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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-681
TO AUTHORIZE LEASES OF UP TO 99 YEARS FOR LANDS
HELD IN TRUST FOR THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF
THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION
DECEMBER 30, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 1478]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to w hom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6964) to authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held
in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation,
having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 6964 is to authorize leases of up to 99 years
for lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
To develop supply chain infrastructure, the Confederated Tribes
of the Chehalis Reservation seeks to finance improvements on an
existing facility located on tribal trust land so that it can secure
a lease of the facility with an outside entity. The financing required
for the project requires a lease agreement term of at least 86 years,
which is currently not an option for the Tribe under the terms of
the Long-Term Leasing Act.
The Long-Term Leasing Act provides the authority for federally
recognized tribes to enter into surface lease agreements with third
parties under the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Notably,
the Act limits lease agreement terms to no more than 25 years
with an option to renew for an additional 25 years. Since its enact-
ment, tribal governments have sought economic development op-
portunities that often require lease agreements for terms longer
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