Land Use Compliance Program
The Land Use Compliance (LUC) section facilitates compliance for all home sites, rights-of-way, commercial development, and other ground-disturbing construction projects within the SRPMIC.
LUC conducts environmental and cultural resource surveys prior to lease approval to ensure the protection of the Community’s cultural and natural resources. Multi-agency collaboration is necessary to ensure compliance with applicable Federal and Tribal legislation dealing with the environment and historic preservation.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
NEPA applies to residential, commercial, and other projects within the Community that require the use of federal funding. NEPA allows for a complete environmental review and evaluation of projects initiated on Community lands.
The review process involves a site inspection to determine the potential environmental and cultural impacts of a proposed project on the site and the surrounding environment. If the review determines that the project will have no significant impact, a clearance document in the form of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) or Categorical Exclusion (CE) is issued. The project can then move forward without further review or mitigation after this process is completed.
If the review determines that the project may have a significant impact, an Environmental Assessment (EA) is prepared that will determine if the impact is significant. If it is not significant, a FONSI is issued. If the review determines that the project will have a significant impact, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) document is issued to assess and properly mitigate the impact of the project on the environment.
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Archaeology
Legislation creating the framework within which historic resources are managed in the United States by establishing requirements to ensure responsible stewardship of prehistoric and historic resources for future generations.