# 25 C.F.R. § 225.23 (2025): Economic assessments

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_23

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 C.F.R. § 225.23 (2025)
- **Heading:** Economic assessments
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 25 CFR: Indians / Chapter I: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 225: OIL AND GAS, GEOTHERMAL, AND SOLID MINERALS AGREEMENTS / Subpart B: Minerals Agreements / § 225.23: § 225.23   Economic assessments.

## Text

The Secretary shall prepare or cause to be prepared an economic assessment that shall address, among other things:
(a) Whether there are assurances in the minerals agreement that operations shall be conducted with appropriate diligence;
(b) Whether the production royalties or other form of return on mineral resources is adequate; and
(c) Whether the minerals agreement is likely to provide the Indian mineral owner with a return on the production comparable to what the owner might otherwise obtain through competitive bidding, when such a comparison can reasonably be made.

## Nearby sections

- [25 C.F.R. § 225.20 (2025) § 225.20   Authority to contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_20.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.21 (2025) § 225.21   Negotiation procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_21.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.22 (2025) § 225.22   Approval of minerals agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_22.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.23 (2025) § 225.23   Economic assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_23.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.24 (2025) § 225.24   Environmental studies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_24.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.25 (2025) § 225.25   Resolution of disputes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_25.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.26 (2025) § 225.26   Auditing and accounting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_26.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.27 (2025) § 225.27   Forms and reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_27.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.28 (2025) § 225.28   Approval of amendments to minerals agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_28.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.29 (2025) § 225.29   Corporate qualifications and requests for information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_29.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.30 (2025) § 225.30   Bonds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_30.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.31 (2025) § 225.31   Manner of payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_31.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.32 (2025) § 225.32   Permission to start operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_32.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 225.33 (2025) § 225.33   Assignment of minerals agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P225_S225_33.md)

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