AUG 6 2002 

Clifford Lyle Marshall, Chairman 

Hoopa Valley Tribal Council 

Attention: Darcy Baldy, Executive Secretary 

P.O. Box 1348 

Hoopa, California 95546 

RE: Title 3 1, Hoopa Vallev Tribal Code 

Dear Chairman Marshall: 

This letter responds to your request to the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) 

for the review and approval of the amendment to the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council's (Tribe) 

tribal gaming ordinance submitted on June 13, 2002. The amendment to the ordinance was 

adopted by the Tribe on June 6, 2002. This letter constitutes approval of your submission 

under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Such approval does not constitute approval 

of specific games. It is important to note that the gaming ordinance is approved for gaming 

only on Indian lands, as defined in the IGRA, over which the Tribe exercises jurisdiction. 

Thank you for submitting the amendment to the tribal gaming ordinance of the 

Hoopa Valley Tribe for review and approval. The NIGC staff and I look forward to working 

with you and the Tribe in implementing the IGRA. If you have questions or require further 

assistance, please contact the NIGC at 2021632-7003. 

Sincerely yours, 

Montie R. Deer 

Chairman 

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 if ford Lyle Marshall, Sr. 

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Chairman 

RE: Notice of Amendments to Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

Dear Chairman Deer: 

On June 6,2002, the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council adopted the following amendments 

to Title 31, Hoopa Valley Tribal Code, Section 31.11 of The Tribal Gaming Ordinance: 

31.11 Establishment of Commission. The Hoopa Valley Tribal Council hereby establishes 

the Hoopa Valley Tribal Gaming Commission composed of- three (3) members 

appointed by a majority vote of the Council as follows: A Commissioner shall serve for two . . (2) years: L:! fr- onthp 

rpnlltlr In order to establish an annually staggered Commission appointment 

schedule, the first Commission shall be appointed by the Council as follows: two (2) 

Commissioners shall serve a two (2) year term; tka+o one (1) Commissioners shall serve a 

&w+&j one (1) year term, for their initial terms only. Thereafter, all successive terms of 

appointment for a Commissioner shall run for two (2) years. Vacancies on the Commission 

shall be filled within thirty (30) days by a majority vote of the Council. The Commission 

shall select annually. from its membership, a Commissjon Chairman 

The primary effect amendments adopted was to reduce the number of Tribal 

Gaming Commissioners 3 for economic reasons. Deletion of the language in 

Section 3 1.1 1 will have effect on the Tribal Ordinance because Section 3 1.1 1.7 

which remains 

"3 1.1 1.7 All members of the Hoopa Valley Tribal Gaming Commission serve at the 

will of the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council and may be removed with or without cause, upon a 

majority vote of the Hoopa Tribal Council at a regular meeting thereof." 

Also on June 6,2002, the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council adopted the following 

amendments to Title 31, Hoopa Valley Tribal Code, Section 31.28.5 of The Tribal 

Gaming Ordinance: 
Montie Deer, Chairman 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

June 13,2002 

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"3 1.28.5 Cancellation or Suspension. Licensees and Applicants shall be legally 

respnnsible for any violation of this Code, any relevant License provisions, the Pales, the 

Compact or IGRA. Any License issued hereunder may be canceled, limited, revoked, 

suspended, terminated or modified by the Commission for the breach of any of the provisions 

of the License, this Code, or Rules. In addition: 

(a) unless otherwise stated in this Code or the Rules, a Licensee's 

spokesperson has the right to be present and to participate in the 

hearing concerning the cancellation, limitation, revocation, suspension, 

termination or modification of a License; 

(b) in the event of serious misconduct which amounts to a criminal act by a 

Licensee a License may be summarily suspended, without a prior 

hearing but in such event a Licensee shall receive a hearing pursuant to 

3 1.29 following the summary suspension; and 

(c) all decisions of the Commission regarding the cancellation, limitation, 

revocation, suspension, termination or modification of Licenses shall 

be final, unless appealed as provided in Section 3 1.2430 - of this Code. 

No Gaming shall be conducted by the Licensee after cancellation, even 

during the pendency of an appeal." 

The amendments to ection 3 1.28.5(b) are intended to assure that use of summary 

suspension of a license with ut prior hearing does not occur without a clear showing of 

serious misconduct. The A endment of Section 3 1.28.5(c) corrects a typographical error in 

which reference to Section 3 1.24 (gaming devices) was misleading because the Section of the 

Ordinance providing for hearing and procedures is actually Section 3 1.30. 

No other amendments to the Tribal Gaming Ordinance were adopted by the Tribal 

Council at the meeting. 

In compliance with 25 C.F.R. Section 522.3(a) please accept this submission for your 

approval. The Hoopa Valley Tribe respectfully requests your approval of the above 

amendments within 90 days or understands that the provisions of 25 C.F.R. Section 522.9 
Montie Deer, Chairman 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

June 13,2002 

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will result in approval of the Amendments. The Hoopa Valley Tribe Gaming Ordinance on 

file with your office in its entirety was adopted March 5, 1998 and amended once previously 

011 Sspie~n'oer i !, 2992. 

I certify that the amendments contained in this letter are authentic language changes 

duly made to the Hoopa Valley Tribe Gaming Ordinance by the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council 

at a duly called public meeting June 6,2002. 

Sincerely yours, 

HOOPA VALLEY TRIBAL COUNCIL 

6arcy Baldy, Executive 'Secretary 

Hoopa Valley Tribal Council 

CC: Hoopa Valley Tribal Council 

Clifford Lyle Marshall; Chairman