To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-10492
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2024-12-18
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Land use and conservation

Massachusetts
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10492 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2024 Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the Long-Term Leasing Act ), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.

1. Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) leasing authority Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a) ) (commonly known as the Long-Term Leasing Act ), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting , the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation, and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Reservation after Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation .