If it is the former, the commission would then rule on whether to allow the aid.
So far the commission has not ruled on the request.
Campaigns would have little to fear even if the commission had ruled against them.
But the commission ruled that this issue could wait until construction was finished.
The commission is studying the $700 million proposal and will rule on it in the coming months.
The commission ruled that the land had actually been worth $3.75 an acre in 1892.
To keep the action moving, the commission has ruled that new bids must be at least 5 percent more than the previous ones.
But the commission ruled that the law was ambiguous and declined to take action against either party.
The commission of inquiry ruled his death a murder in October 2012.
The commission has not yet ruled on whether it will entertain such a proposal.