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Amend CSSB 270 by adding the following appropriately
numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 466, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter K to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER K. INDIAN GAMING
Sec. 466.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Indian lands" means:
(A) land located within an Indian reservation;
and
(B) land over which an Indian tribe exercises
governmental power and the title to which is:
(i) held in trust by the United States for
the benefit of an Indian tribe or individual member of an Indian
tribe; or
(ii) held by an Indian tribe or individual
member of an Indian tribe and subject to restriction by the United
States against alienation.
(2) "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that:
(A) is recognized by the United States secretary
of the interior as eligible for the special programs and services
provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians; and
(B) is recognized by the United States as having
powers of self-government.
Sec. 466.602. VIDEO LOTTERY AUTHORIZED. (a)
Notwithstanding any other law, an Indian tribe may operate video
lottery as authorized by this chapter pursuant to a contract with
the comptroller.
(b) To operate video lottery under this subchapter, an
Indian tribe must be an Indian tribe as listed by the United States
secretary of the interior under 25 U.S.C. Section 479a-1 on or
before January 1, 1998.
(c) An Indian tribe may operate video lottery only on Indian
lands placed into trust by the United States for the benefit of the
Indian tribe on or before January 1, 1998.
(d) An Indian tribe eligible to operate video lottery under
this subchapter is not required to be licensed under this chapter.
Sec. 466.603. MONITORING; AUDITS. The comptroller shall
monitor the video lottery or other gaming activity of an Indian
tribe that contracts with the comptroller to operate video lottery
under this subchapter. The contract must:
(1) provide that the comptroller may inspect all
public and nonpublic areas of the premises where the Indian tribe
operates video lottery or any gaming activity;
(2) require the conduct of an annual audit by this
state or an auditor selected by this state of the Indian tribe's
video lottery operations; and
(3) provide that the comptroller may examine and
review all financial records of the Indian tribe's video lottery
operations at any reasonable time.
Sec. 466.604. REVENUE SHARING. An Indian tribe operating
video lottery under this subchapter shall remit to the comptroller
not later than the 15th day of each month an amount equal to 10
percent of the net terminal income received by the Indian tribe
during the preceding month.