On November 16, the Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior issued Opinion M-37076, clarifying that the Secretary of the Interior does in fact have authority to acquire land.
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"The Biden administration reversed a Trump administration position and upheld the Mandan, Hidatsa Arikara Nation's claim to mineral rights beneath the Missouri River within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation."
At issue over ownership of the mineral rights, which the Trump administration determined belonged to the state of North Dakota, is millions of dollars in oil and gas revenues.
At issue over ownership of the mineral rights, which the Trump administration determined belonged to the state of North Dakota, is millions of dollars in oil and gas revenues.