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  • S. 4456 is a bill that seeks to amend the Granger-Thye Act to change the duration of special use permits for housing. Currently, these permits can last up to 30 years. The proposed amendment would allow permits for housing located west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous...

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    S. 4456 is a bill that wants to let special houses use certain land for 100 years, instead of 30, but only if they are on the left side of an invisible line called the 100th meridian. The boss of farming things, the Secretary of Agriculture, gets to decide how long they'll actually get to stay.