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27 paź 2004 · Ct. 727 (1997)), the United States Supreme Court found the application of section 207 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2206) to the facts presented in that case to be unconstitutional, forcing the Department of the Interior to address the status of thousands of undivided interests in trust and restricted lands;
Congress enacted the Indian Land Consolidation Act in 1983. The act sought to reduce fractionation by prohibiting small land interests from passing to heirs upon an individual Indian landowner’s death. Instead, small land interests would revert or “escheat” to Tribal ownership.
TITLE I—INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION SEC. 101. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) in the 1800’s and early 1900’s, the United States sought to assimilate Indian people into the surrounding non-Indian culture by allotting tribal lands to individual members of Indian tribes; (2) as a result of the allotment Acts and related Federal
The Indian Land Consolidation Act is a federal law enacted in 1983 aimed at addressing the fragmentation of Indian lands and promoting efficient management and utilization of trust lands. It allows for the consolidation of small, undivided interests in trust land into larger parcels to facilitate leasing and development.
This web page provides the full text of the federal law that regulates the consolidation and management of Indian lands. It includes definitions, provisions, and procedures for land acquisition, probate, conveyancing, tax exemption, and more.
Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act of 1983 to remove the guidelines for land transfers under a land consolidation plan from provisions dealing only with the devise or descent of land interests to non-Indians or non-members of a tribe. Places such guidelines with the general provision authorizing land consolidation plans. Sec. 2204
12 maj 2006 · The Indian Land Consolidation Act, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 97–459, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2517, which is classified generally to chapter 24 (§2201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2201 of this title and Tables.
