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Ben Ray Luján: “The authorization provided to the Secretary by this legislation will not only resolve certain preference right lease…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
The authorization provided to the Secretary by this legislation will not only resolve certain preference right lease applications, but will also help resolve a tribal trust obligation to the Navajo Nation that has been unresolved for four decades.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan explains the dual purpose of the legislation regarding coal leases and tribal trust obligations.

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