June 1, 2010: Solutions to Fee to Trust

The problems in Richmond only evidence the many systemic flaws in the current process for taking land into trust, including a lack of clearly defined standards for trust land acquisitions, the absence of transparency in the land acquisition process including notice to and meaningful participation by local governments and the public, no open process or finite standards for determining whether new lands qualify for gaming as "restored lands" under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and no requirement for intergovernmental agreements between tribes and local governments. (Support letters attached and in related items).

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