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[CITE: 25USC443a]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                        CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 443a. Conveyance to Indian tribes of federally owned 
        buildings, improvements, or facilities; disposition of property 
        by Indians; forfeiture; ``Indian'' defined
        
    The Secretary of the Interior at the request of any Indian tribe, 
band, or group is authorized to convey to such Indian tribe, band, or 
group, by such means as he may deem appropriate, title to any federally 
owned buildings, improvements, or facilities (including any personal 
property used in connection with such buildings, improvements, or 
facilities) that are situated on lands of such tribe, band, or group or 
on lands reserved for the administration of its affairs, and that are no 
longer required by the Secretary for the administration of Indian 
affairs. Any tribe, band, or group to which property is conveyed 
pursuant to this section may dispose of such property whenever its 
governing body determines that the property is no longer needed for its 
use. If, at any time while property conveyed pursuant to this section 
remains in the ownership of any Indian tribe, band, or group, the 
Secretary of the Interior determines that such property is not being 
adequately maintained or properly utilized by such tribe, band, or group 
or that the property creates a health or safety hazard or other 
undesirable condition, he may declare a forfeiture of the conveyance and 
the title to such property shall thereupon revert to the United States. 
Such determination by the Secretary shall be final.
    For the purpose of this section, the term ``Indian'' shall include 
Eskimos and Aleuts.

(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 979, 70 Stat. 1057.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1812 of this title.
