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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 416. Leases of trust or restricted lands on San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservations for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, farming or grazing purposes
Any trust or restricted Indian lands, whether tribally or
individually owned, located on the San Xavier Indian Reservation
and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, in the State
of Arizona, may be leased by the Indian owners, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Interior, for public, religious,
educational, recreational, residential, business, farming or
grazing purposes, including the development or utilization of
natural resources in connection with operations under such leases,
but no lease shall be executed under sections 416 to 416j of this
title for purposes that are subject to the laws governing mining
leases on Indian lands. The term of a grazing lease shall not
exceed ten years, the term of a farming lease that does not require
the making of a substantial investment in the improvement of the
land shall not exceed ten years, and the term of a farming lease
that requires the making of a substantial investment in the
improvement of the land shall not exceed forty years. The term of
any other lease shall not exceed ninety-nine years. No lease shall
contain an option to renew which, if exercised, will extend the
total term beyond the maximum term permitted by sections 416 to
416j of this title. The Secretary of the Interior shall not approve
any lease with a term that is longer than is necessary in his
judgment to obtain maximum economic benefits for the Indian owners.
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