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Advisory group discusses 207-acre land-into-trust application and urges updated local analysis
Summary
Members reviewed a federal land-into-trust action affecting roughly 207 acres on Grand Island, noted letters sent by town, county and governor, and urged preparing updated environmental and tax-impact analyses because Bureau of Indian Affairs review will likely trigger NEPA review.
Advisory members devoted prolonged discussion to a pending federal action in which a Native nation seeks to take about 207 acres on Grand Island into trust. Town officials and members reported that the town, county and governor’s office submitted comment letters during the public comment window and urged local readiness.
Speakers warned that an addition of land into trust is typically treated as a major federal action and is likely to require compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),…
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