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Bay Mills leader tells subcommittee title‑insurance confusion blocks tribal land development
Summary
Bay Mills Indian Community president told the House subcommittee that unclear interpretations of the Nonintercourse Act by title insurers prevent the tribe from selling or leveraging fee‑simple lands, stalling economic projects; H.R. 412 would clarify that fee simple tribal lands do not require Congressional approval to convey.
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs heard testimony supporting H.R. 412, legislation to clarify that fee‑simple land owned by the Bay Mills Indian Community may be sold, leased, or encumbered without a separate act of Congress. Chairman Hurd listed the bill among the four measures being considered at the hearing.
Whitney Gravelle, introduced to the panel as president of Bay Mills Indian Community, told the subcommittee that HR 412 “addresses a fundamental…
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