# Trust Real Estate Services

**Agency:** Interior  
**Account:** Operation of Indian Programs  
**Source document:** Bureau of Indian Affairs · p. 33  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/interior/trust-real-estate-services  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2026 | enacted | 169.9 |
| FY2027 | request | 89.8 |

## Interior discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $18.80B, FY2026 $17.30B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

liability arising from reliance on out-of-date land title ownership and encumbrances information; allows for online drafting and execution of land title documents reducing time and costs; and increases output and customer satisfaction. Title and GIS oversight in concert with the administration of TAAMS ensures accountability and accurate energy and other lease-generated payouts through TAAMS for BTFA and information necessary for the DOI Appraisal and Valuation Services Office, Division of Mineral Evaluations, and supports energy resource management. TAAMS exists as the cornerstone of trust resource and information management, supporting direct service Tribes and Tribally managed programs. TAAMS is an integral part of our mission and designed to support the Department's goal of meeting trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. TAAMS provides comprehensive information and business actions pertaining to land title, lease management, trust income and royalty management data for planning, management, and reporting of trust and restricted Indian lands. This system is foundational to multiple entities and organizations within the Department of the Interior including BLM's cadastral program, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, the Office of the Secretary, the Indian Land Consolidation Program, and BTFA's trust asset financial system. The functionality of TAAMS is integral to daily activities affecting over a billion dollars of trust TAAMS provides mission-critical land ownership information to process trust land resource management conveyances and encumbrances, and to allocate trust income to the owners of trust and restricted lands and resources throughout Indian Country. The LRI program provides overall program policy, management, coordination, and guidance concerning land title and ownership certifications, title document recording and management, land title mapping for the regional LTROs, and a platform for the accurate and timely development and issuance of surface and mineral conveyance documents and land use contracts. The program supports the land title needs and requirements for all Tribal and restricted lands and supports the delivery of title products and services to Tribal and individual owners as required for real estate and other trust program transactions. The Environmental Quality Program (EQ) is tasked with the protection, restoration, and preservation of environmental and cultural resources of AI/AN. Through enforcement of applicable laws and regulations and assessment of activities impacting these resources, the program provides direction and guidance to Tribes and other IA programs to protect those resources most important to Tribal communities. The program's 12 Regional Scientists, along with program support staff, provide technical assistance for production and review of environmental documents, conduct training, and ensure IA projects and activities comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Pub.L. 89-665. Central office staff, in coordination with the Regions, are responsible for program oversight, and policy development and guidance. The EQ Program also provides funding support and training to 12 Regional Archaeologists and program support staff, who are responsible for administering archaeological permits in accordance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA) Pub.L. 96-95. The EQ Program also provides


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Interior › Bureau of Indian Affairs › Operation of Indian Programs › Trust Real Estate Services


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*