Us Code § 5144 - Certification of rental proceeds
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§ 5144. Certification of rental proceeds
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any actual rental proceeds from the lease of land acquired under section 5136 of this title certified by the Secretary of the Interior shall be deemed—
(1) to constitute the rental value of that land; and
(2) to satisfy the requirement for appraisal of that land.
(Pub. L. 109–221, title II, §203, May 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 341.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 494a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
CHAPTER 45A—OKLAHOMA INDIAN WELFARE
Editorial Notes
Codification
Chapter was formerly classified to subchapter VIII (§501 et seq.) of chapter 14 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this chapter.
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