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S. Rept. 119-130 1 (2026-07-16)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaily0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION .* Calendar No. 459 119TH CONGRESS 2d Session J SENATE I REPORT 119-130 UNLOCKING NATIVE LANDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCE AND KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ACT OF 2025 JULY 16, 2026.-Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 3383] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 3383) to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improve- ments to that Act, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommends that the bill, do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 3383 is to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, also known as the Long-Term Leasing Act, to authorize all feder- ally recognized Tribes to issue leases of up to 99 years on Tribal lands, and to amend the Act of February 5, 1948 to allow Tribes to directly grant rights-of-way over and across Tribal land pursuant to Tribal regulations approved by the Secretary of the Interior. BACKGROUND AND NEED Many federally recognized Tribes possess the land and natural resources necessary to support robust economic development. How- ever, outdated leasing and right-of-way requirements that require Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approval often delay projects, limit 69-010