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In This Issue:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of El Dorado, as lead agency, has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the below referenced Project. The Draft MND analyzes the potential environmental effects associated with the proposed Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This Notice of Intent (NOI) is to provide responsible agencies and other interested parties with notice of the availability of the Draft MND and solicit comments and concerns regarding the environmental issues associated with the proposed Project.
Notice with instructions to comment and retrieve documents is Here.
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The County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors is tentatively planning a discussion on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 1:15pm to approve a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) addressing BIA Case 40317 and 40447, which incorporates the assessed impacts of the Federal Government accepting the specified parcels "in trust" by the United States of America on behalf of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (SSBMI), Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract).
The January 9, 2024 Agenda and Meeting Details, including how to participate online via Zoom, will be available by 5pm on January 3, 2024 at: https://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Background
The County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors received Notices of Non-Gaming Land Acquisition Application on November 13, 2023. Per the Notices, “The determination whether to acquire this property ‘in trust’ will be made in the exercise of discretionary authority which is vested in the Secretary of the Interior, ...”
On December 5, 2023 the Board requested an extension on the comment period for the two Notices by an additional 30 days. See Legistar file 23-2150 for documentation, including the Notices of Non-Gaming Land Acquisition Application: https://eldorado.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?m=l&id=/matter.aspx?key=35376
A map of the parcels being proposed for taking “into trust” is available Here
A webpage explaining the Fee-to-Trust process is available here: https://www.bia.gov/service/trust-land-acquisition/benefits-trust-land-acquisition#fee-land-vs-trust-land-2
A request to make an appointment to review the application, or questions regarding the application, may be directed to the Pacific Regional Office attention, Langdon Bueschel, Realty Specialist, at (916) 978-6092.
Send Written Comments to:
Ms. Amy Dutschke, Regional Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pacific Regional Office
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2820
Sacramento, CA 95825
On your comment letter, include this subject line:
RE: Notice of Non-Gaming Land Acquisition Application (Case #40317 and 40447)
Shingle Springs Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs (Verona Tract)
Please consider sending a copy of your comment letter to our office and we will forward it to the Clerk of the Board for distribution to all Board members and inclusion in the public record. You can forward either an email copy or hardcopy to bosfour@edcgov.us or 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667. Please submit your comment by 4:00 p.m. on January 8, 2024, which is the day prior to the Board meeting.
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