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NATIONAL
NDIAN
GAMING
Commission

September 13, 1999

Herman Williams, Jr., Chairman
Tulalip Tribes of Washington
6700 Totem Beach Road
Marysville, WA 98271

Dear Chairman Williams:

This letter responds to the request by the Portland Area Director of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, to review and approve the amendment to the Tulalip Tribes of Washington's gaming code,
Resolution No. 99-14 submitted on July 27, 1999. The amendment does not require approval by the
National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) because the document addresses issues not raised in
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) or the NIGC's regulations.

Under the IGRA and the regulations of the NIGC, the Chairman is directed to review
ordinances and amendments with respect to the requirements of the IGRA and the implementing
regulations. Thus, the scope of the Chairman's review and approval is limited to the requirements of
the IGRA and the NIGC regulations. Provisions other than those required under the IGRA or the
NIGC regulations that may be included in a tribal ordinance are not subject to review and approval.

Thank you for submitting the Tulalip Tribes of Washington’s amendment for review. If you
have questions or require further assistance, please contact our office at (202) 632-7003.

Sincerely yours,

Ww

Montie R. Deer
Chairman

cc Portland Area Director, BIA
Superintendent, Puget Sound Agency

1441 L STREET, N.W. STHFLOOR WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005 TEL: 202-632-7003 __ FAX: 202-632-7066



AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 55A, as amended JUL 27
ESTABLISHING A TRIBAL GAMING COMMISSION, [999

DEFINING ITS POWERS, DUTIES AND PROCEDURES,
AND ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Tulalip Tribes of
Washington (“Tribe”), a federally recognized Indian tribe reorganized pursuant to Section 16 of
the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, as amended, and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 1(a),
(k) and (1) of the Tribal Constitution, Tulalip Gaming Ordinances No. 55 and 55A, as amended,
25 USC Section 2701, et. seq., (PL 100-497) (“IGRA”), and the Tribal/State Compact for Class
III Gaming between the Tulalip Tribes of Washington and the State of Washington of August 2,
1991, effective October 3, 1991 (“Compact”), that Section 1(c) of Ordinance No. 55A of the
Tribe is amended by deletion of the first sentence thereof to read as follows:

(c) MN ber-efthe-C: ; ho-h: d-twe-(2}-full th: 3)-4 terms

shal-beeligible ferre-election- In case of a vacancy on the Commission, the Board shall appoint

a Commissioner to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term.

Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington at a regular
meeting assembled on the 6" day of February, 1999, with a quorum present by a vote of

for and a) against.

TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON

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OFFICIAL VaIBAL ACTION
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Superintendent’s approval pursuant
to authoritles to 209 DM 8,
Secretary's Order No. 3177,
Secretary's Order No. 3459, 10 RlAM
Builetins 13, 14, 715 and Aga °
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