Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Fee-To-Trust and Housing, Ag, and Commercial Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025010010
Lead Agency
United States Department of the Interior
Document Title
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Fee-To-Trust and Housing, Ag, and Commercial Project
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
APNs 079-230-005, 079-230-006, and 079-260-001 have both a land use designation and a zoning designation of Rural Residential (Butte County, 2015; 2023). Additionally, APNs 079-230-002, 079-230-003, and 079-230-004 have both a land use and zoning designation of Medium Density Residential (Butte County, 2015; 2023).
Document Description
The proposed action includes acquisition by the BIA of a 360.60-acre property (Project Site) into federal trust status for the benefit of the Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians (Tribe) for non-gaming purposes (Proposed Action), and subsequent development by the Tribe of 164 housing and apartment units, an event center/tasting room for agricultural products, a parking structure, an approximately 77-acre agricultural area, and conversion of an existing metal shop building for use by the Tribe’s housing department; additionally, an emergency access route from the eastern end of Phase 1 to Windfall Way may also be constructed (Proposed Project).
Contact Information
Name
Chad Broussard
Agency Name
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
Job Title
Environmental Protection Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Diana Roberts
Agency Name
Montrose Environmental
Job Title
Senior Environmental Professional
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Francis Steele, Jr.
Agency Name
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians
Job Title
Chairman
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Oroville
Counties
Butte
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
State Route 70
Total Acres
360.0
Parcel #
079-230-006, 079-230-007, 079-260-001, 079-230-002, 079-230-003, 079-230-004
State Highways
State Route 70
Township
19N
Range
4E
Section
27
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 21, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
Development Types
Residential (Units 164, Acres 280), Other (Commercial, Agricultural and Event Center, 80 acres)
Local Actions
Fee-To-Trust transfer
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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