5905-S AMH CL H2417.1

SSB 5905 - H COMM AMD ADOPTED 4/9/01

By Committee on Commerce & Labor

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.46 RCW to read as follows:

    Until July 30, 2007, the state consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts in actions brought by a tribe pursuant to the Indian gaming regulatory act of 1988 or seeking enforcement of a state/tribal compact adopted under the Indian gaming regulatory act, conditioned upon the tribe entering into such a compact and providing similar consent.  This limited waiver of sovereign immunity shall not extend to actions other than those expressly set forth herein and properly filed on or before July 29, 2007.

    This section expires July 30, 2007."

    Correct the title.

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