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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

101 STAT. 672

PUBLIC LAW 100-89—AUG. 18, 1987

aries of the reservation as if such State had assumed such jurisdiction with the consent of the tribe under sections 401 and 402 of the Act entitled "An Act to prescribe penalties for certain acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes" and approved April 11, 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1321, 1322). 25 USC 737.

SEC. 207. GAMING ACTIVITIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—All gaming activities which are prohibited by the laws of the State of Texas are hereby prohibited on the reservation and on lands of the tribe. Any violation of the prohibition provided in this subsection shall be subject to the same civil and criminal penalties that are provided by the laws of the State of Texas. The provisions of this subsection are enacted in accordance with the tribe's request in Tribal Resolution No. T.C.-86-07 which was approved and certified on March 10, 1986. (b) No STATE REGULATORY JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as a grant of civil or criminal regulatory jurisdiction to the State of Texas. (c) JURISDICTION OVER ENFORCEMENT AGAINST MEMBERS.—Not-

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withstanding section 206(f), the courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any offense in violation of subsection (a) that is committed by the tribe, or by any member of the tribe, on the reservation or on lands of the tribe. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the State of Texas from bringing an action in the courts of the United States to enjoin violations of the provisions of this section. Approved August 18, 1987.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 318: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-36 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-90 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): Apr. 21, considered and passed House. July 23, considered and passed Senate, amended. ,ji-^ Aug. 3, House concurred in Senate amendments. '