A Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared to analyze the potential environmental consequences of the Redding Rancheria’s (Tribe) application for a proposed 221.41-acre* fee-to-trust transfer and gaming facility project in unincorporated Shasta County, California approximately 1.6 miles northeast of the existing Redding Rancheria, and about 2 miles southeast of downtown Redding. The proposed fee-to-trust is bound by Bechelli Lane on the north, private properties to the south, the Sacramento River on the west, and Interstate 5 on the east.
The proposed gaming facility would include a casino, an approximately 250-room hotel, an event/convention center, and associated parking and infrastructure. The new facility would replace the Tribe’s existing casino, and the existing casino buildings would be converted to a different use.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as an agency under the authority of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, is the federal agency that is charged with reviewing and approving tribal applications to take land into federal trust status and is Lead Agency for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Tribe, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), City of Redding (City), and Shasta County are serving as Cooperating Agencies.
For Additional Information:
Mr. Chad Broussard, Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2820, Sacramento, California 95825; telephone: (916) 978–6165; email: chad.broussard@bia.gov.
*Note: The Strawberry Fields Site was originally reported to be 232 acres; however, a legal land description review (LDR) conducted by the Bureau Indian Lands Surveyor (BILS) determined that the Strawberry Fields Site is actually approximately 228.64 acres. Additionally APN No. 055-020-005, consisting of 7.23 acres, is no longer proposed for fee-to-trust acquisition. Thus the total acreage of land to be acquired into trust is 221.41. This adjustment does not change any of the analysis or conclusions of this EIS.