Sept 14 is BIA Deadline for EIS Public Comment on Barstow Casino Scheme (Los Coyotes with Barwest/Ilitch/Malik)

REMINDER:  The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is taking comments on the environmental impact statement for the proposed Los Coyotes/Barwest (Marian Ilitch/Michael Malik) Barstow casino.  The deadline for public comment is September 14. Barstow (San Bernardino County) is more than 100 miles from the Los Coyotes reservation (San Diego County).

The BIA is reviewing the proposed Los Coyotes/Barwest casino under the two-part determination section of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.  A bill, S.1424, intended to restrict off-reservation gaming has been introduced by U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona).  If approved, it would replace that two-part determination section with an entirely new set of standards and conditions.

Contact Info:
U.S. Department of Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pacific Region
2800 Cottage Way
Room W-2820
Sacramento, CA 95825

Federal Register Notice:
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians' 23-Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino-Hotel Project, City of Barstow, San Bernardino County, CA (July 1, 2011)