102 Findings

(A) The Tribe has current and future needs for real property for such purposes as housing, community development, government facilities and infrastructure, protection of historic and cultural resources, economic development, and restoration of the Tribe's territory; and,

(B) The federal Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017, specifically recognizes the right of the Tribe to acquire land, and to place such land into trust, within five listed counties within the State of Virginia; and,

(C) The Council hereby finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the Tribe to establish a Land Office to acquire additional lands to expand the Tribe's territory for the best interests of the Tribe and its citizens.