Tribal-state gaming: compact ratification.
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill clarifies the process for ratifying tribal-state gaming compacts in California. It specifies that any new compacts entered into after September 10, 1999, and identical to previously ratified compacts, will be automatically ratified unless rejected by both houses of the Legislature within 30 days. The bill also extends the rejection period if the Legislature is in recess, providing an extra 10 days to consider the compact.
Key provisions
- Ratifies existing gaming compacts from 1999 with specified tribes.
- Establishes a ratification process for new compacts entered after 1999 if they are identical to previously ratified ones.
- Extends the legislative review period for rejecting new compacts if the Legislature is in recess.
- Designates the Governor as the state official responsible for negotiating gaming compacts.
- Specifies that the bill does not affect the Governor’s authority to negotiate prior compacts.
- Exempts tribal gaming compacts from being considered ‘projects’ under the California Environmental Quality Act.
- Requires the Governor to submit compacts to the Legislature for ratification.
- Requires the Secretary of State to forward ratified compacts to the Secretary of the Interior for review.
Who is affected
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
- The State of California
- California Legislature
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