Empowering the Secretary of the Interior: Granting Rights-of-Way over Indian Lands, 1951-01-01 - 1951-12-31

Item — Box: 27, Folder: 59

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_3_27_59_0014

Scope and Contents

This text is a public law that empowers the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way for various purposes across lands of individual Indians or Indian tribes. It outlines the conditions for granting these rights-of-way and specifies that compensation must be paid to the Indian owners. The law also addresses the process for obtaining consent for rights-of-way and states that existing statutory authority empowering the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way over Indian lands is not repealed. Additionally, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for administering the law. The law is set to become operative thirty days after its approval.

Dates

Creation: 1951-01-01 - 1951-12-31

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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