BIA extends comments for Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino

Monday, March 4, 2013  

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has extended the comment period on the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino.

The BIA issued the final environmental impact statement for the West Plains Mixed-Use Development on February 1. Comments are now being accepted until May 1.

If the BIA approves the project, the Gov. Jay Inslee (D) will be able to veto it under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. He hasn't stated his position on the casino.

Get the Story:
Requests granted; casino decision pushed back to May (The Spokesman Review 3/2)

An Opinion:
Don Peters: What gives on casino? (The Spokesman Review 3/2)

Federal Register Notice:
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed Use Project, City of Airway Heights, Spokane County, WA (February 1, 2013)

Spokane Tribe won't object to delay in BIA's review of casino (2/27)