CFR > Title 25 - Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER (parts 150 to 183) > PART 162—LEASES AND PERMITS > SUBPART F—Non-Agricultural Leases (§162.600 to §162.623) > 162.601—Grants of leases by Secretary.

162.601—Grants of leases by Secretary.

(a) The Secretary may grant leases on individually owned land on behalf of:
(1) Persons who are non compos mentis;
(2) Orphaned minors;
(3) The undetermined heirs of a decedent's estate;
(4) The heirs or devisees to individually owned land who have not been able to agree upon a lease during the three-month period immediately following the date on which a lease may be entered into; provided, that the land is not in use by any of the heirs or devisees; and
(5) Indians who have given the Secretary written authority to execute leases on their behalf.
(b) The Secretary may grant leases on the individually owned land of an adult Indian whose whereabouts is unknown, on such terms as are necessary to protect and preserve such property.
(c) The Secretary may grant permits on Government land.