Process for tribal nations to obtain trust status for land to conduct off-reservation gaming has been criticized as cumbersome as has process of negotiating, approving compacts with states. Biden Administration seeks to make both processes more favorable to tribes.
Recent proposed regulations seek to streamline and reduce costs for tribal land into trust applications and clarify parameters for negotiation and approval of tribal-state gaming.
In this hydro newsletter, we discuss EPA's intent to walk back Clean Water Act 401 Rule, Clean Water Act 401 waiver cases update, the Taking of Migratory Birds Proposed Rule, the campaign to restore and conserve 30 Percent of America’s Lands, and more.