ROHNERV l LLE RAHCHER l A Fax: 17077331 972 

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National Indian Gaming Commission 

93s Sntkn~ent Agrement (ALmgeemenf) is entered into by and behueen the Bear 

Rnrer Band of the RohoeMJle Rantheria (Tribe or Tribes), a Wderaliy-moezed Indim 

ybc. aad the Chairman ofthe National lndian Gaming Commission (h'1GC Chairman), 

~lating to the rnatrw contained in the NJGC Chairman's Notice of VioIabon No. NOV09-1 9. 

I. Whereas, the hdim Gaming Regulatory Act (TGRA) authorizes the NGC 

I Chairman to issue civil fines for violations of the IGRA, National Indian Gaming 

Commission WGC) replatiom, or tribal regulations, ordinances, or resolutions 

approved by the hrlGC Chairman under 25 U.S.C. S 5 2710,2712. 25 U.S.C. $ 

271 3{a)(1). 

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2. Whereas, under the regulations of the NTGC, 25 C.F.R. 513 .?(a), tbe NIGC I Chairman may issue a Notice of Violation (NOV) to any person for violations of 

I any provision of the IGRA, NIGC rqgulations, or my prmision of a tribal gaming 

1 ordinance or resolution approved by the Chairman. 

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3. Whereas, on Ap19 9,2009, the NGC Chairman issued NOV-09-19 for the 

Tribe's failure to submit a timely quarterly statement and fees for the fast quarter 

of calendar year 2008 

4, Whereaq, the NTK Chairman and the Tribe desk To achieve an amicable 

xesolution of Notice of Violation No. NOV-09- 19. 

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5. Therefore, the Chairman and the Tribe have a~eed toexecute this Aneernent md 

perform ia accordance with the following terms an$ conditions: 

ERltS OF SETTTC~~ 

6. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to 25 C.F.R. 4 575.6@) and shall be 

effec~ive upon the date that it is sigted by the last party to sign this Agreement 

FEective Bate). 
i 7. The Tribe apes that it was required to submit timely qoarterly statements and 

fee payments to the NIGC for the calendar year 200R. 

/ 8. The Tribe agrees that it submitted the quarterly fees due March 31,2008 to the 

( NlGC in an untimely fashion. 

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1 9. The Tribe agrees that the failure to submit qu~terly statements and fees for ii.; 

gaming operation(s1 in a heiy fashion is a violation of MGC regulations. 

10. The Tfibe agrees to pay a civil fine of mu thousand dollars ($2,000.003, made 

payb~e to the U.S. Treasrrry and delivered to the hflGC. One Thousand dollars 

I (S 1000.00) of the fme shall be due with &rty (3 0) days after the Effective Dare 

of this Agreement, 

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1 11. The remaining One Thousand dolEm (% 1000.00) =<I1 be suspended pending the 

Tribe submittrng its first quart= quarterly statement and fee payment by Mach 

31,201 0. If the quarterly statements and fee payments are not submitted one 

I thousand (f 1.0100) will become payable April 30,X 10. I 

I 13. The Tribe agktees upon execution ofthis Ageement to waive the right to further 

review of matters addressed in this Agreement, including dT rights to appeal to 

the fuFZ Commission as set forth in 25 C.F.R. Part 577 and judicial review 

I purmaatto25'U.S.C.$2714. ! 

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14. This Agewrwt constitutes the entire ageemat between the MGC Chahmaa 

and the 'frjbt relating to the edmcement matter set forh at the t>e@ninp of this 

Ageemtat. Any modification or waiver of any tern of this Agreement must be 

in writing and signed by both pzrkies. 

f 2. Ry entering this Agreement, the NTGC Chairman agrees to waive his right to 

impose any additional cwil fine ox a closure order against the Tribe fx ~5e matters 

addressed in NOV-09- 19, provided that if the Tribe fails to comply with -this 

Agreement, the NlGC Chairman may issue a proposed di1 fjne to resolve the 

Trihe's violation and/or breach of thjs Agreement. 

15. The Trihe agrees that this Agreement shall be deemed to be the subject of a &d 

order of the Commission under 25 C.F.R. 4 575.4(c)(I) and a final agency action 

pursuant to 25 C.F.R. 5 577.9(d). 

16. The MGC Chairman and the Tribe expressly agree and aclmowledge that time is 

of the essence in this Agreement. The recitals herein shall be binding upon the 

parties, their agents, hejrs, personal representatives, successors and assimgs. 
: 17. The parties agee that after the Effective Daze, this Ageement shall be a public I document and may be published or disclosed by either pmy. 

/ 18. This Agreement may he executed on one or more countemarts and each shall 

constitute an mi-jnal. A sigamre produced by facsimile, shall be deemed to bc 

i an origin4 sipemre and shali he effecrive and binding for purpose of t3e 

A,qeement. 

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Bear River Bmd of the 

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