Here:
2014 0611 Order Granting Petition for Rehearing En Banc
En banc petition here. Supporting amicus briefs here.
Lower court materials here.
fee to trust
Updated Materials in Challenge to North Fork Casino Proposal
Here are updated materials in Stand Up for California! v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.):
85 Motion to Supplement Admin Record
86 North Fork Rancheria Answer
Amended complaint here.
Sault Tribe Lansing Casino Trust Application Documents
Here:
SSM Mandatory Trust Filing Lansing final 20140610
An excerpt:
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan (the “Sault Tribe” or “Tribe”) tenders this submission for a mandatory fee-to-trust acquisition of two parcels of land located in Lansing, Michigan:
(1) The “Corner Parcel,” a 0.43 acre parcel acquired by the Tribe on November 1, 2012, and
(2) The “Showcase Parcel,” a nearby 2.26 acre parcel that the Tribe has committed to acquire under an existing contract of purchase with the City of Lansing, Michigan.
The Tribe has acquired the Corner Parcel and will acquire the Showcase Parcel using interest or other income generated by the Tribe’s Self-Sufficiency Fund, established pursuant to section 108 of the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act (“MILCSA”), Pub. L. No. 105-143, 111 Stat. 2652 (1997). Under Section 108(f) of MILCSA, “[a]ny lands acquired using amounts from interest or other income of the Self-Sufficiency Fund shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the [Sault] Tribe.” 111 Stat. at 2661-2662. The Secretary is thus required to accept the Parcels in trust.
Ex 1 Warranty Deed to Corner Parcel
Ex 2 Title Policy for Corner Parcel
Ex 3 Comprehensive Development Agrmt
Ex 4 Showcase Title Commitment & Proposed Warranty Deed
Ex 5 Legal Description & ALTA Survery for Corner Parcel
Ex 6 Legal Description & ALTA Survery for Showcase Parcel
Ex 8 ST Bd Resolution 2012-11Auth Lansing CDA
Ex 9 ST Bd Resolution 2012-223 Auth Closing on Corner Parcel
Sault Tribe Huron Township, Wayne County Trust Application Documents
Here:
SSM Mandatory Trust Filing New Boston final 20140610
An excerpt:
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan (the “Sault Tribe” or “Tribe”) tenders this submission for a mandatory fee-to-trust acquisition of a parcel of land located in Huron Charter Township, Wayne County, Michigan (the “Sibley Parcel” or “Parcel”) under an existing contract of purchase. The Parcel is a 71 acre parcel of land located within 2 miles of other land currently owned by the Tribe in Huron Charter Township.
The Tribe will acquire the Parcel using interest or other income generated by the Tribe’s Self-Sufficiency Fund, established pursuant to section 108 of the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act (“MILCSA”), Pub. L. No. 105-143, 111 Stat. 2652 (1997). Under Section 108(f) of MILCSA, “[a]ny lands acquired using amounts from interest or other income of the Self-Sufficiency Fund shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the [Sault] Tribe.” 111 Stat. at 2661-2662. The Secretary is thus required to accept the Parcel in trust.
Ex 1 Purchase & Sale – Sibley Final Executed
Ex 2 Title Commitment & Proposed Warranty Deed
Ex 3 Tribal Resolution 2012-250 & 2013-138
Ex 4 Legal Description & Survey
Ex 6 Affidavit of CFO Connolly – Sibley
SCOTUS Denies Village of Hobart v. Oneida Indian Nation
Senate Indian Affairs Hearing Today on Land into Trust at 2:30pm
Here.
Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable Jerry Moran
Senator-United States Senate
Panel 2
The Honorable Kevin Washburn
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs-Department of the Interior
Panel 3
The Honorable Brian Cladoosby
President-National Congress of American Indians
The Honorable Nathan Small
Chairman-Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
The Honorable Elwood Lowery
Chairman-Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
The Honorable David “D.K.” Sprague
Chairman-Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
New Proposed Rule for Fee to Trust in Alaska
Proposed Rule here.
SUMMARY: This proposed rule would delete a provision in the Department of the Interior’s land-into-trust regulations that excludes from the scope of the regulations, with one exception, land acquisitions in trust in the State of Alaska.
Related case here.
Press release requesting comments here.
Cert Opposition Briefs in Village of Hobart v. Wisconsin Oneida
Federal Court Dismisses Alabama v. PCI Gaming Authority
Here are the materials in State of Alabama v. PCI Gaming Authority (M.D. Ala.):
1 PBCI Notice of Removal + Exhibits
City of Duluth Sues Fond du Lac Band over Proposed Trust Land Expansion at Carter Hotel Property
Here is the complaint in City of Duluth v. Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (D. Minn.):
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