PRP.10.3.090 Applying for a Lease

(a) A potential lessee shall submit a lease application to the Land Management Division. The application shall be stamped with the date and time received. The Land Management Division retains the original application. A copy of the time and date stamped application shall be sent to the applicant.

(b) The lease application shall identify the lessee, the type of lease requested, the parcel of land requested, and any additional information required by policies approved by the Tribal Governing Board.

(c) The Land Management Division is responsible for processing the lease applications, for providing reasonable assistance to potential lessees, and for coordinating with other Tribal departments to ensure that all necessary approvals are obtained before the lease is transferred to the Tribal Governing Board for review. If the Land Management Division determines that the lease application submitted is incomplete, it shall inform the applicant of the deficiencies in the application and permit the applicant to remedy such deficiencies.

(d) The Land Management Division shall process lease applications in a timely manner, but there shall be no mandatory timeframe for processing lease applications.