2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 29. TRIBAL GAMING
CHAPTER 3. TRIBAL-STATE COMPACTS
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IC 4-29-3
Chapter 3. Tribal-State Compacts
IC 4-29-3-1
General Assembly compact ratification
Sec. 1. The state may not enter into, amend, or modify a
tribal-state compact without the ratification of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
IC 4-29-3-2
General Assembly compact ratification
Sec. 2. A tribal-state compact entered into, amended, or modified
without the ratification of the general assembly is void.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
IC 4-29-3-3
Negotiation and execution of tribal-state compact
Sec. 3. The governor is responsible for negotiating and executing
a tribal-state compact on behalf of the state with an Indian tribe
located within Indiana for the purpose of authorizing Class III
gaming on Indian lands located within Indiana under 25 U.S.C. 2701
et seq. The governor's responsibilities under this section include the
negotiation and execution of any amendment or modification to a
tribal-state compact. However, the governor may not negotiate
compact terms with an Indian tribe until the United States
government formally takes land into trust as Indian lands for the
Indian tribe.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
IC 4-29-3-4
Required terms of compact
Sec. 4. (a) A tribal-state compact negotiated under this chapter
must include terms concerning the following:
(1) The management of the Indian tribe's gaming operation.
(2) Revenue sharing with the state and local units of
government.
(3) Infrastructure and site improvements.
(4) The administration and regulation of gaming.
(5) The types of games operated by the Indian tribe.
(b) This section does not preclude additional items and terms from
being negotiated and agreed to in any tribal-state compact.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
IC 4-29-3-5
Submission of compact to the General Assembly
Sec. 5. Following the completion of negotiations and the
execution of a tribal-state compact, the governor shall submit a copy
of the executed tribal-state compact to the president pro tempore of
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the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives for
ratification. To ratify the tribal-state compact, the general assembly
must enact a bill codifying the tribal-state compact in the manner
required by the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
IC 4-29-3-6
Submission of compact to the Secretary of State
Sec. 6. Upon receipt of an act ratifying a tribal-state compact, the
governor shall cause the ratified tribal-state compact to be deposited
with the secretary of state under IC 4-3-1-1.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
IC 4-29-3-7
Submission of compact to the United States Secretary of the
Interior
Sec. 7. The secretary of state shall forward a copy of the executed
tribal-state compact and the act of ratification to the United States
Secretary of the Interior for federal review and approval as required
by 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8).
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
IC 4-29-3-8
Submission of amendments to or modification of compact to the
General Assembly
Sec. 8. If the governor agrees to an amendment to or a
modification of a tribal-state compact, the governor shall submit the
amendment or modification to the general assembly for ratification
in the manner required by section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.1.
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