The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, authorize superintendents or other officials in the Indian Service to approve leases for oil, gas, or other mining purposes covering any restricted Indian lands, tribal or allotted.
May 11, 1938, ch. 198, § 552 Stat. 348(, .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Repeal of Inconsistent Acts
section 396a of this titleFor repeal of inconsistent acts, see section 7 of act , set out as a note under .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
64 Stat. 1262For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.