In accordance with federal Indian gaming regulations in 25 U.S.C. sec. 2710 (d)(3)(C), any Indian tribe having jurisdiction over the Indian lands upon which class III gaming activity is being conducted or is to be conducted shall request the governor of Colorado on behalf of this state to enter into negotiations for the purpose of entering into a tribal-state compact governing the conduct of gaming activities. Upon receiving a request, the governor shall negotiate, after consultation with the Colorado limited gaming control commission created in section 44-30-301, with the Indian tribe in good faith to enter a compact.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-47.2-101 and amended by 2018 Ch. 14, § 3, eff. 10/1/2018.L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-034), ch. 14, p. 236, § 3, effective October 1.This section is similar to former § 12-47.2-101 as it existed prior to 2018.
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