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3.6 Cultural Resources
items by publicly funded agencies and museums in California. The policy provides for mechanisms
to aid California Indian tribes, including nonfederally recognized tribes, in filing repatriation
claims and getting responses to those claims.
Native American Consultation
Government Code Section 65352.3 (Senate Bill 18) requires local governments to consult with
California Native American tribes identified by the California NAHC before adopting or amending a
general plan or specific plan. Senate Bill 18 requires that this consultation take place on a
government‐to‐government level. State Parks issued Departmental Notice No 2007‐05 in 2007.
The notice sets forth State Parks’ policy for consultation with Native California Indians regarding
activities that affect matters relating to their heritage, sacred sites, and cultural traditions. General
plans are included in the list of potential activities.
Consultation with the Native American community for Clay Pit SVRA was initiated by State Parks
OHMVR Division with a letter to the NAHC requesting a search of the Sacred Land Files and a list
of appropriate Native American tribal contacts for individual consultation. Contact letters were
sent to the following organizations:
Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians,
Butte Tribal Council,
Maidu Cultural and Development Group,
Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians,
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria,
Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians, and
Mooretown Rancheria.
No written responses to the consultation letters were received by State Parks. Follow‐up phone
calls were also made, but no responses or concerns have been provided to State Parks regarding
cultural resources situated within or near Clay Pit SVRA.
3.6.3 Thresholds of Significance
The significance criteria for this analysis are based on the environmental checklist in Appendix G
of the State CEQA Guidelines, as amended. Implementation of the Clay Pit SVRA General Plan,
including construction and operation of the headquarters facilities, would have significant
environmental impacts related to cultural resources if it would:
cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in
Section 15064.5 of the State CEQA Guidelines;
cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource
pursuant to Section 15064.5 of the State CEQA Guidelines;
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
February 2012 3.6-6 Draft EIR