management or to convert the land to a more desirable use. After deduction, if any, for administrative expenses under the Act of February 14, 1920 (41 Stat. 415; 25 U.S.C. 413), the proceeds of the sale shall be used— “(1) as determined by the governing bodies of the tribes concerned and approved by the Secretary, or “(2) in the absence of such a governing body, as determined by the Secretary for the tribe concerned.”.

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