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Jan. 2009: Secretarial Withdrawal of Restored Lands

"We are now in the process of reviewing the preliminary draft Final environmental Impact Statement for the Plymouth parcel. As a result, I determined to review the Associate Solicitor's 2006 Indian Lands opinion and have concluded that it was wrong. I have withdrawn and am reversing that opinion. It no longer represents the legal position of the Office of the Solicitor. The opinion of the solicitor's Office is that the Band is not a restored tribe within the meaning of IGRA. " Related items has the MOA mentioned in the memo, and the previous MOA for comparison.

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