25 U.S.C. § 416a : US Code - Section 416A: Lease provisions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 416a : US Code - Section 416A: Lease provisions

(a) Covenant not to cause waste, etc.
Every lease entered into under section 416 of this title shall
contain a covenant on the part of the lessee that he will not
commit or permit on the leased land any act which causes waste or a
nuisance or which creates a hazard to health of persons or to
property, wherever such persons or property may be.
(b) Judicial enforcement
The State of Arizona, or any political subdivision thereof
contiguous with the San Xavier or Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Reservation, may bring suit, without regard to the amount in
controversy, in the United States District Court for the District
of Arizona to abate or enjoin any violation of the covenant
required under subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That if,
by reason of the citizenship of the parties and the law applicable
to the cause of action, the District Court finds it lacks
jurisdiction to hear and determine such suit, it may be brought in
any court of competent jurisdiction of the State of Arizona.
(c) Binding arbitration of disputes
Any contract, including a lease, affecting land within the Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation may contain a provision for
the binding arbitration of disputes arising out of such contract.
Such contracts shall be considered within the meaning of "commerce"
as defined and subject to the provisions of section 1 of title 9.
Any refusal to submit to arbitration pursuant to a binding
agreement for arbitration or the exercise of any right conferred by
title 9 to abide by the outcome of arbitration pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 1 of title 9, sections 1 through 14, shall be
deemed to be a civil action arising under the Constitution, laws or
treaties of the United States within the meaning of section 1331 of
title 28.