,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,ms4 
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,act of ,august
 #i1 #aiee1 to modify the authorized    
purposes and term period of tribal      
leases1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,unlocking ,native ,lands and       
,opportunities for ,commerce and ,key   
,economic ,developments ,act of #bjbc4  
#b4 ,modification of tribal leases and  
rights-of-way across ,indian land  7a7  
,extension of tribal lease period ,the  
first section of the ,act of ,august #i1
 #aiee 7#fi ,stat4 #eci1 chapter #fae2  
#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7 7commonly known as  
the ,long-,term ,leasing ,act71 is      
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,that 7a7 and
 all that follows through the end of    
subsection 7a7 and inserting the        

following3  #a4 ,leases of ,restricted  
,land  7a7 ,authorized purposes2 term2  
approval by ,secretary  7#a7 ,in general
 ,any restricted ,indian lands1         
regardless of whether that land is      
tribally or individually owned1 may be  
leased by the ,indian owner of the land1
 with the approval of the ,secretary1   
for-- 7,a7 a public1 religious1         
educational1 recreational1 residential1 
business1 or grazing purposes2 or  7,b7 
a farming purpose that requires the     
making of a substantial investment in   
the improvement of the land for the     
production of #a or more specialized    
crops as determined by the ,secretary4  
7#b7 ,inclusions ,a lease under         
paragraph 7#a7 may include the          
development or use of natural resources 
in connection with operations under that
 lease4  7#c7 ,term  7,a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 a lease under paragraph 7#a7 shall
 be for a term of not more than #ii     
years1 including any renewals4  7,b7    

,exception for grazing purposes ,a lease
 under paragraph 7#a7 for grazing       
purposes may be for a term of not more  
than #aj years1 including any renewals4 
7#d7 ,requirement ,each lease and       
renewal under this subsection shall be  
made in accordance with such terms and  
regulations as may be prescribed by the 
,secretary4  7#e7 ,conditions for       
approval ,before the approval of any    
lease or renewal of an existing lease   
pursuant to this subsection1 the        
,secretary shall determine that adequate
 consideration has been given to-- 7,a7 
relationship between the use of the     
leased lands and the use of neighboring 
land2  7,b7 the height1 quality1 and    
safety of any structures or other       
facilities to be constructed on the     
leased land2  7,c7 the availability of  
police and fire protection and other    
services on the leased land2  7,d7 the  
availability of judicial forums for all 
criminal and civil causes of action     
arising on the leased land2 and  7,e7   

the effects on the environment of the   
uses to which the leased lands will be  
subject4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--   
7,a7 by striking 7b7 ,any lease and     
inserting the following3  7b7 ,exception
 for ,secretary approval ,any lease  2  
7,b7 by striking of the ,interior each  
place it appears2 and  7,c7 by striking 
clause 7#c7 and inserting paragraph2    
7#c7 by redesignating subsections 7a71  
7b71 7c71 and 7d7 as subsections 7b71   
7c71 7d71 and 7a71 respectively1 and    
moving the subsections so as to appear  
in alphabetical order2 and  7#d7 by     
striking subsection 7a7 each place it   
appears and inserting subsection 7b74   
7b7 ,technical correction ,section #b of
 the ,act of ,august #i1 #aiee 7#fi     
,stat4 #eci1 chapter #fae2 #be ,u4,s4,c4
 #dae;a7 7commonly known as the         
,long-,term ,leasing ,act71 is amended  
by inserting of the ,interior after     
,secretary each place it appears4  7c7  
,modification of rights-of-,way across  
,indian land ,the first section of the  

,act of ,february #e1 #aidh 7#fb ,stat4 
#ag1 chapter #de2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #cbc71  
is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,that the 
,secretary of the ,interior be1 and he  
is empowered to and inserting the       
following3  #a4 ,rights-of-way for ,all 
,purposes ,across ,indian ,land  7a7    
,rights-of-,way ,except as provided in  
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of the   
,interior may  2 and  7#b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7b7 ,exception  
,a right-of-way granted by an ,indian   
tribe for the purposes authorized under 
this section shall not require the      
approval of the ,secretary of the       
,interior1 subject to the condition     
that-- 7#a7 the right-of-way approval   
process by the ,indian tribe            
substantially complies with subsection  
7h7 of the first section of the ,act of 
,august #i1 #aiee 7#fi ,stat4 #eci1     
chapter #fae2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;h772  
or  7#b7 the ,indian tribe has tribal   
regulations approved by the ,secretary  
of the ,interior under that subsection4 

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