California Government Code CHAPTER 1 - The Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 998

• Section 98000.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998.”(Added November 3, 1998, by initiative...
• Section 98001.
  (a) The people of the State of California find that, historically, Indian tribes within the state have long suffered from high rates of unemployment and inadequate...
• Section 98002.
  (a) The Governor is authorized to execute on behalf of this state a Gaming Compact containing the terms set forth in Section 98004, and shall do...
• Section 98003.
  Any state department or agency, or other subdivision of the state, providing gaming regulatory services to a tribe pursuant to the terms of this chapter,...
• Section 98004.
  The State of California hereby offers to any federally recognized Indian tribe that is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as having jurisdiction over...
• Section 98005.
  The Gaming Compact offered in Section 98004 shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed agreed to, approved, and executed by the State of...
• Section 98006.
  The gaming authorized pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, the gaming authorized pursuant to the Gaming Compact set forth in Section 98004,...
• Section 98007.
  If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity may not affect other provisions...
• Section 98008.
  The Governor is authorized and directed to execute any documents that may be necessary to implement this chapter.(Added November 3, 1998, by initiative Proposition 5.)
• Section 98009.
  The provisions of the Gaming Compact set forth in Section 98004 are hereby incorporated into state law, and all gaming activities, including but not limited...
• Section 98010.
  Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the ability of a federally recognized Indian tribe to request that a Tribal-State compact be negotiated...
• Section 98011.
  No amendment to the Gaming Compact as provided for therein or under this chapter requires further approval by the Legislature or the electorate.(Added November 3,...
• Section 98012.
  This chapter may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, but only to further the purposes of this Act.(Added November 3, 1998, by...

Last modified: October 22, 2018