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TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOUCES
Summary Concerns
A. Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1(k), or
B. A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.
Details
A & B. AB 52 established a formal consultation process for California Native American Tribes to identify potential significant impacts to Tribal Cultural Resources, as defined in PRC Section 21074. As specified by AB 52, a lead agency must provide notice to tribes that are traditionally and culturally affiliated with the geographic area of a proposed project if the tribe has submitted a written request to be notified. The tribe must respond to the lead agency within 30 days of receipt of the notification if it wishes to engage in consultation on the project, and the lead agency must begin the consultation process within 30 days of receiving the request for consultation. AB 52 consultation between the County, as lead agency, and Native American tribes has not yet occurred. The Project would require excavations of up to approximately 52 feet, which could have the potential to disturb existing but undiscovered tribal cultural resources. Therefore, the potential exists for the Project to impact a site, feature, place, cultural landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American Tribe. In compliance with AB 52, the County will notify all applicable tribes, and the County will participate in any requested consultations for the Project.
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