California · Government Code
GOV §12012.91: (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding the terms of any tribal-state gaming compact, no tribe shall be required to pay, nor shall the state or any department, agency, or other entity th
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding the terms of any tribal-state gaming compact, no tribe shall be required to pay, nor shall the state or any department, agency, or other entity thereof collect, any payment into the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund that is due from a tribe for the period of time from the quarter beginning on July 1, 2023, to the quarter ending on June 30, 2025, inclusive. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Gambling Control Commission shall, at the discretion of the Legislature, refund any payment already paid by a tribe into the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund that was due during the period of time described in subdivision (a). (c) As used in this section, “tribe” means a federally recognized tribe that is conducting gaming operations in California pursuant to either a tribal-state class III gaming compact with the state or procedures issued by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to Section 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code.
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