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Rebecca Patterson
265:37 - 265:58
“They have a backlog of almost 1,800 leases. So many tribes actually submitted their lease proposals in '23 or '24. Now BIA is coming back in '26 and saying, well, we have these new policies we have to apply now. Those weren't even the rules when they submitted their 105L leases.”
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- Rebecca Patterson
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- 265:37 – 265:58
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From the transcript
So if you propose your lease today in 2026, they're probably not going to come back to be ready to negotiate until 2028. They have a backlog of almost 1,800 leases. So many tribes actually submitted their lease proposals in '23 or '24. Now BIA is coming back in '26 and saying, well, we have these new policies we have to apply now. Those weren't even the rules when they submitted their 105L leases.
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