DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Notice to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Osage Nation Lake Ozark Casino Resort Project,
City of Lake Ozark,
Miller County, Missouri
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the proposed Osage Nation Lake Ozark Casino Resort Project in the City of Lake Ozark within Miller County, Missouri. The Osage Nation has submitted a fee-to-trust application to BIA requesting that that the United States take into trust approximately 27.6 acres of fee land (Project Site) for the development of a Class II gaming facility and hotel (Proposed Action). The Project Site comprises one parcel (Assessor Parcel No. 129032000000012000) and is bounded by Bagnell Dam Boulevard and Osage Beach Parkway. A map identifying the location of the Project Site can be viewed online at OsageLakeOzarkEA.com. Proposed facilities include a casino with approximately 40,000 square feet of gaming floor space, food and beverage areas, surface parking, and support space, and a 15-story hotel tower with 150 rooms, meeting rooms, fitness center, and support space.
The EA will identify and evaluate issues and potential environmental impacts related to necessary federal approvals required to implement the Proposed Action and will discuss a range of reasonable alternatives. Agencies and the public are invited to provide input regarding the potential issues and concerns that should be addressed in the EA. Written comments on the scope of the EA should be submitted no later than November 16, 2024 and may be emailed to Mosby Halterman, BIA Regional Environmental Scientist, Eastern Oklahoma Region at
Mosby.Halterman@bia.gov
or mailed to P.O. Box 8002, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 74402-8002. Please include your name, return address, and “Scoping Comments: Osage Nation Lake Ozark Casino Resort Project” in the email subject line or on the first page of mailed comments.
For further information please contact:
Mr. Mosby Halterman, BIA Regional Environmental Scientist, Eastern Oklahoma Region,
(918) 781-4660,
Mosby.Halterman@bia.gov
Published Oct. 17, 2024
