---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 169.126"
title: "25"
number: "169.126"
heading: "May a right-of-way contain a preference consistent with tribal law for employment of tribal members?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/169.126"
---

# §169.126. May a right-of-way contain a preference consistent with tribal law for employment of tribal members?


A grant of right-of-way over or across Indian land may include a provision, consistent with tribal law, requiring the grantee to give a preference to qualified tribal members, based on their political affiliation with the tribe.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 323-328; 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 72534, Nov. 19, 2015, unless otherwise noted.