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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5125 
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide that the Secretary 
of the Interior shall not approve a Tribal-State gaming compact under 
that Act unless the State involved has a State law providing for a 
gaming master plan that has been approved by the Secretary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2006 
Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. CARDOZA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide 
that the Secretary of the Interior shall not approve a 
Tribal-State gaming compact under that Act unless the 
State involved has a State law providing for a gaming 
master plan that has been approved by the Secretary. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STATE GAMING MASTER PLAN. 
Section 11(d) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2710(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘entity, 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘entity and has a State law pro-
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viding for a gaming master plan that has been ap-
proved by the Secretary, and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10)(A) The Secretary is authorized to ap-
prove a Tribal-State compact under this Act only if 
the State in which the gaming activities subject to 
the compact will be conducted has a State law pro-
viding for a gaming master plan that has been ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may approve a State gam-
ing master plan only if the plan contains, at a min-
imum, the following: 
‘‘(i) A list of federally recognized Indian 
tribes with Indian lands within the boundaries 
of the State and the location of those Indian 
lands in reference to the Indian Economic Op-
portunity Zone, if such a zone has been estab-
lished, and other land in that State on which 
gaming activities regulated under this Act are 
conducted. 
‘‘(ii) A limit on the number of Tribal-State 
compacts that the State may approve per year 
in the 10 years following submission of the plan 
to the Secretary. 
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‘‘(iii) A limit on the number of slot ma-
chines that will be allowed under the Tribal- 
State compacts that the State may approve in 
the 10 years following submission of the plan to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(iv) A description of the process that the 
State used to consult with the Indian tribes list-
ed pursuant to clause (i) regarding the criteria 
set forth pursuant to this subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) A description of the process that the 
State will use to determine civil and criminal 
jurisdiction regarding gaming activities regu-
lated under this Act. 
‘‘(vi) A description of the cost-benefit anal-
ysis that the State will use to determine the 
feasibility of any Tribal-State compact proposed 
to be entered into under this Act. 
‘‘(vii) A description of the process that the 
State used to allow interested parties to com-
ment on the plan. 
‘‘(viii) A description of the process that the 
State requires for final approval of any new or 
renewed Tribal-State compact. 
‘‘(C) If the Secretary does not approve or dis-
approve a State gaming master plan before the date 
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that is 30 days after the date on which the plan is 
submitted to the Secretary for approval, the plan 
shall be considered to have been approved by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall restrict 
newly recognized, restored, or landless federally rec-
ognized Indian tribes from entering into Tribal-State 
compact negotiations in accordance with this Act. 
‘‘(E) Nothing in this paragraph shall affect 
Tribal-State compacts that are lawful, valid, and in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this para-
graph.’’. 
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