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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1600j. Federal leases
(a) Lease of lands owned in whole or in part by United States
within Floodway; determination of consistency with operation and
maintenance
No lease of lands owned in whole or in part by the United States
and within the Colorado River Floodway shall be granted after
October 8, 1986, unless the Secretary determines that such lease
would be consistent with the operation and maintenance of the
Colorado River Floodway.
(b) Extension of existing leases; minimization of inconsistency
with operation and maintenance of Floodway
No existing lease of lands owned in whole or in part by the
United States and within the Colorado River Floodway shall be
extended beyond October 8, 1986, or the stated expiration date of
its current term, whichever is later, unless the lessee agrees to
take reasonable and prudent steps determined to be necessary by the
Secretary to minimize the inconsistency of operation under such
lease with the operation and maintenance of the Colorado River
Floodway.
(c) Lease of lands owned in whole or in part by United States
between Hoover Dam and Davis Dam
No lease of lands owned in whole or part by the United States
between Hoover Dam and Davis Dam below elevation 655.0 feet on Lake
Mohave shall be granted unless the Secretary determines that such
lease would be consistent with the operation of Lake Mohave.
(d) Lease operations on Indian lands
The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall
not apply to lease operations on Indian lands pursuant to a lease
providing for activities which are exempted under section 1600e of
this title.
(e) Lands held in trust by United States for benefit of Indian
tribes or individuals
Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to lands
held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian
tribe or individual with respect to any lease where capital
improvements, and operation and maintenance costs are not provided
for by Federal financial assistance if the lessee, tribe, or
individual has provided insurance or other security for the benefit
of the Secretary sufficient to insure against all reasonably
forseeable,(!1) direct, and consequential damages to the property
of the tribe, private persons, and the United States, which may
result from the proposed lease.
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