Considering the short 5 year time period of MCC Compacts, the decision to extend a pilot phase of a land project should not depend on evaluation results. The timeline of less than two years between baseline and follow-up was too short to see results, especially when considering the timeline necessary to implement legislative and regulatory changes, establish new land offices and facilitate site specific formalization, as well as the time necessary for land results to develop after implementation is complete.
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