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ARTICLE FOUR 

POWER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL 

Section 4.1 Licensing 

The Tribal Council shall have the 

power to issue a license under this 

ordinance for the sale, manufacture, 

distribution or possession of liquor on 

its Lands; as well as the power to 

establish procedures and standards for 

tribal licensing of liquor sales, 

manufacture, distribution and 

possession within Lands under the 

Jurisdiction of the Tribe, including the 

setting of a license fee schedule, and 

shall have the power to publish and 

enforce such standards; provided that 

no Tribal license shall issue except 

upon showing of satisfactory proof that 

the applicant is duly licensed by the 

state. The fact that an applicant for a 

Tribal license possesses a license issued 

by the state shall not provide the 

applicant with an entitlement to a Tribal 

License. The Tribal Council may in its 

discretion set standards which are more, 

but in no case less, stringent than those 

of the state. 

ARTICLE FIVE 

POWER TO ENFORCE 

Section 5.1 Enforcement 

The Tribal Council shall have the 

power to develop, enact, promulgate 

and enforce regulations as necessary for 

the enforcement of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance and to protect the public 

health, welfare and safety of the Tribe 

and Lands under the Jurisdiction of the 

Tribe, provided that all such regulations 

shall conform to, and not be in conflict 

with, any applicable tribal, federal or 

state law. Regulations enacted pursuant 

to this Liquor Control Ordinance may 

include provisions for the suspension or 

revocation of a tribal liquor license, 

reasonable search and seizure 

provisions, and civil and criminal 

penalties for the violation of the Liquor 

Control Ordinance to the full extent 

permitted by federal law and consistent 

with due process. 

(a) Tribal law enforcement personnel 

and security personnel duly authorized 

by the Tribal Council shall have the 

authority to enforce this Liquor Control 

Ordinance by confiscating any liquor 

sold, possessed, distributed, 

manufactured or introduced within the 

Lands under the Jurisdiction of the 

Tribe in violation of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance or of any regulations duly 

adopted under or pursuant to this 

Liquor Control Ordinance. 

(b) The Tribal Council shall have the 

exclusive jurisdiction to hold hearings 

on violations of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance and any procedures or 

regulations adopted under or pursuant 

to this Liquor Control Ordinance; to 

promulgate appropriate procedures 

governing such hearings; to determine 

and enforce penalties or damages for 

violations of this Liquor Control 

Ordinance; and delegate to subordinate 

hearing officer or panel the authority to 

take any or all of the foregoing actions 

on its behalf. 

ARTICLE SIX 

TAXES 

Section 6.1 Taxation 

Nothing contained in this Liquor 

Control Ordinance is intended to, nor 

does in any way, limit or restrict the 

Tribe’s ability to impose any tax upon 

the sale or consumption of liquor or any 

alcoholic beverage. The Tribe retains the 

right to impose such taxes by 

appropriate statute or ordinance to the 

full extent permitted by federal law. 

ARTICLE SEVEN 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Section 7.1 Sovereign Immunity 

Preserved 

Nothing contained in this Liquor 

Control Ordinance shall be deemed or 

construed as a waiver of the Tribe’s 

sovereign immunity or is intended to be 

construed, anyway, to limit, alter, 

restrict, or waive the sovereign 

immunity of the Tribe or any of its 

officers, entities or agents. All inherent 

sovereign rights of the Tribe, its officers, 

entities and/or agents are hereby 

expressly reserved, including the Tribe’s 

sovereign immunity from unconsented 

suits or actions of any kind. 

Section 7.2 Conformance With 

Applicable Laws 

All acts and transactions under this 

Liquor Control Ordinance shall be in 

conformity with the Compact and the 

laws of the State to the extent required 

by § 18 U.S.C. 1161, and with all federal 

laws regarding alcohol in Indian 

Country. 

Section 7.3 Effective Date 

This Liquor Control Ordinance shall 

be effective as of the date on which the 

Secretary of Interior certifies this 

Ordinance and publishes the same in 

the Federal Register. 

Section 7.4 Repeal of Prior Acts 

All prior enactments of the Tribal 

Council, including tribal resolutions, 

policies, regulations, statutes or 

ordinances pertaining to the subject 

matter set forth in this Liquor Control 

Ordinance are hereby rescinded. 

Section 7.5 Amendments 

This Liquor Control Ordinance may 

only be amended pursuant to an 

amendment duly enacted by the Tribal 

Council and certified by the Secretary of 

Interior and published in the Federal 

Register, if required. 

Section 7.6 Severability and Savings 

Clause 

If any part or provision of this Liquor 

Control Ordinance is held invalid, void 

or unenforceable by a court of 

competent jurisdiction, such 

adjudication should not be held to 

render such provisions inapplicable to 

the other persons or circumstances. 

Furthermore, the remainder of the 

ordinance shall not be affected and shall 

continue to remain in full force and 

effect. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[212A2100DD/AAK3003100/ 

A0C904040.99990] 

Annual Meeting Under Indian 

Employment, Training and Related 

Services Act, as Amended 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

is announcing the annual meeting of the 

Federal agencies and Tribes that 

participate in the Indian Employment, 

Training, and Related Services Act of 

2017, also known as ‘‘Public Law 477’’ 

Work Group. For the safety of all 

individuals, the meeting will be 

conducted virtually via MS TEAMs and 

by telephone. 

DATES: The annual Federal Partner and 

Tribal 477 Work Group meeting will be 

held on Thursday, September 16, 2021 

from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: All Work Group activities 

and meetings will be conducted online 

and by phone. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice for 

directions to join MS TEAMs and by 

telephone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette Hanna, Deputy Bureau Director, 

Indian Services, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Jeanette.Hanna@bia.gov (202) 

513–7640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

annual Federal Partner and Tribal 477 


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Work Group meeting will be on MS 

TEAMs video conference and by phone. 

Call-information as follows: 

MS TEAMs: https://

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Call in (audio only): (202) 640–1187 

Phone Conference Id: 635973133# 

Background 

In 2017, the Congress enacted the 

Indian Employment Training and 

Related Services Consolidation Act of 

2017, Public Law 115–93, codified at 25 

U.S.C. 3401–3417 (‘‘2017 Act’’). The 

2017 update amended and expanded the 

Indian Employment and Related 

Services Demonstration Act of 1992, 

Public Law 102–477 (as amended in 

2017, ‘‘PL 477’’) by, in part, identifying 

12 Federal agencies that are now subject 

to the amended law. Under PL 477, 

Tribes may propose to integrate eligible 

grant programs from the Departments of 

the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, 

Education, Energy, Health & Human 

Services, Homeland Security, Housing & 

Urban Development, Justice, Labor, 

Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, 

consolidate and reprogram grant funds 

in accordance with a single plan, 

budget, and report approved by the 

Secretary of the Interior (‘‘477 Plan’’). 

As required by the 2017 updates to PL 

477, the Department of the Interior 

entered into a Memorandum of 

Agreement (MOA) among the 12 Federal 

agencies to implement PL 477. 

Annual Meeting 

As DOI is the lead agency responsible 

for implementing of PL 477, the BIA, as 

delegated by the Secretary of the 

Interior, announces the annual meeting 

of participating Tribes and Federal 

agencies. As directed by statute, the 

meeting will be co-chaired by the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs, Bryan Newland, and the 

477 Tribal Workgroup Committee Chair, 

Margaret Zientek. 25 U.S.C. 

3410(a)(3)(B)(i). 

The agenda will include: 

I. Discussion on Public Law 102–477, as 

amended 

• Status of Memorandum of 

Agreement 

• Recommendation for Changes/ 

Improvements/Areas to be 

addressed 

• Status of Labor Force Report 

II. Current Status of Participating Tribes 

• 477 Programs to be integrated 

• Plan Approval/Denials 

• Waiver Approval/Denials 

• Funds Transfer 

• Annual Reports 

• 477 Tribal Recognition 

III. Miscellaneous 

• Financial Assistance for 477 Tribes 

to develop a database 

• Expansion of Tribal Programs 

• Establish 2022 Annual Meeting of 

participating Tribes and Federal 

agencies 

To join the meeting, use MS TEAMs 

video or call in by phone: 

MS TEAMs: https://

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Call in (audio only): (202) 640–1187 

Phone Conference Id: 635973133# 

Bryan Newland, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900253G] 

Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the 

State of Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the Third Amendment to 

the Tribal-State Compact (Amendment) 

for Class III Gaming between the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation (Colville Tribe) and the 

State of Washington (State) and the 

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the 

Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation 

(Shoalwater Bay Tribe) and the State of 

Washington. 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

September 15, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. The Amendment authorizes 

each Tribe to engage in sports wagering 

at the respective Tribe’s class III gaming 

facilities, updates each Compact to 

reflect this change in various sections, 

and incorporates Appendix S, Sports 

Wagering. The Amendment is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Protection and Restoration of Tribal 

Homelands 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Tribal consultation 

sessions. 

SUMMARY: The Department invites 

representatives of federally recognized 

Tribes to consult on several topics 

related to the protection and restoration 

of Tribal homelands, including but not 

limited to: the land-into-trust process, 

leasing and rights-of-way, and sacred 

sites and treaty rights. 

DATES: Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice for 

dates of the sessions. Tribes are also 

invited to submit written input by 11:59 

p.m. ET, Friday, November 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for links to register for each 

of the sessions. Tribes are also invited 

to submit written input to consultation@

bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative 

Action—Indian Affairs, (202) 273–4680, 

or elizabeth.appel@bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Protecting and restoring Tribal 

homelands is a key priority of the 

Department. While the importance of 

Tribal homelands undoubtedly touches 

upon many facets critical to Tribal 

sovereignty and self-determination, the 

consultation will focus on three specific 

topics: The land-into-trust process; 


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