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25 U.S.C. § 396c — Lessees of restricted lands to furnish bonds for performance
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On and after May 11, 1938, lessees of restricted Indian lands, tribal or allotted, for mining purposes, including oil and gas, shall furnish corporate surety bonds, in amounts satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, guaranteeing compliance with the terms of their leases: Provided, That personal surety bonds may be accepted where the sureties deposit as collateral with the said Secretary of the Interior any public-debt obligations of the United States guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States equal to the full amount of such bonds, or other collateral satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, or show ownership to unencumbered real estate of a value equal to twice the amount of the bonds.
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On and after May 11, 1938, lessees of restricted Indian lands, tribal or allotted, for mining purposes, including oil and gas, shall furnish corporate surety bonds, in amounts satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, guaranteeing compliance with the terms of their leases: Provided, That personal surety bonds may be accepted where the sureties deposit as collateral with the said Secretary of the Interior any public-debt obligations of the United States guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States equal to the full amount of such bonds, or other collateral satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, or show ownership to unencumbered real estate of a value equal to twice the amount of the bonds.
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On and after May 11, 1938, unallotted lands within any Indian reservation or lands owned by any tribe, group, or band of Indians under Federal jurisdiction, except those specifically excepted from the provisions of sections 396a to 396g of this title, may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, be leased for mining purposes, by authority of the tribal council or other authorized spokesmen for such Indians, for terms not to exceed ten years and as long thereafter as minerals are produced in paying quantities.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Federal land** — The term “Federal land” means land administered by a land management agency within—
(A) the Department of Agriculture; or
(B) the Department of the Interior.
(2) **Idled well** — The term “idled well” means a well—
(A) that has been nonoperational for not fewer than 4 years; and
(B) for which there is no anticipated beneficial future use.
(3) **Indian Tribe** — The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Operator** — The term “operator”, with respect to an oil or gas operation, means any entity, including a lessee or operating rights owner, that has provided to a relevant authority a written statement that the entity is responsible for the oil or gas operation, or any portion of the operation.
(5) **Orphaned well** — The term “orphaned well”—
(A) with respect to Federal land or Tribal land, means a well—
(i) 11 So in original. No cl. (ii) has been enacted. (I) that is not used for an authorized purpose, such as production, injection, or monitoring; and
(II)
(aa) for which no operator can be located;
(bb) the operator of which is unable—
(AA) to plug the well; and
(BB) to remediate and reclaim the well site; or
(cc) that is within the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska; and
(B) with respect to State or private land—
(i) has the meaning given the term by the applicable State; or
(ii) if that State uses different terminology, has the meaning given another term used by the State to describe a well eligible for plugging, remediation, and reclamation by the State.
(6) **Tribal land** — The term “Trib
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 396c
interest of the Indians will be served by so
doing, and if no satisfactory bid is received, or
the accepted bidder fails to complete the lease,
or the Secretary of the Interior shall determine
that it is unwise in the interest of the Indians to
accept the highest bid, said Secretary may re-
advertise such lease for sale, or with the consent
of the tribal council or other governing tribal
authorities, a lease may be made by private ne-
gotiations: Provided, That the foregoing provi-
sions shall in no manner restrict the right of
tribes organized and incorporated under sections
16 and 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984)
[25 U.S.C. 5123, 5124], to lease lands for mining
purposes as therein provided and in accordance
with the provisions of any constitution and
charter adopted by any Indian tribe pursuant to
the Act of June 18, 1934 [25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.].
(May 11, 1938, ch. 198, § 2, 52 Stat. 347.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in text, is act June
18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, popularly known as the In-
dian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally
to chapter 45 (§ 5101 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 5101 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT ACTS
For repeal of inconsistent acts, see section 7 of act
May 11, 1938, set out as a note under section 396a of this
title.
§ 396c. Lessees of restricted lands to furnish
bonds for performance
On and after May 11, 1938, lessees of restricted
Indian lands, tribal or allotted, for mining pur-
poses, including oil and gas, shall furnish cor-
porate surety bonds, in amounts s
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