# Residential, Business, and Wind and Solar Resource Leases on Indian Land
> **US Department of the Interior** · Final rule. · Published 2012-12-05 · Effective 2013-01-04 · 77 FR 72440
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-28926
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of the Interior
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 72440
- **CFR reference:** 25 CFR 162
- **Publication date:** 2012-12-05
- **Effective date:** 2013-01-04
- **Interior docket:** Docket ID BIA-2011-0001
## Abstract

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is revising its regulations addressing non-agricultural surface leasing of Indian land. This rule adds new regulations to address residential leases, business leases, wind energy evaluation leases, and wind and solar development leases on Indian land, and removes the existing regulations for non-agricultural leases.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/12/05/2012-28926/residential-business-and-wind-and-solar-resource-leases-on-indian-land)
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