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H. Rept. 119-453 1 (2026-01-14)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahyz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-453 TO AUTHORIZE LEASES OF UP TO 99 YEARS FOR LAND HELD IN TRUST FOR FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES JANUARY 14, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 5910] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5910) to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 5910 is to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION H.R. 5910 would amend the Long-Term Leasing Act (LTLA) 1 to authorize any federally recognized Indian Tribe to lease land held in trust for its benefit for up to 99 years, subject to approval of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary). Since enactment of the Non-Intercourse Act in 1834,2 land trans- actions with Indians have generally required Congressional author- ization. In 1955, Congress passed the LTLA, which authorizes any Indian lands held in trust or subject to a restriction against alien- ation to be leased by the Indian owner for non-grazing purposes, subject to the Secretary's approval, for up to 25 years.3 As origi- 125 U.S.C. 415. 2 25 U.S.C. 177. 3Pub. Law No. 255. Ch. 615, Sec. 1, 69 Stat. 539. 69-006