{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-225.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 225.20","heading":"Authority to contract.","body":"(a) Any Indian tribe, subject to the approval of the Secretary and any limitation or provision contained in its constitution or charter, may enter into a minerals agreement with respect to mineral resources in which the tribe owns a beneficial or restricted interest.\n(b) Any individual Indian owning a beneficial or restricted interest in mineral resources may include those resources in a tribal minerals agreement subject to the concurrence of the parties and a finding by the Secretary that inclusion of the resources is in the best interest of the individual Indian mineral owner.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER I—ENERGY AND MINERALS","PART 225—OIL AND GAS, GEOTHERMAL, AND SOLID MINERALS AGREEMENTS","Subpart B—Minerals Agreements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"4d4db1468b6e0f61a62c73f14433e03be98bd47616edf377ebbb074c78f58a73","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-225.6","next":"us/25-cfr-225.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}