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A draft Final Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to assess the environmental effects of taking an approximately 248.09 acre tract of land located partially within the City of Ardmore (City) in Carter County (County), Oklahoma (Project Site) into federal trust for the benefit of the Chickasaw Nation (Nation) (Proposed Action) and the subsequent development of a new gaming facility on the site by the Nation. The proposed 40,835 square foot (sf) gaming facility would include 20,830 sf of gaming floor space and back-of-house, restaurant, and retail space.
The Project Site is located northwest of Lake Murray on U.S. Highway 70 (US-70), between Carter Street and Lake Murray Drive on the southern edge of the City. The majority of the Project Site is within City limits; however, the southeastern portion of the Project Site is unincorporated County land. There are currently no structures, paved roads, or other improvements on the Project Site.
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Pursuant to 25 USC ยง 5108 and 25 C.F.R. Part 151, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as an agency under the authority of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, is the federal agency that is charged with reviewing and approving tribal applications to take land into federal trust status, and is the lead agency for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The BIA issued the Notice of Availability for the draft Final EA on February 15, 2019 through publications in the Ardmoreite and the Ada News. No comment letters were received. The BIA signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Proposed Project on October 15, 2020.