Section 12012.116 - Tribal gaming compact ratifications(a) The following tribal-state gaming compacts and amended compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), are hereby ratified: (1) The compact between the State of California and the Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California, executed on April 23, 2024.(2) The compact between the State of California and the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California, executed on February 27, 2024.(3) The compact between the State of California and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, executed on August 7, 2024.(4) The compact between the State of California and the Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California, executed on August 7, 2024.(5) The third amendment to the compact between the State of California and the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California, executed on August 7, 2024.(6) The third amendment to the compact between the State of California and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California, executed on August 13, 2024.(7) The third amendment to the compact between the State of California and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California, executed on August 13, 2024.(b)(1) In deference to tribal sovereignty, none of the following shall be deemed a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code): (A) The execution of a tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.(B) The execution of an amended tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.(C) The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between a tribe and a county or city government negotiated pursuant to the express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, a tribal-state gaming compact or amended compact ratified by this section.(D) The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between a tribe and the Department of Transportation, or other state agency, negotiated pursuant to the express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, a tribal-state gaming compact or amended compact ratified by this section.(E) The on-reservation impacts of compliance with the terms of a tribal-state gaming compact or amended compact ratified by this section.(2) Except as expressly provided in this section, this subdivision does not exempt a city, county, or city and county, or the Department of Transportation, or any state agency or local jurisdiction, from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.Ca. Gov. Code § 12012.116
Added by Stats 2024 ch 320 (SB 931),s 1, eff. 9/20/2024.