Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts Taking Effect in the State of Oklahoma, 38919 [2020-13886]
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submitted compacts with the State of
Oklahoma governing certain forms of
Class III gaming. This notice announces
that the Comanche Nation and State of
Oklahoma Gaming Compact and the
Otoe-Missouria Tribe and State of
Oklahoma Gaming Compact are taking
effect.
DATES: The compacts take effect June 29,
2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary—Policy and Economic
Development, Washington, DC 20240,
paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100–
497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR
293.4, all compacts are subject to review
and approval by the Secretary. The
Secretary took no action on the
Comanche Nation and State of
Oklahoma Gaming Compact and the
Otoe-Missouria Tribe and State of
Oklahoma Gaming Compact within 45
days of their submission. Therefore, the
Compacts are considered to have been
approved, but only to the extent they are
consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C.
2710(d)(8)(C).
C. Authority
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III
Gaming Compacts Taking Effect in the
State of Oklahoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On April 23, 2020, the
Comanche Nation and the OtoeMissouria Tribe of Indians, respectively,
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On June 12, 2020, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the
Fort Belknap Reservation (Tribe) leasing
regulations under the Helping Expedite
and Advance Responsible Tribal
Homeownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH
Act). With this approval, the Tribe is
authorized to enter into residential
leases without further BIA approval.
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Ms.
Sharlene Round Face, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services,
sharelene.roundface@bia.gov, (505)
563–3132.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Summary of the HEARTH Act
The HEARTH Act makes a voluntary,
alternative land leasing process
available to Tribes, by amending the
Indian Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955,
25 U.S.C. 415. The HEARTH Act
authorizes Tribes to negotiate and enter
into agricultural and business leases of
Tribal trust lands with a primary term
of 25 years, and up to two renewal terms
of 25 years each, without the approval
of the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary). The HEARTH Act also
authorizes Tribes to enter into leases for
residential, recreational, religious or
educational purposes for a primary term
of up to 75 years without the approval
of the Secretary. Participating Tribes
develop Tribal leasing regulations,
including an environmental review
process, and then must obtain the
Secretary’s approval of those regulations
prior to entering into leases. The
HEARTH Act requires the Secretary to
approve Tribal regulations if the Tribal
regulations are consistent with the
Department of the Interior’s
(Department) leasing regulations at 25
CFR part 162 and provide for an
environmental review process that
meets requirements set forth in the
HEARTH Act. This notice announces
that the Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, has approved
the Tribal regulations for the Fort
Belknap Indian Community of the Fort
Belknap Reservation of Montana.
II. Federal Preemption of State and
Local Taxes
The Department’s regulations
governing the surface leasing of trust
and restricted Indian lands specify that,
subject to applicable Federal law,
permanent improvements on leased
land, leasehold or possessory interests,
and activities under the lease are not
subject to State and local taxation and
may be subject to taxation by the Indian
Tribe with jurisdiction. See 25 CFR
162.017. As explained further in the
preamble to the final regulations, the
Federal government has a strong interest
in promoting economic development,
self-determination, and Tribal
sovereignty. 77 FR 72440, 72447–48
(December 5, 2012). The principles
supporting the Federal preemption of
State law in the field of Indian leasing
and the taxation of lease-related
interests and activities applies with
equal force to leases entered into under
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts Taking
Effect in the State of Oklahoma
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On April 23, 2020, the Comanche Nation and the Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians, respectively, submitted compacts with the State of
Oklahoma governing certain forms of Class III gaming. This notice
announces that the Comanche Nation and State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact
and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact are
taking effect.
DATES: The compacts take effect June 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and
Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, [email protected], (202)
219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice
of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class
III gaming activities on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 293.4, all
compacts are subject to review and approval by the Secretary. The
Secretary took no action on the Comanche Nation and State of Oklahoma
Gaming Compact and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and State of Oklahoma
Gaming Compact within 45 days of their submission. Therefore, the
Compacts are considered to have been approved, but only to the extent
they are consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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