UTICA -- A proposed $55 million deal to settle a land trust dispute between Oneida County and the Oneida Indian Nation appears to be collapsing.

The county's Republican lawmakers issued a statement Thursday saying they oppose the plan to resolve long-standing land and tax issues negotiated by fellow GOP County Executive Anthony Picente. Democratic county lawmakers voiced their displeasure with the proposal almost immediately after it was announced two weeks ago.

A vote by county lawmakers is scheduled for Wednesday.

The Oneidas would pay $55 million to local governments, who would drop legal challenges against the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to place almost 8,800 acres of tribal land into federal trust, outside the control of state and local governments.