GroundRules
25 CFR 161.5: Can BIA waive the application of this part?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 25—Indians
- CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER
- PART 161—NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS
- Subpart A—Definitions, Authority, Purpose, and Scope
Yes. If a provision of this part conflicts with the objectives of the agricultural resource management plan provided for in § 161.200, or with a tribal law, BIA may waive the application of this part unless the waiver would either:
(a) Constitute a violation of a federal statute or judicial decision; or
(b) Conflict with BIA's general trust responsibility under federal law.
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