Senate Bill S7579

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for amendments to a tribal-state compact with the Seneca Nation of Indians

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7771
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §12, Exec L

2023-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for amendments to a tribal-state compact with the Seneca Nation of Indians.

2023-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7579
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  amendments  to  a
   tribal-state compact with the Seneca Nation of Indians
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The state legislature  finds  that  the
 state  continues  to  have  a  significant interest in ensuring that any
 tribal-state compact is consistent with, to the fullest extent possible,
 certain state laws, including, but not limited to, the  labor  law,  the
 workers'  compensation law, and the human rights law. These laws provide
 for the granting of benefits, rights and privileges  which  improve  the
 economic  quality  of  life  and  personal safety of persons who will be
 employed within a gaming facility either by the Nation or by any person,
 corporation, firm or entity engaged by the Nation, to operate,  adminis-
 ter  or manage the gaming facility. Moreover, the legislature finds that
 gaming should be conducted in a  manner  that  adequately  protects  the
 environment and the public health and safety, which is a stated require-
 ment  for  the  conduct  of  class III gaming activities pursuant to the
 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
   § 2. Subdivision (a) of section 12 of the executive law, as amended by
 section 9 of part O of chapter 56 of the laws of  2010,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  (I)  Notwithstanding any other law, the state, through the gover-
 nor, may execute a tribal-state compact with the Seneca Nation of  Indi-
 ans  pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-497;
 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721 and 18 U.S.C. §§  1166-1168)  consistent  with  a
 memorandum  of  understanding  between the governor and the president of
 the Seneca Nation of Indians executed on June  twentieth,  two  thousand
 one  and  filed  with  the department of state on June twenty-first, two
 thousand one. Such tribal-state compact shall be deemed ratified by  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11773-01-3
              

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