Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 25 - Indians last revised: Dec 01, 2025
§ 224.159 - How will reassumption affect valid existing rights or lawful actions taken before the effective date of the reassumption?

Reassumption will not affect valid existing rights that vested before the effective date of the reassumption or lawful actions the Tribe and the Secretary took before the effective date of the reassumption.

authority: 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 3501-3504; Pub. L. 109-58; Pub. L. 115-325
source: 73 FR 12821, Mar. 10, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 25 CFR 224.159