BIA schedules consultation meetings about leasing regulations

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold three consultation meetings this spring on draft regulations on leasing in Indian Country.

The regulations add supbarts to 25 CFR Part 162 to address residential leasing, business leasing and wind and solar resource permitting. Tribal leaders are being asked to provide input about the changes.

“By providing transparent procedures for obtaining Secretarial approval of leasing documents, including specific procedures for wind and solar resource development, we hope to streamline and expedite the leasing process, advance economic development, and spur renewable energy development in Indian Country,” principal deputy assistant secretary Del Lavedure said in a letter to tribal leaders.

The schedule for the meetings follows:
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Reservation Economic Summit (RES) 2011
Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, Nev. 89109
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 31, 2011
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Bldg., One Federal Dr., Rm. G-110,
Ft. Snelling, Minn. 55111
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St., N.W., Albuquerque, N.M. 87104
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Comments can also be sent by email to consultation@bia.gov, or to: Del Laverdure, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C St., N.W., MS-4141-MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Relevant Documents:
Draft Leasing Regulations | Preliminary Draft of Part 162

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