HF 2721

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to gambling; directing the governor to take 
  1.3             steps to initiate discussions with Indian tribal 
  1.4             governments on gambling issues; specifying certain 
  1.5             items to be included in discussions; requiring a 
  1.6             report to the legislature. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  [NEGOTIATIONS WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.] 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [DISCUSSIONS.] The governor shall, at the 
  1.10  earliest feasible date, take all steps necessary to contact the 
  1.11  governing body of each Indian tribe conducting gambling under a 
  1.12  tribal-state compact and request the governing body to 
  1.13  participate in discussions concerning gambling issues of mutual 
  1.14  interest to the state and the tribe.  Unless specifically agreed 
  1.15  on by both parties, these discussions shall not include 
  1.16  renegotiation or replacement of tribal-state compacts. 
  1.17     Subd. 2.  [ITEMS OF DISCUSSION.] The governor shall include 
  1.18  in the discussions under subdivision 1, among other things, the 
  1.19  following issues and questions: 
  1.20     (1) areas of interest to tribal governments; 
  1.21     (2) the appropriate level of regulation for casino gambling 
  1.22  and how the cost of this regulation should be paid; 
  1.23     (3) the feasibility and desirability of raising the minimum 
  1.24  age to 21 for participation in casino gambling and other forms 
  1.25  of legal gambling; 
  1.26     (4) implementing ways of reducing the volume of problem 
  2.1   gambling at casinos and other gambling locations; 
  2.2      (5) possible contributions from casino revenues to programs 
  2.3   that address problem gambling; 
  2.4      (6) information that should be made available to the state 
  2.5   on casino gambling, and the state agency that should collect and 
  2.6   maintain this information; 
  2.7      (7) the appropriate role of local government in casino 
  2.8   regulation, and reimbursement from casino revenues of local 
  2.9   government costs related to casino gambling; 
  2.10     (8) designation of an agency or agencies to be the state's 
  2.11  primary liaison with tribal governments; and 
  2.12     (9) other issues that the participants agree are of 
  2.13  importance to all parties. 
  2.14     Subd. 3.  [REPORT.] The governor shall report to the 
  2.15  legislature by January 1, 1997, on the results of the 
  2.16  discussions undertaken under subdivision 1. 
  2.17     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.18     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.