BIA extends comment period on Jemez Pueblo casino plan

Monday, June 6, 2011  

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has extended the comment period on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Jemez Pueblo off-reservation casino.

The BIA released the draft in April. Comments are being accepted until July 1, in preparation for a final EIS.

The draft states that the casino will generate about $157.2 million in economic activity and about 1,490 jobs in its fifth year. The casino itself will generate 950 new jobs, according to the tribe.

The casino would be located on 70 acres in Anthony, about 300 miles from the reservation. The tribe is proceeding under the two-part determination section of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Get the Story:
Study: Casino could be a jackpot (The Las Cruces Sun-News 6/4)

Federal Register Notice:
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Pueblo of Jemez 70.277-Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino Project, Don˜ a Ana County, NM (April 8, 2011)

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