Sec. 1. This Compact may be amended by mutual agreement between the Band and the State as follows:
(1) The Band or the State may propose amendments to the Compact by providing the other party with notice of the proposed amendment as follows:
(A) The Band shall propose amendments pursuant to the notice provisions of this Compact by submitting the proposed amendments to the Governor who shall act for the State pursuant to the authority delegated under IC 4-29.
(B) The State, acting through the Governor, shall propose amendments by submitting the proposed amendments to the Band pursuant to the notice provisions of this Compact.
(2) The party receiving the proposed amendment shall advise the requesting party within forty-five (45) days as follows:
(A) That the receiving party agrees to the proposed amendment; or
(B) That the receiving party rejects the proposed amendment as submitted and agrees to meeting concerning the subject of the proposed amendment.
(3) The Governor shall submit any amendment agreed to between the parties to the State General Assembly for ratification as required by Indiana law.
(4) Upon ratification by the State General Assembly, the Band shall submit the amendment to the Secretary of the Interior for approval pursuant to the provisions of IGRA.
(5) Upon the effective date of the amendment, the Governor shall file a certified copy with the Indiana Secretary of State and transmit a copy to the State General Assembly and the Indiana Attorney General.
As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.