Mercury Mine Deal Gets Tribal Twist in California Cleanup
Published Date: 1/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice is updating a 2012 agreement with Bradley Mining and the Elem Tribe to change how a trust manages land near the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine in California. The update adjusts money and trustee pay to keep the land cared for and moves some land parcels to the U.S. to benefit the Elem Tribe. People have 30 days from January 23, 2025, to share their thoughts on these changes.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Certain land parcels transferred to U.S. for Tribe
The proposed modification requires the trustee to transfer certain parcels of land near the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine in Lake County, California to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria. The modification was lodged January 15, 2025 and is open for public comment for 30 days after the January 23, 2025 notice.
Trust funding and trustee pay adjusted
The proposed modification changes how the redevelopment trust that manages land near the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine is funded and how the trustee is paid so the trust can continue to manage and maintain the land as required by the April 19, 2012 consent decree. The modification was lodged with the court on January 15, 2025 and is open for public comment for 30 days after the January 23, 2025 Federal Register notice.
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