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LegalText 25 U.S.C. § 396b Public auction of oil and gas leases; requirements us united_states_code code_section 25 INDIANS 12 LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS 396b 25 U.S.C. § 396b current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc25@119-100.zip /us/usc/t25/s396b data/legal/raw/us/code/title-25/usc25.xml 8eae487a55cc3a2313d32b63b1ca93cbc8075352f8f1b633d10f554bfc5e6482 d4661d83bff6862be548ac8e843ba61e942ed983aade7cf83cb7dbc3dcd08168 896aaa93fd3c31fffdb224023bfbeef1b3bf818aba0fb8b67671f33dbe640222 2026-07-04 official
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25 U.S.C. § 396b - Public auction of oil and gas leases; requirements

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Leases for oil- and/or gas-mining purposes covering such unallotted lands shall be offered for sale to the highest responsible qualified bidder, at public auction or on sealed bids, after notice and advertisement, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Such advertisement shall reserve to the Secretary of the Interior the right to reject all bids whenever in his judgment the interest of the Indians will be served by so doing, and if no satisfactory bid is received, or the accepted bidder fails to complete the lease, or the Secretary of the Interior shall determine that it is unwise in the interest of the Indians to accept the highest bid, said Secretary may readvertise such lease for sale, or with the consent of the tribal council or other governing tribal authorities, a lease may be made by private negotiations: Provided, That the foregoing provisions shall in no manner restrict the right of tribes organized and incorporated under sections 16 and 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) [25 U.S.C. 5123, 5124], to lease lands for mining purposes as therein provided and in accordance with the provisions of any constitution and charter adopted by any Indian tribe pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 [25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.].

(May 11, 1938, ch. 198, § 2, 52 Stat. 347.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextAct of June 18, 1934, referred to in text, is act June 18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to chapter 45 (§ 5101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5101 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeal of Inconsistent ActsFor repeal of inconsistent acts, see section 7 of act May 11, 1938, set out as a note under section 396a of this title.