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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 294. Sale of certain abandoned buildings on lands belonging to Indian tribes
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to sell and convey at
public sale, to the highest bidder, under such regulations and
under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, at not less
than the appraised value thereof, any abandoned day or boarding
school plant, or any abandoned agency buildings, situated on lands
belonging to any Indian tribe and not longer needed for Indian or
administrative purposes, and to sell therewith not to exceed one
hundred and sixty acres of land on which such plant or buildings
may stand. Title to all lands disposed of under the provisions of
this section shall pass to the purchaser by deed or by patent in
fee, with such reservations or conditions as the said Secretary may
deem just and proper, no purchaser to acquire more than one hundred
and sixty acres in any one tract: Provided, That the proceeds of
all such sales shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United
States to the credit of the Indians to whom said lands belong, to
be disposed of in accordance with existing law.
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