House File 362 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HEATON


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring a report by the department of inspection and
  2    appeals concerning Indian gaming.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1795YH 82
  5 ec/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTION AND APPEALS == INDIAN
  1  2 GAMING REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT REPORT.  The department of
  1  3 inspection and appeals shall submit a report to the general
  1  4 assembly concerning regulation and enforcement relative to
  1  5 Indian gaming in Iowa.  The report shall examine, among other
  1  6 items, federal case law limiting federal regulatory and
  1  7 enforcement authority for certain gambling activities under
  1  8 the federal Indian Gaming Enforcement Act and its potential
  1  9 impact on enforcement activities in Iowa.  The report shall
  1 10 also include any recommendations for providing adequate
  1 11 regulation and enforcement of Indian gaming in Iowa.  The
  1 12 report, including any findings and recommendations, shall be
  1 13 submitted to the general assembly by January 15, 2008.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill requires the department of inspection and appeals
  1 16 to submit a report to the general assembly concerning
  1 17 regulation and enforcement relative to Indian gaming.  The
  1 18 bill requires the department to examine recent federal court
  1 19 cases limiting federal regulatory and enforcement authority
  1 20 under the federal Indian Gaming Enforcement Act.  The bill
  1 21 provides that the report, with any findings and
  1 22 recommendations, shall be submitted to the general assembly by
  1 23 January 15, 2008.
  1 24 LSB 1795YH 82
  1 25 ec:nh/je/5