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Congressional hearing backs 99-year leasing authority for Mashpee and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes
Summary
HR 681, a measure to amend the Long Term Leasing Act and extend 99‑year leasing authority to the Mashpee Wampanoag and the Aquinnah (Gay Head) Wampanoag tribes, drew unified support from tribal leaders and Administration witnesses at a Sept. 16 hearing of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
HR 681, a measure to amend the Long Term Leasing Act and extend 99‑year leasing authority to the Mashpee Wampanoag and the Aquinnah (Gay Head) Wampanoag tribes, drew unified support from tribal leaders and Administration witnesses at a Sept. 16 hearing of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. Proponents said the longer lease terms would help tribes attract investment for housing, community facilities and economic development.
The bill would bring those two tribes “on equal footing with many other tribes that already have this authority,” Representative Bill Keating of Massachusetts said when introducing the measure. Keating added that longer lease terms can “unlock financing for housing, community facilities, as well as economic development.”
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