,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,la,malfa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 
,d5ham1 ,mr4 ,cook1 & ,mr4 ,huffman7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,indian ,gam+        
,regulatory ,act to require t1 9        
,cali=nia1 c]ta9 (f-res]vation gam+     
proposals %all be subject to ! full     
ratification & ref]5dum process e/abli%$
 by ,cali=nia ,/ate law1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cali=nia ,compact         
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,) ! passage ( !   
,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory ,act 7#be     
,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq471 ,congress     
provid$ a /atutory basis = ! op]ation ( 
gam+ by f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribes
 z a means ( promot+ tribal economic    
developm5t1 self-suffici5cy1 & /rong    
tribal gov]nm5ts4  7#b7 ,! ,indian ,gam+
 ,regulatory ,act def9es ?ree classes ( 

gam+1 specify+ t class ,,iii gam+ may   
only be conduct$ 9 ,/ates t h au?oriz$  
gam+ & pursuant to ,tribal-,/ate        
compacts negotiat$ 9 good fai? ?r\gh !  
gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t relation%ip betwe5 
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribes &      
,/ates4  7#c7 ,) ! passage (            
,proposition #a;,a 9 #bjjj1 ! vot]s (   
,cali=nia am5d$ ! ,/ate ,con/itution to 
au?orize ! op]ation ( class ,,iii gam+  
by f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribes on  
,indian l&s 9 ,cali=nia 9 accordance )  
,f$]al law4 ,proposition #a;,a also     
au?oriz$ ! ,gov]nor ( ,cali=nia to      
negotiate gam+ compacts ) su* tribes1   
subject to ratification by ! ,/ate      
legislature4  7#d7 ,"u ,cali=nia law1   
actions by ! ,/ate legislature1 includ+ 
! ratification ( gam+ compacts1 are     
subject to ,cali=nia's ref]5dum process4
 ,"u t process1 ! ,/ate legislature's   
ratification ( a gam+ compact does n g  
into effect if ,cali=nia vot]s qualify a
 ref]5dum vote on t compact4 ,if su* a  
ref]5dum is qualifi$1 ! ,compact only   

goes into effect aft] vot] approval ( ! 
legislature's decision4  7#e7 ,?is      
ref]5dum process s]ves z a =m (         
democratic ov]sight ( ! ,cali=nia       
,gov]nor & ,/ate legislature4  7#f7 ,9  
pass+ ! ,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory ,act1 
,congress int5d$ to respect ! individual
 ,/ates' au?ority to det]m9e _! own     
public policy & to negotiate & conclude 
gam+ compacts pursuant to ea* ,/ate's   
laws4  7#g7 ,! ,tribal-,/ate gam+       
compact process 9 ,cali=nia is und]m9$  
if ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior prescribes  
,f$]al proc$ures "u :i* class ,,iii gam+
 may be conduct$ on ! l& made eligible =
 ,indian gam+ pursuant to section       
#bj7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,indian ,gam+      
,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgai   
7b77#a77;,a771 :5 ! compact = gam+ on t 
l& 0 n ratifi$ by ! ,/ate ,legislature  
or 0 reject$ by a con/itutionally call$ 
ref]5dum4  7#h7 ,congress reaffirms !   
importance ( section #bj7;b77#a77;,a7 ( 
! ,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory ,act 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #bgai7;b77#a77;,a771 !        

/atutory au?ority by :i* f$]ally        
recogniz$ ,indian tribes c acquire c]ta9
 gam+ l&s eligible = gam+ purposes      
outside ( _! res]vation b\nd>ies4 ,?is  
section provides ,/ate & tribal         
gov]nm5ts ) ! flexibility to locate     
tribal gov]nm5t gam+ facilities on newly
 acquir$ l& at ! mo/ appropriate        
locations4 ,h[ev]1 ,congress did n int5d
 = ?is section to all[ = tribal gam+    
facilities on aft]-acquir$ l&s ov] !    
express objection ( ! vot]s ( ! ,/ate4  
7#i7 ,x is 9 ! int]e/ ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 & f$]ally recogniz$  
,indian tribes t ,congress require t1 9 
,cali=nia1 (f-res]vation gam+ proposals 
be subject to ! full ratification &     
ref]5dum process e/abli%$ by ,cali=nia  
,/ate law4  #c4 ,limitation on action by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior abs5t a valid 
compact  7a7 ,prohibition on c]ta9 class
 ,,iii gam+ ,section #aa7;d77#g77;,b7 ( 
! ,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory ,act 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #bgaj7;d77#g77;,b77 is am5d$  
by ins]t+ aft] clause 7vii7 ! foll[+3   

7viii7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is 
,act1 = any l& 9 ,cali=nia on :i*       
,indian gam+ 0 au?oriz$ "u 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #bgai7;b77#a77;,a77 & = :i* ! 
,legislature ( ! ,/ate ( ,cali=nia did n
 ratify a propos$ class ,,iii           
,tribal-,/ate gam+ compact or = :i* !   
electorate ( ,cali=nia reject$ !        
approval ( a class ,,iii ,tribal-,/ate  
gam+ compact ?r\gh a con/itutionally    
valid ref]5dum1 ! ,secret>y may n--     
7,i7 prescribe class ,,iii gam+         
proc$ures2  7,,ii7 approve a class ,,iii
 gam+ compact2 or  7,,iii7 consid] a    
class ,,iii gam+ compact to h be5       
approv$ by ! ,secret>y1 if ! ,secret>y  
does n approve or disapprove ! compact  
be=e ! date t is #de days aft] ! date on
 :i* ! compact is submitt$4  4  7b7     
,cl>ification ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or !     
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all be  
int]pret$ to impact ! implem5tation (   
au?orities "u ! ,act ( ,june #ah1 #aicd 
7commonly kn[n z ! ,indian              
,reorganization ,act71 or any o!r       

section ( ! ,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory   
,act4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t   
made by subsection 7a7 %all be effective
 z ( ,april #bg1 #bjaf4