SB2460 Engrossed LRB093 20498 LRD 46289 b

1     AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Native
5 American Gaming Compact Act.
 
6     Section 5. General Assembly approval of Native American
7 gaming compacts.
8     (a) Before the Governor may enter into a compact with a
9 Native American tribe authorizing the Native American tribe to
10 conduct gambling in Illinois, the Governor must submit a
11 request for authority to enter into the compact to the General
12 Assembly. The Governor must include with that submission a copy
13 of the proposed compact.
14     (b) If the General Assembly enacts legislation authorizing
15 the Governor to enter into the compact within 30 session days
16 after the submission of the request by the Governor to the
17 General Assembly under subsection (a), the Governor may enter
18 into the compact. If the General Assembly does not enact
19 legislation authorizing the Governor to enter into the compact
20 within 30 session days after the submission of the request by
21 the Governor to the General Assembly under subsection (a), the
22 Governor may not enter into the compact.