# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-64: Sec. 47-64. Use of reservations. Restriction of leases. Escheats

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C824_S47-64

## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-64
- **Heading:** Sec. 47-64. Use of reservations. Restriction of leases. Escheats
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 47 / Chapter 824 / Section 47-64

## Text

(b) Each tribe may lease reservation land for not more than twenty-five years.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act to the contrary, any Indian reservation property that escheats to the state shall be preserved as an Indian historical area, under the control of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Cited. 180 C. 474.

Preempted and rendered invalid by federal law. 22 CA 229; judgment reversed, see 217 C. 612.

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