Tor R@@ Director, Mid~&Rewaf Om=, Bwnau afhdb.q.AfTaks 

~k: Actin:: 8Gaociat~ Solicitor, Diu3sim of Indian 

Subjectz 'Man had 0pk;lStu~ Mmh-GBe-N~~h-sb.~~wa Band ofPoG~vmt& kdiw 

of mohi,q 4 

You have asked wluarher ~p of tbsui.qk +a ffic gmW pmhi'ba'tion na m 

Lewds accpi.rcd 4ntmsr:for M Indimkibe ~J%X Ocr~bm 17,19R&, in tbn3fidIan Ohg 

*. .- Regul~ory Agd yndd 'allow tha Matrh-E-BerNaB-Sb.c-W~s'h Bad obPukvzbnzi Xxltdkqs of 

Wchim .to aand~ct gatuing acti%w an laad hrt thc Tdb bas askad &e Bwrctw of the 

b-rtabr to fxb inro tnrst ia Wayland 'X'o~.ypship, Michigan. 

We conclude th8.t the 8- of &c htainr Ilaa Iagd mtharjsyto exache discre5on ro 

lad SO *S' fhE Mbc, md %I g;~ocl&&?Id~ ld to be %7bf16 Xf%e~7ra0n- Tfd.1~ 

Se- cic-ks that disdn, WB fi* conclxda fhst the Tribe caa randucr gdllg 

advitics on Ihe lzud under -dm "inihl .dm exccptiod' L1 Sdm 20 of the Indian aaraing 

Rt,.gulattcrry A~T- me manner In vM& the SCXW sbauld qccmisc beg diawatiop id Ma m&m 

Is bcyond .the proper scope aEW opinia 

'Lbe UM Stntes mttmdad fcdccal nxopitb rn tt~ MUBe-Nash-SbWsli Bad 

@be) uua=t!he De-pdn~em~. ~f tbe Intsior's -eduicp for E~tabBshin~ ~n ~rndcfm . I- Group Exists As &I biim Trii.' The Dcpdmd palibbed &e Notice of Fmd 

- Dcbtm@dan oftbe a&nowladjgnd in the Pcd9al Rt@kr on Outobcr23, 199a2 

3316 i%ad d-dm mold 2me bcecxum affkdive nipcty dsys afYlr prib3idh, but 

thb G* dDctr0i-t objected rn the ad~~owkdgmmt ad raqucstcd th& &e hmrlor Board of 
Indian Appels (relA) reconsider tho Departments Y decision.: Od Eslay 21,1499, tho mu. 

djknlssecl fh~ dty's requ- fa&deratian dnk~altp isma rhsl Q hoard concludnd 

W- 0-0 Ji3h ju$isrlictbnto tbc S,eci8taTy as pss3le qro~mds fos monsidrrndof~ The bur 

issuer 8re nat rr=lcJant to &c dkz~s3.i~ and cohc~usio~ ~f tbia Memotarzdum. . 

By 1- dated 1999, fie 9&cbxS oe &i& d&= S=&.q, dotitied ccatmsed 

for the dty tbaT rhe Scaehuy ''[d'J&&ded not to dzzc5seh.b hetion to direct addaaaa! -view 

by the A9-t Sa=rcbry - fndh &fBirs b-this ~starlce.'' k&0 absence pffil#uzr wed, fhE 

~cogdfia~ betarne effectfva on tht dkk 

?he Tribe does mt have ar~~ervatirm or ohlaad in ~t -3. BY MDMW dated 

3dIy 31,2001, fh~ lM%h rcqueikd that tbc Seaxe- fie: into kugtt~~ pa-b 165 3- 

near ctv of Dar in Wagida~~d Towld~ Nlcggn ComnyB Mich$~ W~Iand To~hlp pel, TPho xasolqtiun also m.oque3ts i21zit the 80- jifoc2aim tlm hd to bcthe Trlbc'd 

re.suwatia1.1. BoAt pard& -a to 'bc used for gamine &seIapmat The %be properrlyjilcd a 

lzm& bro-mt eppfioariona vith the Md=mjR~e;ionaf We& of th~ Bmu of Ladm Affairs 

(BT.4) on Angg 8.200 1. f;tre ~~ipli~ation and P&giwd Dipstois xecomwzpda5ou -kill be 

r&mved by the Twis Cities Fidd sXE- of h OEcc oftbe Soli~itox. & %he 4as ant 

sub- an applicdbn fc~ a ssw%Oi& proclamaff ola, Tht Secgetary bhs uoe mdc a &cision 

on tb hd in:okust qplitatia.~~ 

The Mbe hw lnne snd Ssmifimt himljcal ti~s toxb0 pmbosed bud land, . . 

Tha Waylend Township pzeeln we lowtd m rn ma of MYchigan~~ which iht Tdbe has 

lorx$ historical ties_l Tha ~hbe's trust addon d fh~ Find Detwxdndon of 

Ahoryltdgmlc;lt biadrd lhat the Tkibe IS be& cdmd amad &e imm af Bradley in 

Allc;sipn County slnca t11a fuunhg ofthe Cf&w~ld bfisshq an efht of the Episcopal d~un;b+~ 

ohristiðe hama in 1838. In 18Xff, t)te %%a's andoa ca-d to nsi~ w th8 1qz~i~ 

of the form= ddswold 3Sssisn. vrbi& re@&& ~o as an '%&an Co1or)yU Iq ;be 1880 F* 

census of Megan 13a- 33~ Tzibc's cunort headqmtm is lacaxad h DOG Michigan, wtlfch 

lfes,lcss arm 10 rntlecfrpm Bnd1~bAUe~ w- . 

?IBzA Case Nc, 99-34-A 

%!5 CPK Part 151 

'o~, LSheF-t~-=-t &safibn dated A.vgust 8,2401- 
~&~~~ euthoritv gcauirethe Wavland ~o&&&narods in b*Stfm thc Tribe and fs 

~mnlaim tb ba the mh% .sapan 

'Congress $as grd tbs 8- broad Ma to acquire land imo a* behlfuf 

Jhdian ?xiies in 25 U-3.C. 465, Tbe sWt &fes; 

Tide to any I& ~rrig3& miq&d pW~t to sedioa .,- 465 -.. of this 6tlc shall 

be Ween ia the aama of UnfLcd SLates in trust fm %a Tnrllnn &be, 

?he De$mwx's reguf~tians in 25 C!$x Pat $51 dmt inphcat dlat grmt of mtho* me: 

Subject tD m6 ptopisions containca in& of Con~ss whi&~~u.tharh land 

acq&Itlam, bdmsiyb~ mgmdfi &tribe in trast ... wheathe Sca&a~y 

det&w .tbsrt pm aquisiflofl dihc hd is nseisq co fkitl* b%aL sclodetesin4aiioq econofic dcrclapm-2 of ~iws bmhg16 

The TriiaSs resolution sod ~ppll~aacm d& in W -1 t+idh waw 

Towpddll PMC~S &B mq-d to im-provc the econopk vlrdl-bahg of the Tkht and ta ptoviile 

self-d-&&on d se?l$-&olendlr. The bad is slated ibr development of a g3md 

. fidfdy, a us= tihat is can- QljSfi tbe r=~~xyzcquirerrie~~ tbZ prom acqed ib 

suppod econDmio devdopnicllt. Tbo Tzibe alsa nb&S that ?rust shb will mbmm thrprapogd 

ecgpvmic &el~p=nt acdtiries pn parcels by: acreledbg dapmcia* on Wd hw~ 

ta~esApvidiqg a fkdax~ kcwe tat edit fa and health bmm paid by m erngloye~ 

to a member oPao Wau ?tlbq' andmaking 4s type nfbuskss -rim fhr 

alfgjble fop Indh Business bed+naz Rugmm QTB~~E,~ of tbse advantages a- to 
t6o ~r;be J4 EI zeSULt of Tribal ec0~rn.i~ h~d~zt an tusttusthd. Themfmq bc-6 the 

Trba's plah for the W~ylimd Townsbjp p-ls may improve thc conu~ wd-b + of fh~ 

-w~~~DE-B b~twh-~~~'Wigh, SIC geCfa%ty aqdc the pp- in trust fnt dx ~n%t 

. Tbc only drvant sbtumq Ihfimdon rmth S~&TY's ~ufhoriw to pcl& a 

~crv~on is fhat riho &st Zaire fhe laad nust Wla ther;e are qo xcgda3iu~u; implcmerRing 

25 'V.9-C- 467, &e BIA has ~t(plbUshed intcmat guiddioa %r red&:: pmo~gmzrti6n . Under .tha BL4 g\liddbe~, appUc#tia fix a resewation pcbdon Auuld bdulclo mud of 

fhe -e ixbrmxiion ropircd by 2.j( C3.R- Pxct ISI,, i-1- a jdda ofttie ned %r 

ps-tion a~m the propo~ed usc of fha laad, nbtice to locdju&dietians, and aompl$mm with 

NEPA Reonel Di~dord xmfeSW and make %ecanmxmdaff ans on resewation prncldon . 

tqueits lo t]3e Dimztor ofthe ~CQ of T. Respa~iiaiUty, The Ar;Gmt Smetary - Indiq 

(AS-zn) ~CCC; the fj;dal dc&m fa pzlochf~n hd m Indian mer~atiffh. 

The BW po)icy ~n~~p1~ a sqmte qpplidoa fkc a~~atiouprocl~tion. ~3 of 

6 b mf tbh rwl'anomdmq the Tnie has nvt ~bm3ted asl qp~c~oxr. for a rcswntioa 

pclamadon. The Turin C.i.de& Field OfKoc of tbrc C3Hics= of tht Solfcitnr 59 \.vorkfnp, wfth the 

Midwestem Regiondl OlEce oi" ihe B5A kt dztermiav th.~ %'be's bnida~s ~pxd In i!f& 

appEmSon. IH~y~evm, shoUlb &e Tribe submit the.rw&ols. qg~ficstlon, the S-D- IIEB 

znlple lo@ auibriq ya proocla5.m th.eqWay1nd Tnwnddp pa~ccls -to be reecrvaioil Lasd.. 

TJm Iadim Fagdamxy ~cr" (IalU) pmbibJrs &t$ prupedes *n into 

tmst fa a trib~ Ocio'Lw 17,1988? TIg sfatmo pouidcs many =c@ons .Po WS 

p~hii;i'ti~nj ~~DVEEZX here b ?&B provision %a allawi~bex to tonduct @g prtivitki nn UUS~ 

hdl qhd affs~ctnb~ 17,1988, ifthe W srttaa ht~ m~~~ps pm ofthe '%dial 

"25 U,S-C- ,703, at mg. 

I.225 -tj_S.C. 2719 
H&eS~aotsm~~ ~ayhdColm~pW~Mandtapqd&.tb~m 

ta & mbaaS =dm, tribavs bnd wutfld he o&ib.!c fir ~~~t of Class $ or 

gamiq munds m+ initial resu+ation exception of fie became the lmd would bc 

Che Tribe's flrst res-an hCt