Wortham Property Fee-to-Trust Acquisition
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026050747
Lead Agency
United States Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs
Document Title
Wortham Property Fee-to-Trust Acquisition
Document Type
FON - FONSI - Findings of No Significant Impact
Received
Present Land Use
The County has established a zoning designation for the proposed trust parcel as Exclusive Agriculture, with land use code AD and land use description of AG – Diversified (Irrigation). Existing land uses including a residence, mobile home, and vehicle repair shop.
Document Description
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Pacific Regional Office, has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) dated April 2026 for the Colusa Indian Community Council Wortham Fee-to-Trust Project. The EA evaluates the proposed acquisition by the United States of approximately 529.31 acres consisting of Assessor Parcel Number 015- 020-015-000 (Project Site) in trust for the benefit of the Colusa Indian Community Council (Tribe).
Based on the EA, response to comments, mitigation commitments, and administrative record, the BIA determined that the Proposed Action will not have reasonably foreseeable significant effects on the quality of the human environment. This notice announces the availability of the signed FONSI, response to comments, and mitigation commitments and completion of BIA's NEPA environmental review; it does not initiate an additional public review or comment period.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Hayden
Agency Name
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Job Title
Regional Environmental Protection Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Trent Wilson
Agency Name
Terraphase Engineering
Job Title
Principal Scientist
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Tina Braithwaite
Agency Name
Colusa Indian Community
Job Title
Co-Tribal Administrator
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Amanda Mitchum
Agency Name
Colusa Indian Community
Job Title
Co-Tribal Administrator
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Colusa
Counties
Colusa
Regions
Northern California
Zip
95932
Total Acres
519.31
Parcel #
015-020-015
State Highways
SR 45
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
Sacramento River
Township
16N
Range
2W
Section
N/A
Base
N/A
Other Location Info
Located across SR 45 from the pre-existing Colusa Casino Resort
Notice of Completion
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 21, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Residential (Proposed 40 lot Residential Area)(Units 40, Acres 1.0), Commercial (Commercial Center)(Sq. Ft. 100000, Acres 0.23, Employees 100), Recreational (215 Spaces), Other (A vehicle repair facility for Tribal use.)
Local Actions
Tribal Development
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Responses to Comments
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