Seminole Tribe expansion site adjacent to casino in Coconut Creek, Florida.
A second county in Florida wants the Bureau of Indian Affairs to impose a tougher standard on a land-into-trust application submitted by the Seminole Tribe. The tribe wants 45 acres placed in trust. Although the land is adjacent to the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, the draft environmental impact statement states that the acquisition is not being treated as gaming-related. Officials in Palm Beach County are considering a resolution that calls on the BIA to treat the application under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. That will make it harder for the tribe to acquire the land because the governor's approval would be required. Broward County already passed a similar resolution. Get the Story:
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