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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 29 — Indian Gaming Regulation

§ 2705. Powers of Chairman

Statutory text

(a)

The Chairman, on behalf of the Commission, shall have power, subject to an appeal to the Commission, to—

(1)

issue orders of temporary closure of gaming activities as provided in section 2713(b) of this title;

(2)

levy and collect civil fines as provided in section 2713(a) of this title;

(3)

approve tribal ordinances or resolutions regulating class II gaming and class III gaming as provided in section 2710 of this title; and

(4)

approve management contracts for class II gaming and class III gaming as provided in sections 2710(d)(9) and 2711 of this title.

(b)

The Chairman shall have such other powers as may be delegated by the Commission.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

    Pub. L. 100–497 § 6 · 102 Stat. 2467

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 2705

    (Pub. L. 100–497, § 6, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2470.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 100–497, § 6, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2470.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 6. powers of the chairman (a) The Chairman, on behalf of the Commission, shall have power, subject to an appeal to the Commission, to— (1) issue orders of temporary closure of gaming activities as provided in section 14(b); (2) levy and collect civil fines as provided in section 14(a); (3) approve tribal ordinances or resolutions regulating class II gaming and class III gaming as provided in section 11; and (4) approve management contracts for class II gaming and class III gaming as provided in sections 1 1(d)(9) and 12. (b) The Chairman shall have such other powers as may be delegated by the Commission.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 100–497, § 6, , 102 Stat. 2470.)

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