Mashpee and Aquinnah Leasing Authority

Summary#

This bill would change the Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955 to add the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Reservation to the places where the United States may approve leases up to 99 years. The text inserts those reservations into the law’s list of reservations eligible for long-term leases.

What it means for you#

• If you are a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag or Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes, tribal official, or a potential lessee, the bill authorizes leases on eligible reservation land for up to 99 years. Specific local effects are not provided in the bill text or metadata.
• If you are elsewhere, there is no publicly available information about direct effects on you.

Expenses#

No publicly available information about federal costs, tribal costs, or other fiscal effects is included in the bill text or metadata.

Proponents' View#

No publicly available information about proponents' arguments, statements, or endorsements is included in the bill text or metadata.

Opponents' View#

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