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Adds the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to the list of lands covered by the Long-Term Leasing Act, which allows leases of up to 99 years on that land.
Official title: 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 in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
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Senate
Introduced
23-JAN-2025
Referred
23-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
20-MAY-2026
Reported
14-SEP-2026
On the calendar
14-SEP-2026
- Inserts the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) into the second sentence of the first section of the 1955 Long-Term Leasing Act.
- Places the new land alongside the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, which the Act already covers.
- Authorizes leases of up to 99 years for land in these two areas, as stated in the bill's title.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (23-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 14-SEP-2026).
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