(a) This part applies to leases of Indian land entered into under 25 U.S.C. 380, 25 U.S.C. 415(a), and 25 U.S.C. 4211, and other tribe-specific statutes authorizing surface leases of Indian land with our approval.
(b) This part does not apply to:
(1) Land use agreements entered into under other statutory authority, such as the following: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(i) Contracts or agreements that encumber 25 CFR part 84.
tribal land under 25 U.S.C. 81.(ii) Traders' licenses.................... 25 CFR part 140.(iii) Timber contracts.................... 25 CFR part 163.(iv) Grazing permits...................... 25 CFR part 166.(v) Rights-of-way......................... 25 CFR part 169.(vi) Mineral leases, prospecting permits, 25 CFR parts 211, 212, 213,
or mineral development agreements. 225, 226, 227.(vii) Tribal land assignments and similar tribal laws.
instruments authorizing uses of tribal
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(2) Leases of water rights associated with Indian land, except to the extent the use of water rights is incorporated in a lease of the land itself.
(3) The following leases, which do not require our approval, except that you must record these leases in accordance with Sec. Sec. 162.343, 162.443, and 162.568:
(i) A lease of tribal land by a 25 U.S.C. 477 corporate entity under its charter to a third party for a period not to exceed 25 years; and
(ii) A lease of Indian land under a special act of Congress authorizing leasing without our approval.