Rebecca Patterson
265:21 - 265:30
“The big thing on here is that on average, it takes BIA right now 18 months to negotiate a lease.”
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- Rebecca Patterson
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- 265:21 – 265:30
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From the transcript
Other issues, there's some disputes upon BIA only wants to pay for facilities that aren't, that aren't quote unquote federally funded. So, if you got federal money to build that administration building, they might want to cut down the lease because of that. If you— and it doesn't have to be their federal money. So if you got NAHASDA money, if you got grant money, they still might want to cut that down. The big thing on here is that on average, it takes BIA right now 18 months to negotiate a lease.
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