---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 292.11"
title: "25"
number: "292.11"
heading: "What are “restored lands”?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/292.11"
---

# §292.11. What are “restored lands”?


For newly acquired lands to qualify as ”restored lands” for purposes of [§ 292.7](/cfr/25/292.7.md), the tribe acquiring the lands must meet the requirements of paragraph [(a)](#a), [(b)](#b), or [(c)](#c) of this section.

- (a) If the tribe was restored by a Congressional enactment of legislation recognizing, acknowledging, affirming, reaffirming, or restoring the government-to-government relationship between the United States and the tribe, the tribe must show that either:
  - (1) The legislation requires or authorizes the Secretary to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe within a specific geographic area and the lands are within the specific geographic area; or
  - (2) If the legislation does not provide a specific geographic area for the restoration of lands, the tribe must meet the requirements of [§ 292.12](/cfr/25/292.12.md).
- (b) If the tribe is acknowledged under [§ 83.8](/cfr/25/83.8.md) of this chapter, it must show that it:
  - (1) Meets the requirements of [§ 292.12](/cfr/25/292.12.md); and
  - (2) **Does not already have an initial reservation proclaimed after October 17, 1988.**
- (c) If the tribe was restored by a Federal court determination in which the United States is a party or by a court-approved settlement agreement entered into by the United States, it must meet the requirements of [§ 292.12](/cfr/25/292.12.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.