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California County to Review Casino Report

CALIFORNIA – As reported by the California Appeal-Democrat: "Yuba County will be able to review an environmental impact statement for the proposed Enterprise Rancheria hotel-casino before a draft version of the document is released for public comment.

"County supervisors gave their consent Tuesday to join the Bureau of Indian Affairs and National Indian Gaming Commission when they convene sometime in the future to review documents for the proposed casino.

"…The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs would be the lead agency. Invitations have also been sent to the Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers and Caltrans.

"County officials must wait for the bureau to contact them about future meeting times, places and the ground rules, McClain said.

"The Oroville-based Estom Yumeka Maidu tribe, better known as Enterprise Rancheria, wants to build a casino and hotel on a 40-acre parcel in an entertainment zone in south Yuba County…"

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