The general assembly hereby approves the taxation compact between the Southern Ute Indian tribe, La Plata county, and the state of Colorado, referred to in this section as the "Taxation Compact", dated March 18, 1996, and signed by Roy Romer, governor of the state of Colorado; Leonard C. Burch, chairman of the Southern Ute Indian tribal council; Fred W. Klatt, III, chairman of the La Plata county board of county commissioners; Craig Larson, La Plata county assessor; and Ed Murray, La Plata county treasurer. Said compact is as follows:
TAXATION COMPACT
between
THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE, LA PLATA COUNTY and
THE STATE OF COLORADO
THIS AGREEMENT ("Taxation Compact") is entered into this 18th day of March, 1996, by, between and among the STATE OF COLORADO, on behalf of itself, its political subdivisions, offices, and officials ("the State"), the SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE, by and through the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council ("the Tribe"), and the COUNTY OF LA PLATA, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of La Plata county and the La Plata County Assessor and Treasurer ("County").
Article One Recitals.