§ 522.7 - Approval requirements for class III ordinances.

§ 522.7 Disapproval of a Approval requirements for class III ordinance.

(a) Notwithstanding compliance with the requirements of § 522.6 of this part and no

ordinances.

No later than 90 days after

a

the submission to the Chair under § 522.2

of this part

, the

Chairman shall disapprove an

Chair shall approve the class III ordinance or resolution

and notify a tribe of its right of appeal under part 582 of this chapter if the Chairman determines that -

(1) A tribal governing body did not adopt the ordinance or resolution in compliance with the governing documents of a tribe; or

(2) A tribal governing body was significantly and unduly influenced in the adoption of the ordinance or resolution by a person having a direct or indirect financial interest in a management contract, a person having management responsibility for a management contract, or their agents.

(b) A disapproval shall be effective immediately unless appealed under part 582 of this chapter.

[58 FR 5810, Jan. 22, 1993, as amended at 80 FR 31994, June 5, 2015]

if:

(a) A tribe meets the submission requirements contained in § 522.2;

(b) The ordinance or resolution meets the requirements contained in § 522.5(b)(2) through (7); and

(c) The tribe shall have the sole proprietary interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming operation unless it elects to allow individually owned gaming under § 522.11.