HB 1797 - DIGEST

     Provides that, in any legal action brought by a federally recognized Indian tribe against the state of Washington seeking remedies set forth in the federal Indian gaming regulatory act of 1988, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq., or seeking the enforcement of the terms of a tribal/state compact adopted under the federal Indian gaming regulatory act of 1988, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq., the state hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the United States district court for the eastern or western district of Washington or the state court in which the action was commenced, conditioned upon a similar limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the Indian tribe bringing such action.