---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 900.29"
title: "25"
number: "900.29"
heading: "What is the Secretary required to do if the Secretary decides to decline all or a portion of a proposal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/900.29"
---

# §900.29. What is the Secretary required to do if the Secretary decides to decline all or a portion of a proposal?


If the Secretary decides to decline all or a severable portion of a proposal, the Secretary is required:

- (a) To advise the Indian tribe or tribal organization in writing of the Secretary's objections, including a specific finding that clearly demonstrates that (or that is supported by a controlling legal authority that) one of the conditions set forth in [§ 900.22](/cfr/25/900.22.md) exists, together with a detailed explanation of the reason for the decision to decline the proposal and, within 20 days, any documents relied on in making the decision; and
- (b) To advise the Indian tribe or tribal organization in writing of the rights described in [§ 900.31](/cfr/25/900.31.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.