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House panel hears tribal support for Streamline Act to shorten DOI appraisal delays
Summary
Witnesses from the Quapaw Nation and other tribes urged the House subcommittee to pass the Streamline Act (H.R. 5696), saying authorizing USPAP‑compliant tribal appraisals and requiring Department of the Interior acceptance would reduce months‑long delays that block housing, leasing and environmental projects.
WASHINGTON — Witnesses appearing before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs on Nov. 17 urged lawmakers to advance H.R. 5696, the Streamline Act, saying it would cut lengthy federal appraisal delays and speed tribal economic and land stewardship projects.
Weena Supernaw, chair of the Quapaw Nation, testified that limited federal appraisal staff — in her region, only one BIA‑approved appraiser is available — has left tribal projects waiting months. “Our projects have sat idle for months awaiting an analysis we could…
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