California Group To Unveil Report Showing New Federal Proposal Could Have Damaging Impact On California Economy
New Rules Would Lower Standards For Indian Petitioner Groups To Gain Federal Recognition, Paving Way For Surge In Gaming Facilities
Changes Could Greatly Reduce Local Tax Revenues, Threaten School Budgets & Local Services
PENRYN, Calif., July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, July 9th at 11:00 AM PDT, Stand Up for California!, a statewide organization, along with several California elected officials, will host a conference call to unveil a comprehensive study that finds a federal proposal that would significantly lower the criteria for Indian groups to gain federal recognition would have a damaging effect on California communities. By drastically reducing the long-standing mandatory criteria and lowering the historic evaluation standards for Indian groups petitioning for federal acknowledgement, the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) new rules could:
- Lead to the rapid potential acknowledgment of 34 new Indian tribes in California, an increase of approximately 31 percent in the number of recognized tribal entities;
- Allow many newly recognized Indian governments to assert tribal ownership and jurisdiction over California lands, which would remove them from zoning and land use rules, and from all environmental, public health and safety protections under state and local laws;
- Remove these lands from the tax rolls, resulting in the loss of property tax revenue to local governments, which could have a damaging impact on school districts and local services;
- Cause a rapid increase in gaming facilities, potentially resulting in 22 new casinos in local communities, in particular, in high-density urban areas such as Los Angeles, Orange, San Francisco and Kern counties.
WHAT: Stand Up for California!, a statewide organization, along with several California elected officials, to unveil a comprehensive study that finds a federal proposal that would significantly lower the criteria for Indian groups to gain federal recognition would have a damaging effect on California communities.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 9th at 11:00 AM PDT
WHERE: Dial-in number for media: 1-800-434-1335, code 923425#
WHO: Cheryl Schmit, Director, Stand Up for California!; Diane Dillon, Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors, Napa County; Supervisor David Rabbitt, Chairman, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors; other county officials as available; Michael L. Lawson, Ph.D., MLL Consulting.
***FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
SOURCE Stand Up for California!
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