By Yarbrough                                          H.B. No. 2967
         77R8149 GJH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to gaming activities by certain Indian tribes.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Chapter 47, Penal Code, is amended by adding
 1-5     Section 47.11 to read as follows:
 1-6           Sec. 47.11.  PERMISSIBLE GAMING ACTIVITY BY INDIAN TRIBE. (a)
 1-7     The legislature finds that all Class I, Class II, and Class III
 1-8     gaming activity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
 1-9     Section 2701 et seq.), as amended, is permitted in this state and
1-10     does not violate any law of this state, including the Texas
1-11     Constitution.
1-12           (b)  The attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, an agent
1-13     of the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney, or a law
1-14     enforcement officer may not use any public funds to conduct an
1-15     enforcement action against gaming activity described by Subsection
1-16     (a).
1-17           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.