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BIA holds consultation on Section 20 regulations
Friday, March 31, 2006
The Bureau of Indian Affairs held the first session on its new Section 20 regulations on the Mohegan Reservation in Connecticut on Thursday.
The BIA heard from tribal representatives from as far away as Washington. Local town leaders, who are opposed to the expansion of gaming and trust lands, also attended the meeting. All expressed concerns about the regulations, with the towns seeking more restrictions on tribes.
The new regulations codify standards for land taken into trust for gaming purposes after 1988. They cover the exceptions in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act as well as the two-part determination process. They do not affect land-into-trust applications for non-gaming purposes.
The next meeting takes place April 5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A total of four meetings were scheduled by the BIA.
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Press Release:
DOI to
Hold Consultation Meetings on Proposed IGRA Section 20 Regulations (March
27, 2006)
Draft BIA Regulations:
Gaming on
Lands Acquired After October 17, 1998
Relevant Documents:
Kevin Gover
Testimony |
Aurene
Martin Testimony |
Title
25 CFR Part 151 Land-into-Trust Process |
Section 20
of IGRA |
GAO
Report
Pombo IGRA Bill:
To
amend section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation
gaming (H.R.4893)
McCain IGRA Bill:
Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2005 (S.2078)
Relevant Links:
Senate Indian Affairs Committee -
http://indian.senate.govNIGC
Indian Land Determinations -
http://www.nigc.gov/nigc/nigcControl?option=LAND_DETERMINATIONS
National Indian Gaming Association -
http://www.indiangaming.org
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