Proposed Law to Extend Land Lease Limits for Wampanoag Tribes
December 17, 2024
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This change would grant these two tribes the legal authority to enter into longer-term commercial or residential development agreements on their reservation and trust lands, matching the 99-year limit already available to other federally recognized tribes.
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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The tribe's reservation land becomes eligible for 99-year lease agreements under federal law.
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
The tribe's trust land becomes eligible for 99-year lease agreements under federal law.
Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.
Floor Vote.
Background
- The Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955 is a federal law that governs the duration of leases on Indian lands, with many tribes having been granted 99-year lease authority through subsequent amendments. context
Summary
Why It Matters
This change would grant these two tribes the legal authority to enter into longer-term commercial or residential development agreements on their reservation and trust lands, matching the 99-year limit already available to other federally recognized tribes.
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Standardization of Tribal Lease Terms
The bill represents a targeted effort to bring the Mashpee Wampanoag and Wampanoag of Gay Head (Aquinnah) tribes into parity with other tribes already granted 99-year leasing authority under the 1955 Act.
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