Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 134
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11  The Committee on Regulated Industries (Geller) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  (1)  The Governor is the designated state
19  officer responsible for negotiating and executing, on behalf
20  of the state, tribal-state gaming compacts with federally
21  recognized Indian tribes located within the State of Florida
22  pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
23  1988(18 U.S.C. s. 1166 to 1168, and 25 U.S.C. s 2701 et seq.)
24  for the purpose of authorizing class III gaming, as defined in
25  that act, on Indian lands within this state.
26         (2)  Any tribal-state compact relating to gaming
27  activities which is entered into by an Indian tribe in this
28  state and the Governor pursuant to subsection (1), must be
29  conditioned upon ratification by the Legislature.
30         (3)  Following completion of negotiations, the Governor
31  shall submit a copy of any executed tribal-state compact for
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    2:47 PM   02/02/05                              s0134.ri31.001

Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 134 Barcode 073486 1 ratification by a majority vote by both houses of the 2 Legislature and shall submit a copy of the executed 3 tribal-state compact to the Secretary of State pending receipt 4 of an act ratifying the tribal-state compact under the 5 provisions of this section. 6 (4) Upon receipt of a act ratifying the tribal-state 7 compact, the Secretary of State shall forward a copy of the 8 executed tribal-state compact and the ratifying act to the 9 Secretary of the Interior for his or her review and approval, 10 in accordance with paragraph (8) of subsection (d) of Section 11 2710 of Title 25 of the United States Code. 12 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 13 law. 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 Delete everything before the enacting clause 19 20 and insert: 21 An act relating to Indian gaming activities; 22 designating the Governor as the official to 23 negotiate tribal-state compacts; providing for 24 ratification of tribal-state compacts by the 25 Legislature; providing for submission of the 26 tribal-state compact to the Legislature and 27 Secretary of State; providing for submission of 28 the tribal-state compact to the Secretary of 29 Interior; providing an effective date. 30 31 2 2:47 PM 02/02/05 s0134.ri31.001