Because most likely a bank is going to say that doesn't provide us the certainty that we need to be able to give you that operating loan or the construction loan. So what I have done with Theresa is We have introduced a bill to extend that to 99 years which is comparable to how long the federal government can lease its lands. So it would be a 99 year lease. Tribes don't have to lease for 99 years, but if they seek to do so, they can. (05:06–05:15)
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