Land Use Policy

Our Government Relations team has extensive experience addressing federal, tribal and state land use policy matters, from advocating for changes to federal and state and tribal land use laws to assisting our clients to achieve complex federal land transactions, including federal land exchanges, long term leasing and tribal land acquisitions.

At Montgomery & Interpreter, PLC, we have a proven history of working effectively with tribal, federal, state and local agencies to keep our client’s projects on track and within budget, even in the face of today’s many regulatory challenges and the complexities that often come with developments on federal, state and tribal lands.

Our Government Relations team provides policy guidance and advocacy to our clients in all aspects of land use policy, including:

Coordination with tribal, federal, state and local governments, state and federal agencies, and other interested stakeholders regarding land use policy and land use issues.
Federal land exchanges pursuant to the Federal Land Policy Management Act (FLPMA)
Tribal fee, fee-to-trust and reservation land acquisitions
Federal and state public land use permits and leasing
Project development and coordination
NEPA, ESA, NHPA, FWCA, Clean Water Act 404 compliance and coordination
Public education and outreach
Facilitation for commercial leasing on tribal lands
Tribal code drafting to implement land use policies.