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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to Indian gaming activities; designating

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the Governor as the official to negotiate tribal-state

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compacts; providing for ratification of tribal-state

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compacts by the Legislature; providing for submission of

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the tribal-state compact to the Legislature and Secretary

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of State; providing for submission of the tribal-state

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compact to the Secretary of the Interior; providing an

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effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1. (1) The Governor is the designated state

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officer responsible for negotiating and executing, on behalf of

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the state, tribal-state gaming compacts with federally recognized

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Indian tribes located within the State of Florida pursuant to the

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federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 18 U.S.C. ss. 1166-

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1168, and 25 U.S.C. s. 2701 et seq., for the purpose of

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authorizing class III gaming, as defined in that act, on Indian

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lands within this state.

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     (2) Any tribal-state compact relating to gaming activities

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which is entered into by an Indian tribe in this state and the

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Governor pursuant to subsection (1) must be conditioned upon

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ratification by the Legislature.

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     (3) Following completion of negotiations, the Governor

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shall submit a copy of any executed tribal-state compact for

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ratification by a majority vote by both houses of the Legislature

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and shall submit a copy of the executed tribal-state compact to

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the Secretary of State pending receipt of an act ratifying the

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tribal-state compact under the provisions of this section.

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     (4) Upon receipt of an act ratifying the tribal-state

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compact, the Secretary of State shall forward a copy of the

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executed tribal-state compact and the ratifying act to the United

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States Secretary of the Interior for his or her review and

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approval, in accordance with 25 U.S.C. s. 2710(8)(d).

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.