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[CITE: 25USC2102]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
           CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL MINERAL RESOURCES
 
Sec. 2102. Minerals Agreements


(a) Authorization for tribes; approval by Secretary

    Any Indian tribe, subject to the approval of the Secretary and any 
limitation or provision contained in its constitution or charter, may 
enter into any joint venture, operating, production sharing, service, 
managerial, lease or other agreement, or any amendment, supplement or 
other modification of such agreement (hereinafter referred to as a 
``Minerals Agreement'') providing for the exploration for, or 
extraction, processing, or other development of, oil, gas, uranium, 
coal, geothermal, or other energy or nonenergy mineral resources 
(hereinafter referred to as ``mineral resources'') in which such Indian 
tribe owns a beneficial or restricted interest, or providing for the 
sale or other disposition of the production or products of such mineral 
resources.

(b) Inclusion of individual holdings; approval by parties and Secretary

    Any Indian owning a beneficial or restricted interest in mineral 
resources may include such resources in a tribal Minerals Agreement 
subject to the concurrence of the parties and a finding by the Secretary 
that such participation is in the best interest of the Indian.

(Pub. L. 97-382, Sec. 3, Dec. 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1938.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2107 of this title.
