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Commission JUN 21 1995

Alex Lujan, Governor

Pueblo of Sandia

Box 6008

Bernalillo, New Mexico 87004

Dear Governor Lujan:

This letter responds to your request to review and approve
the amendment to the tribal gaming ordinance of the Pueblo of
Sandia (Pueblo) submitted on June 12, 1995. The amendment was
adopted by Resolution No. 95-16 on May 10, 1995. The ordinance
was approved by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming
Commission (NIGC) on April 25, 1994. The amendment does not
require approval by the NIGC because the amendment addresses
issues not raised in the 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 Pueblo of Sandia’s amendment
for review. If you have questions or require further assistance,
please contact Jessica J. Kachur at (202) 632-7003.

Sincerely yours,

arold ‘At Le tr

Chairman

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Alex Lujan

Governor

Patrick G. Baca Box 6008

Lt. Governor Bernalillo, New Mexico 87004
Lucia T. Benalli (505) 867-3317
Treasurer PUEBLO or SANDIA

RESOLUTION NO. 95-_i6 _
ORDAINING AND ESTABLISHING
PUEBLO OF SANDIA TRIBAL GAMING COMMISSION

At a duly called meeting of the Tribal Council of the Pueblo of Sandia, the
following Resolution was passed:

WHEREAS the Pueblo of Sandia (hereinafter sometimes called “the Pueblo”)
has been engaged in an on-going gaming enterprise for a number of years which has
resulted in benefits to tribal members, including employment for tribal members and:
others, and has provided funding for valuable and critically-needed tribal operations
and programs to assist and protect tribal members, and to increase the economic
development of the Pueblo, and

WHEREAS a number of responsibilities which now exist, at the instance not
only of the Tribal Government, but also those imposed as a result of the statutory."
and regulatory requirements of the National Indian Gaming Commission, the State of
New Mexico by virtue of the Tribal-State Compact and Revenue Sharing Agreement,
recently approved by the Secretary of Interior, the Bureau of Indian. Affairs, and
others, and

WHEREAS the Tribal Council, after consideration, has determined that the
best and most efficient manner in which to carry out the regulatory responsibilities
for the conduct of both Class II and Class III gaming activities on its tribal lands
would be to establish a Pueblo of Sandia Tribal Gaming Commission, and that the
same should be authorized by ordinance, and its organic structure and other elements
should be augmented by resolution or direction from the Office of the Governor,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Tribal Council of the Pueblo
of Sandia does hereby adopt, enact, and ordain the Ordinance Establishing Pueblo of
Sandia Tribal Gaming Commission, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution, for
the purpose of regulating gaming conducted by the Pueblo of Sandia on its tribal
lands. The Commission will be responsible for carrying out those regulatory functions
required or devolved from the National Indian Gaming Commission, the.State of New
Mexico by virtue of the Tribal State Compact, the United States Department of
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and others, and the tribal government, as such
functions or responsibilities may be assigned from time to time.


Resolution
Page 2

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission will hereinafter serve as
the Tribal Gaming Agency, as that term is referred to and utilized in the Tribal State
Compact and Revenue Sharing Agreement between the Pueblo of Sandia and the
State of New Mexico, executed on February 13, 1995, and approved by the Secretary
of Interior as indicated by the form Notice published in the Federal Register on March

22, 1995.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thatthe overtior, his staff, and the Tribal
Counsel are authorizedSindc draft ‘ons so that these matters

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