Real Estate Services Training

Under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH Act), federally-recognized Tribes may develop their own leasing regulations consistent with 25 CFR 162. Once these Tribal leasing regulations are approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the Tribe may approve future individual leases on Tribal land without BIA approval, increasing the speed and efficiency of the leasing process.

HEARTH Act online trainings review the 52 IAM 13 policy for HEARTH Act and the process for Tribes to submit their leasing regulations for Secretarial approval. The following previous HEARTH Act trainings are available below:

• March 26, 2024: HEARTH Act Training, Questions and Answers
• February 7, 2024: HEARTH Act Training, Questions and Answers
• August 9, 2023: HEARTH Act Training and Special Announcement for Renewable Energy Accelerated Deployment Initiative (READI) Training

The latest HEARTH Act overview training slides can be downloaded below:

• HEARTH Act Overview Training Presentation Slides

HEARTH Act training videos reference the following documents:

• Approval of Tribal Leasing Regulations under the HEARTH Act (52 IAM 13)
• HEARTH Act Legal Sufficiency Checklist for Tribal Leasing Regulations

Under the HEARTH Act, federally-recognized Tribes may develop their own leasing regulations consistent with 25 CFR 162. Once these Tribal leasing regulations are approved by the Department of the Interior, the Tribe may approve future individual leases on Tribal land without BIA approval, increasing the speed and efficiency of the leasing process.

This online training event from January 25, 2023, provides an overview of how the HEARTH Act works and the impact of HEARTH Act leasing regulations for lenders and industry partners.

The slides used in this training video can be downloaded below:

• Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act Lending Systems Focus Group

To support Tribal sovereignty, economic self-sufficiency, conservation practices, and climate resiliency, the BIA issued NPM-TRUS-44, “Streamlining the Rights-of-Way (ROW) and Business Lease Application Process for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Telecommunication, and Renewable Energy Projects.” This national policy memo removes regulatory barriers and standardized the rights-of-way and business leasing process to make it faster and easier for Tribes to develop infrastructure, telecommunication, and renewable energy projects on their land.

This online training event from June 23, 2022, reviews the changes to the right-of-way and business leasing process for Tribes and developers under the new national policy memo.

On April 18, 2023, the national policy memo mentioned in the video was amended and extended by NPM-TRUS-44 A1, which will expire on April 18, 2024. The guidance in the video is still relevant to the current policy.

The slides used in this training video can be downloaded below:

• Streamlining the Rights-of-Way (ROWs) and Business Lease Application Process for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Telecommunication, and Renewable Energy Projects