An Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) has been prepared to assess the environmental consequences of the National Indian Gaming Commission’s (“NIGC”) approval of a management contract between the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (“Tribe”) and SC Sonoma Management, LLC, and the development of the Graton Rancheria Resort and Casino Project (the “Project”) in Sonoma County, California.
In October 2010, the National Indian Gaming Commission issued a Record of Decision (“ROD”) authorizing the construction of the Project on land held in trust for the Tribe and located just west of the City of Rohnert Park (the “City”) between Wilfred and Business Park Drive (the “Reservation” or “Site”). Since then, the Tribe’s developer, SC Sonoma Development, LLC (“SC”) (a subsidiary of Station Casino LLC), and the Tribe have worked diligently with architects and engineers to finalize the design of the Project approved in the ROD. The Tribe has also worked with federal agencies to satisfy the conditions of federal permits and purchase credits to mitigate Project impacts on biological resources and wetlands, all as specified in the ROD.