[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1953 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1953

To prohibit any type of class III gaming on Indian lands within a State 
 except for the type of class III gaming specifically allowed by that 
                                 State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 1993

 Mr. Machtley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit any type of class III gaming on Indian lands within a State 
 except for the type of class III gaming specifically allowed by that 
                                 State.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CLASS III GAMING.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 11(d) of the 
        Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)) is amended in 
        the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking out ``Class 
        III gaming activities shall be lawful on Indian lands only if 
        such activities are--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``All 
        types of class III gaming activity on Indian lands are 
        prohibited unless a particular type of class III gaming 
        activity is--''.
            (2) Referenda and charitable entities.--Section 11(d)(1)(B) 
        of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(1)(B)) 
        is amended to read as follows:
            ``(B) located in a State that permits (other than by State 
        or local referendum) such type of gaming activity for a purpose 
        other than a charitable purpose by any person, organization, or 
        entity, other than a charitable organization or entity, and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall apply at the end of the 180-day period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this Act to any class III gaming activity 
        occurring on Indian lands on or before the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
            (2) Tribal-state compact negotiations.--A Tribal-State 
        compact under section 11(d)(3) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
        Act not in effect on or before the date of enactment of this 
        Act shall be subject to the amendment made by subsection (a).
            (3) Definition.--For the purposes of this Act, the term 
        ``class III gaming'' has the same meaning given such term by 
        section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703).

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