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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached comprehensive response letter (Attachment 2A) that incorporates the assessed impacts if the Federal Government accepts the specified parcels "in trust" for the Shingle Springs Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; and
2) Authorize transmittal of the letter, along with comments submitted by members of the public, to the U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs to formally request consideration as outlined in the referenced letter.
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Department Recommendation
Chief Administrative Office (CAO) recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign the attached comprehensive response letter (Attachment 2A) that incorporates the assessed impacts if the Federal Government accepts the specified parcels "in trust" for the Shingle Springs Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
2) Authorize transmittal of the letter, along with comments submitted by members of the public, to the U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs to formally request consideration as outlined in the referenced letter.
Discussion/Background
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians "Tribe" has submitted two (2) Applications to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs to have real property accepted into trust for the Shingle Springs Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California, by the United States of America. The specific parcels submitted per these two (2) Applications are as follows:
Application #1 provides the legal land descriptions for the following five (5) parcels: APN's 319-100-29; 319-100-33; 319-100-39; 319-100-32; and 319-100-38. These five (5) parcels total approximately 25.00 acres and are defined as located contiguous to the boundaries of the Tribe's original...
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