CFR /  Title 25  /  Part 162: Leases And Permits

Section No.	Description
Section 162.001	How is this part subdivided?
Section 162.002	What key terms do I need to know?
Section 162.003	To what land does this part apply?
Section 162.004	When do I need a lease to authorize possession of Indian land?
Section 162.005	To what types of land use agreements does this part apply?
Section 162.006	To what permits does this part apply?
Section 162.007	Does this part apply to lease documents I submitted for approval before January 4, 2013?
Section 162.008	Do I need BIA approval of a subleasehold mortgage?
Section 162.009	How do I obtain a lease?
Section 162.010	How does a prospective lessee identify and contact individual Indian landowners to negotiate a lease?
Section 162.011	What are the consent requirements for a lease?
Section 162.012	Who is authorized to consent to a lease?
Section 162.013	What laws will apply to leases approved under this part?
Section 162.014	May a lease contain a preference consistent with tribal law for employment of tribal members?
Section 162.015	Will BIA comply with tribal laws in making lease decisions?
Section 162.016	What taxes apply to leases approved under this part?
Section 162.017	May tribes administer this part on BIA's behalf?
Section 162.018	May a lease address access to the leased premises by roads or other infrastructure?
Section 162.019	May a lease combine tracts with different Indian landowners?
Section 162.020	What are BIA's responsibilities in approving leases?
Section 162.021	What are BIA's responsibilities in administering and enforcing leases?
Section 162.022	What if an individual or entity takes possession of or uses Indian land without an approved lease or other proper authorization?
Section 162.023	May BIA take emergency action if Indian land is threatened?
Section 162.024	May decisions under this part be appealed?
Section 162.025	Who can answer questions about leasing?
Section 162.026	What documentation may BIA require in approving, administering, and enforcing leases?
Section 162.027	How may an Indian tribe obtain information about leases on its land?
Section 162.028	How does BIA provide notice to the parties to a lease?
Section 162.029	What key terms do I need to know for this subpart?
Section 162.101	Can tracts with different Indian landowners be unitized for agricultural leasing purposes?
Section 162.105	What will BIA do if possession is taken without an approved agricultural lease or other proper authorization?
Section 162.106	What are BIA's objectives in granting or approving agricultural leases?
Section 162.107	What are BIA's responsibilities in administering and enforcing agricultural leases?
Section 162.108	What laws, other than these regulations, will apply to agricultural leases granted or approved under this part?
Section 162.109	Can these regulations be administered by tribes, on the Secretary's or on BIA's behalf?
Section 162.110	Who owns the records associated with this subpart?
Section 162.111	How must records associated with this part be preserved?
Section 162.112	May decisions under this subpart be appealed?
Section 162.113	What types of leases are covered by this subpart?
Section 162.200	Must agricultural land be managed in accordance with a tribe's agricultural resource management plan?
Section 162.201	How will tribal laws be enforced on agricultural land?
Section 162.202	When can the regulations in this subpart be superseded or modified by tribal laws and leasing policies?
Section 162.203	Must notice of applicable tribal laws and leasing policies be provided?
Section 162.204	Can individual Indian landowners exempt their agricultural land from certain tribal leasing policies?
Section 162.205	Can the terms of an agricultural lease be negotiated with the Indian landowners?
Section 162.206	When can the Indian landowners grant an agricultural lease?
Section 162.207	Who can represent the Indian landowners in negotiating or granting an agricultural lease?
Section 162.208	When can BIA grant an agricultural lease on behalf of an Indian landowner?
Section 162.209	When can BIA grant a permit covering agricultural land?
Section 162.210	What type of valuation or evaluation methods will be applied in estimating the fair annual rental of Indian land?
Section 162.211	When will the BIA advertise Indian land for agricultural leases?
Section 162.212	What supporting documents must be provided prior to BIA's grant or approval of an agricultural lease?
Section 162.213	How and when will BIA decide whether to approve an agricultural lease?
Section 162.214	When will an agricultural lease be effective?
Section 162.215	When will a BIA decision to approve an agricultural lease be effective?
Section 162.216	Must an agricultural lease or permit be recorded?
Section 162.217	Is there a standard agricultural lease form?
Section 162.218	Are there any provisions that must be included in an agricultural lease?
Section 162.219	Are there any formal requirements that must be satisfied in the execution of an agricultural lease?
Section 162.220	How should the land be described in an agricultural lease?
Section 162.221	How much rent must be paid under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.222	Must the rent be adjusted under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.223	When are rent payments due under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.224	Will untimely rent payments made under an agricultural lease be subject to interest charges or late payment penalties?
Section 162.225	To whom can rent payments be made under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.226	What form of rent payment can be accepted under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.227	What other types of payments are required under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.228	How long can the term of an agricultural lease run?
Section 162.229	Can an agricultural lease be amended, assigned, sublet, or mortgaged?
Section 162.230	How can the land be used under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.231	Can improvements be made under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.232	Who will own the improvements made under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.233	Must a tenant provide a bond under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.234	What form of bond can be accepted under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.235	How will a cash bond be administered?
Section 162.236	What insurance is required under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.237	What indemnities are required under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.238	How will payment rights and obligations relating to agricultural land be allocated between the Indian landowners and the
Section 162.239	Can an agricultural lease provide for negotiated remedies in the event of a violation?
Section 162.240	Will administrative fees be charged for actions relating to agricultural leases?
Section 162.241	How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment to an agricultural lease?
Section 162.242	How will BIA decide whether to approve an assignment or sublease under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.243	How will BIA decide whether to approve a leasehold mortgage under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.244	When will a BIA decision to approve an amendment, assignment, sublease, or mortgage under an agricultural lease be effective?
Section 162.245	Must an amendment, assignment, sublease, or mortgage approved under an agricultural lease be recorded?
Section 162.246	Will BIA notify a tenant when a rent payment is due under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.247	What will BIA do if rent payments are not made in the time and manner required by an agricultural lease?
Section 162.248	Will any special fees be assessed on delinquent rent payments due under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.249	How will BIA determine whether the activities of a tenant under an agricultural lease are in compliance with the terms of the lease?
Section 162.250	What will BIA do in the event of a violation under an agricultural lease?
Section 162.251	What will BIA do if a violation of an agricultural lease is not cured within the requisite time period?
Section 162.252	Will BIA's regulations concerning appeal bonds apply to cancellation decisions involving agricultural leases?
Section 162.253	When will a cancellation of an agricultural lease be effective?
Section 162.254	Can BIA take emergency action if the leased premises are threatened with immediate and significant harm?
Section 162.255	What will BIA do if a tenant holds over after the expiration or cancellation of an agricultural lease?
Section 162.256	What types of leases does this subpart cover?
Section 162.301	Is there a model residential lease form?
Section 162.302	Who needs a lease for housing for public purposes?
Section 162.303	How long may the term of a residential lease run?
Section 162.311	What must the lease include if it contains an option to renew?
Section 162.312	Are there mandatory provisions that a residential lease must contain?
Section 162.313	May permanent improvements be made under a residential lease?
Section 162.314	How must a residential lease address ownership of permanent improvements?
Section 162.315	How will BIA enforce removal requirements in a residential lease?
Section 162.316	How must a residential lease describe the land?
Section 162.317	How much rent must be paid under a residential lease of tribal land?
Section 162.320	How much rent must be paid under a residential lease of individually owned Indian land?
Section 162.321	How will BIA determine fair market rental for a residential lease?
Section 162.322	When are rental payments due under a residential lease?
Section 162.323	Must a residential lease specify who receives rental payments?
Section 162.324	What form of payment is acceptable under a residential lease?
Section 162.325	May a residential lease provide for non-monetary or varying types of compensation?
Section 162.326	Will BIA notify a lessee when a payment is due under a residential lease?
Section 162.327	Must a residential lease provide for rental reviews or adjustments?
Section 162.328	What other types of payments are required under a residential lease?
Section 162.329	Is a performance bond required for a residential lease document?
Section 162.334	Is insurance required for a residential lease document?
Section 162.335	What documents are required for BIA approval of a residential lease?
Section 162.338	Will BIA review a proposed residential lease before or during preparation of the NEPA review documentation?
Section 162.339	What is the approval process for a residential lease?
Section 162.340	How will BIA decide whether to approve a residential lease?
Section 162.341	When will a residential lease be effective?
Section 162.342	Must a residential lease document be recorded?
Section 162.343	Will BIA require an appeal bond for an appeal of a decision on a residential lease document?
Section 162.344	May the parties amend a residential lease?
Section 162.345	What are the consent requirements for an amendment of a residential lease?
Section 162.346	What is the approval process for an amendment of a residential lease?
Section 162.347	How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment of a residential lease?
Section 162.348	May a lessee assign a residential lease?
Section 162.349	What are the consent requirements for an assignment of a residential lease?
Section 162.350	What is the approval process for an assignment of a residential lease?
Section 162.351	How will BIA decide whether to approve an assignment of a residential lease?
Section 162.352	May a lessee sublease a residential lease?
Section 162.353	What are the consent requirements for a sublease of a residential lease?
Section 162.354	What is the approval process for a sublease of a residential lease?
Section 162.355	How will BIA decide whether to approve a sublease of a residential lease?
Section 162.356	May a lessee mortgage a residential lease?
Section 162.357	What are the consent requirements for a leasehold mortgage of a residential lease?
Section 162.358	What is the approval process for a leasehold mortgage of a residential lease?
Section 162.359	How will BIA decide whether to approve a leasehold mortgage of a residential lease?
Section 162.360	When will an amendment, assignment, sublease, or leasehold mortgage of a residential lease be effective?
Section 162.361	What happens if BIA disapproves an amendment, assignment, sublease, or leasehold mortgage?
Section 162.362	What happens if BIA does not meet a deadline for issuing a decision on a lease document?
Section 162.363	May BIA investigate compliance with a residential lease?
Section 162.364	May a residential lease provide for negotiated remedies if there is a violation?
Section 162.365	What will BIA do about a violation of a residential lease?
Section 162.366	What will BIA do if the lessee does not cure a violation of a residential lease on time?
Section 162.367	Will late payment charges or special fees apply to delinquent payments due under a residential lease?
Section 162.368	How will payment rights relating to a residential lease be allocated?
Section 162.369	When will a cancellation of a residential lease be effective?
Section 162.370	What will BIA do if a lessee remains in possession after a residential lease expires or is terminated or cancelled?
Section 162.371	Will BIA appeal bond regulations apply to cancellation decisions involving residential leases?
Section 162.372	When will BIA issue a decision on an appeal from a residential leasing decision?
Section 162.373	What happens if the lessee abandons the leased premises?
Section 162.374	What types of leases does this subpart cover?
Section 162.401	Is there a model business lease form?
Section 162.402	How long may the term of a business lease run?
Section 162.411	What must the lease include if it contains an option to renew?
Section 162.412	Are there mandatory provisions that a business lease must contain?
Section 162.413	May permanent improvements be made under a business lease?
Section 162.414	How must a business lease address ownership of permanent improvements?
Section 162.415	How will BIA enforce removal requirements in a business lease?
Section 162.416	What requirements for due diligence must a business lease include?
Section 162.417	How must a business lease describe the land?
Section 162.418	May a business lease allow compatible uses?
Section 162.419	How much monetary compensation must be paid under a business lease of tribal land?
Section 162.420	How much monetary compensation must be paid under a business lease of individually owned Indian land?
Section 162.421	How will BIA determine fair market rental for a business lease?
Section 162.422	When are monetary compensation payments due under a business lease?
Section 162.423	Must a business lease specify who receives monetary compensation payments?
Section 162.424	What form of monetary compensation payment is acceptable under a business lease?
Section 162.425	May the business lease provide for non-monetary or varying types of compensation?
Section 162.426	Will BIA notify a lessee when a payment is due under a business lease?
Section 162.427	Must a business lease provide for compensation reviews or adjustments?
Section 162.428	What other types of payments are required under a business lease?
Section 162.429	Must a lessee provide a performance bond for a business lease?
Section 162.434	What forms of security are acceptable under a business lease?
Section 162.435	What is the release process for a performance bond or alternative form of security under a business lease?
Section 162.436	Must a lessee provide insurance for a business lease?
Section 162.437	What documents are required for BIA approval of a business lease?
Section 162.438	Will BIA review a proposed business lease before or during preparation of the NEPA review documentation?
Section 162.439	What is the approval process for a business lease?
Section 162.440	How will BIA decide whether to approve a business lease?
Section 162.441	When will a business lease be effective?
Section 162.442	Must a business lease document be recorded?
Section 162.443	Will BIA require an appeal bond for an appeal of a decision on a business lease document?
Section 162.444	May the parties amend a business lease?
Section 162.445	What are the consent requirements for an amendment to a business lease?
Section 162.446	What is the approval process for an amendment to a business lease?
Section 162.447	How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment to a business lease?
Section 162.448	May a lessee assign a business lease?
Section 162.449	What are the consent requirements for an assignment of a business lease?
Section 162.450	What is the approval process for an assignment of a business lease?
Section 162.451	How will BIA decide whether to approve an assignment of a business lease?
Section 162.452	May a lessee sublease a business lease?
Section 162.453	What are the consent requirements for a sublease of a business lease?
Section 162.454	What is the approval process for a sublease of a business lease?
Section 162.455	How will BIA decide whether to approve a sublease of a business lease?
Section 162.456	May a lessee mortgage a business lease?
Section 162.457	What are the consent requirements for a leasehold mortgage of a business lease?
Section 162.458	What is the approval process for a leasehold mortgage of a business lease?
Section 162.459	How will BIA decide whether to approve a leasehold mortgage of a business lease?
Section 162.460	When will an amendment, assignment, sublease, or leasehold mortgage of a business lease be effective?
Section 162.461	What happens if BIA disapproves an amendment, assignment, sublease, or leasehold mortgage of a business lease?
Section 162.462	What happens if BIA does not meet a deadline for issuing a decision on a lease document?
Section 162.463	May BIA investigate compliance with a business lease?
Section 162.464	May a business lease provide for negotiated remedies if there is a violation?
Section 162.465	What will BIA do about a violation of a business lease?
Section 162.466	What will BIA do if the lessee does not cure a violation of a business lease on time?
Section 162.467	Will late payment charges or special fees apply to delinquent payments due under a business lease?
Section 162.468	How will payment rights relating to a business lease be allocated?
Section 162.469	When will a cancellation of a business lease be effective?
Section 162.470	What will BIA do if a lessee remains in possession after a business lease expires or is terminated or cancelled?
Section 162.471	Will BIA appeal bond regulations apply to cancellation decisions involving business leases?
Section 162.472	When will BIA issue a decision on an appeal from a business leasing decision?
Section 162.473	What happens if the lessee abandons the leased premises?
Section 162.474	What types of leases does this subpart cover?
Section 162.501	Who must obtain a WEEL or WSR lease?
Section 162.502	Is there a model WEEL or WSR lease?
Section 162.503	What is the purpose of a WEEL?
Section 162.511	How long may the term of a WEEL run?
Section 162.512	Are there mandatory provisions a WEEL must contain?
Section 162.513	May permanent improvements be made under a WEEL?
Section 162.514	How must a WEEL address ownership of permanent improvements?
Section 162.515	How will BIA enforce removal requirements in a WEEL?
Section 162.516	What requirements for due diligence must a WEEL include?
Section 162.517	How must a WEEL describe the land?
Section 162.518	May a WEEL allow for compatible uses by the Indian landowner?
Section 162.519	Who owns the energy resource information obtained under the WEEL?
Section 162.520	May a lessee incorporate its WEEL analyses into its WSR lease analyses?
Section 162.521	May a WEEL contain an option for the lessee to enter into a WSR lease?
Section 162.522	How much compensation must be paid under a WEEL?
Section 162.523	Will BIA require a valuation for a WEEL?
Section 162.524	Must a lessee provide a performance bond for a WEEL?
Section 162.525	Must a lessee provide insurance for a WEEL?
Section 162.527	What documents are required for BIA approval of a WEEL?
Section 162.528	Will BIA review a proposed WEEL before or during preparation of the NEPA review documentation?
Section 162.529	What is the approval process for a WEEL?
Section 162.530	How will BIA decide whether to approve a WEEL?
Section 162.531	When will a WEEL be effective?
Section 162.532	Must a WEEL lease document be recorded?
Section 162.533	May the parties amend, assign, sublease, or mortgage a WEEL?
Section 162.534	What effectiveness, compliance, and enforcement provisions apply to WEELs?
Section 162.535	Under what circumstances may a WEEL be terminated?
Section 162.536	What is the purpose of a WSR lease?
Section 162.538	Must I obtain a WEEL before obtaining a WSR lease?
Section 162.539	How long may the term of a WSR lease run?
Section 162.540	What must the lease include if it contains an option to renew?
Section 162.541	Are there mandatory provisions a WSR lease must contain?
Section 162.542	May permanent improvements be made under a WSR lease?
Section 162.543	How must a WSR lease address ownership of permanent improvements?
Section 162.544	How will BIA enforce removal requirements in a WSR lease?
Section 162.545	What requirements for due diligence must a WSR lease include?
Section 162.546	How must a WSR lease describe the land?
Section 162.547	May a WSR lease allow compatible uses?
Section 162.548	How much monetary compensation must be paid under a WSR lease of tribal land?
Section 162.549	How much monetary compensation must be paid under a WSR lease of individually owned Indian land?
Section 162.550	How will BIA determine fair market rental for a WSR lease?
Section 162.551	When are monetary compensation payments due under a WSR lease?
Section 162.552	Must a WSR lease specify who receives monetary compensation payments?
Section 162.553	What form of monetary compensation payment is acceptable under a WSR lease?
Section 162.554	May a WSR lease provide for non-monetary or varying types of compensation?
Section 162.555	Will BIA notify a lessee when a payment is due under a WSR lease?
Section 162.556	Must a WSR lease provide for compensation reviews or adjustments?
Section 162.557	What other types of payments are required under a WSR lease?
Section 162.558	Must a lessee provide a performance bond for a WSR lease?
Section 162.559	What forms of security are acceptable under a WSR lease?
Section 162.560	What is the release process for a performance bond or alternative form of security under a WSR lease?
Section 162.561	Must a lessee provide insurance for a WSR lease?
Section 162.562	What documents are required for BIA approval of a WSR lease?
Section 162.563	Will BIA review a proposed WSR lease before or during preparation of the NEPA review documentation?
Section 162.564	What is the approval process for a WSR lease?
Section 162.565	How will BIA decide whether to approve a WSR lease?
Section 162.566	When will a WSR lease be effective?
Section 162.567	Must a WSR lease document be recorded?
Section 162.568	Will BIA require an appeal bond for an appeal of a decision on a WSR lease document?
Section 162.569	May the parties amend a WSR lease?
Section 162.570	What are the consent requirements for an amendment to a WSR lease?
Section 162.571	What is the approval process for an amendment to a WSR lease?
Section 162.572	How will BIA decide whether to approve an amendment to a WSR lease?
Section 162.573	May a lessee assign a WSR lease?
Section 162.574	What are the consent requirements for an assignment of a WSR lease?
Section 162.575	What is the approval process for an assignment of a WSR lease?
Section 162.576	How will BIA decide whether to approve an assignment of a WSR lease?
Section 162.577	May a lessee sublease a WSR lease?
Section 162.578	What are the consent requirements for a sublease of a WSR lease?
Section 162.579	What is the approval process for a sublease of a WSR lease?
Section 162.580	How will BIA decide whether to approve a sublease of a WSR lease?
Section 162.581	May a lessee mortgage a WSR lease?
Section 162.582	What are the consent requirements for a leasehold mortgage of a WSR lease?
Section 162.583	What is the approval process for a leasehold mortgage of a WSR lease?
Section 162.584	How will BIA decide whether to approve a leasehold mortgage of a WSR lease?
Section 162.585	When will an amendment, assignment, sublease, or leasehold mortgage of a WSR lease be effective?
Section 162.586	What happens if BIA disapproves an amendment, assignment, sublease, or leasehold mortgage of a WSR lease?
Section 162.587	What happens if BIA does not meet a deadline for issuing a decision on a lease document?
Section 162.588	May BIA investigate compliance with a WSR lease?
Section 162.589	May a WSR lease provide for negotiated remedies if there is a violation?
Section 162.590	What will BIA do about a violation of a WSR lease?
Section 162.591	What will BIA do if a lessee does not cure a violation of a WSR lease on time?
Section 162.592	Will late payment charges or special fees apply to delinquent payments due under a WSR lease?
Section 162.593	How will payment rights relating to WSR leases be allocated?
Section 162.594	When will a cancellation of a WSR lease be effective?
Section 162.595	What will BIA do if a lessee remains in possession after a WSR lease expires or is terminated or cancelled?
Section 162.596	Will BIA appeal bond regulations apply to cancellation decisions involving WSR leases?
Section 162.597	When will BIA issue a decision on an appeal from a WSR leasing decision?
Section 162.598	What happens if the lessee abandons the leased premises?
Section 162.599	Crow Reservation
Section 162.600	Fort Belknap Reservation
Section 162.601	Cabazon, Augustine, and Torres-Martinez Reservations, California
Section 162.602	San Xavier and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservations
Section 162.603	Who owns the records associated with this part?
Section 162.701	How must records associated with this part be preserved?
Section 162.702	How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect this part?
Section 162.703	Definitions