2011 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 19 - INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS (§§ 1701 - 1780p)
Subchapter IV - CONNECTICUT INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT (§§ 1751 - 1760)
Section 1757a - Extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 25 - INDIANS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 19 - INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS SUBCHAPTER IV - CONNECTICUT INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT Sec. 1757a - Extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe |
Contains | section 1757a |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-228, §1, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 753. |
Statutes at Large References | 102 Stat. 2467 122 Stat. 753 |
Public Law References | Public Law 100-497, Public Law 110-228 |
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Any lease of restricted land of the Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe (referred to in this section as the “Tribe”) entered into on behalf of the Tribe by the tribal corporation of the Tribe chartered pursuant to section 477 of this title may include an option to renew the lease for not more than 2 additional terms, each of which shall not exceed 25 years, subject only to the approval of the tribal council of the Tribe.
(b) Liability of United StatesThe United States shall not be liable to any party for any loss resulting from a renewal of a lease entered into pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Prohibition on gaming activitiesNo entity may conduct any gaming activity (within the meaning of section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) pursuant to a claim of inherent authority or any Federal law (including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and any regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior or the National Indian Gaming Commission pursuant to that Act) on any land that is leased with an option to renew the lease in accordance with this section.
(Pub. L. 110–228, §1, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 753.)
References in TextThe Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 100–497, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, which is classified principally to chapter 29 (§2701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2701 of this title and Tables.
CodificationSection was not enacted as part of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act which comprises this subchapter.
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