N.Y. Indian Law § 84: Leases for the extraction of minerals, oil or natural gas

§ 84. Leases for the extraction of minerals, oil or natural gas. The

council of the Tonawanda nation, with the approval of the attorney for

the nation, may by lease give the right to explore land located upon the

Tonawanda reservation and extract minerals, oil or natural gas therefrom

by means other than those commonly known as surface, open pit, or strip

mining. No lease shall be for a term in excess of twenty years. The

council of the nation shall use the rents from any such lease for the

common benefit of the nation as determined by the council, provided

however, that any Indian residing on the Tonawanda reservation, who is

deprived of substantial use or enjoyment of his allotted land because of

mining operations conducted under any such lease, shall receive from the

proceeds of the lease fair and equitable compensation for his loss.