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n_ - _ The feasibility of relocating community members and their business enterprises . commensurate with their existing lifestyle expectations and living conditions in the owning , . and operation of a profitable and growing gaming enterprise. B. Summary of Al!encv Mission -. 1. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) programs and authorities are associated with Indian I trust responsibilities and include fiduciary responsibility toward the tribe and their health, safety, environmental and economic interests. The BrA has a trust responsibility toward the Tribe in the I area of environmental quality. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, which establishes procedures that are binding on all federal agencies requires that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) be prepared for every major federal action significantly affecting the . quality for the human environment. The BIA can provide resources to assess cultural, water fish and wildlife, forestry and other resources. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, which establishes procedures that are binding I on all federal agencies requires that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) be prepared for every major federal action significantly affecting the quality for the human environment. I 2. The Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has regulatory and enforcement authority in Indian country, and authority to expend financial resources on Indian lands under various . environmental statutes. Statutes authorizing EP A actions in Indian country include the Clean . Air Act, Clean Water Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Comprehensive -. Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA's Indian Policy, was adopted in 1984 to foster the government to government relationship with tribes and to help tribes develop and manage environmental programs. The EPA Indian Policy's purpose includes I assuring that tribal concerns and interests are considered whenever EPA's actions and/or decisions may affect reservation environments; encouraging cooperation between tribal, state and local governments to resolve environmental problems of mutual concern; and, enlisting the I support of other federal agencies to clearly identify and delineate the roles, responsibilities of the agencies. I The USEP A, acting through its Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS), has taken steps to provide the Community with technical resources to monitor current I xadiological conditions. National results from ERAMS can be compared to results at Prairie Island. Both ERAMS and Region 5 staff are available to design sampling strategies and to interpret results. A substantial baseline of infonnation of radiological conditions exists for the I vicinity of the Community. The USEP A can facilitate communications with the Community and NRC with regard to this information and ongoing monitoring. 3. The mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is to provide the I leadership and support to reduce the loss of life and property and protect our institutions through a comprehensive, risk-based, all-hazards emergency management program of mitigation, I -. - -o. I -,--