Short sections are easier to organize and understand.
Long sections are confusing and visually unappealing. Native groups must identify any acreage over that as alternate selections and rank their selections. The lands selected must be in quarter sections where they are available unless exhaustion of the group's entitlement does not allow the selection of a quarter section. The selection must include all available lands in less than quarter sections. Lands selected must conform as nearly as practicable to the United States land survey system.