25 CFR § 291.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s291.1"
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title: "25 CFR § 291.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "291.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES"
part_number: "291"
part_name: "CLASS III GAMING PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. sections 2,9 and 2710."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 17543, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "291"
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# 291.1 Purpose and scope.

The regulations in this part establish procedures that the Secretary will use to promulgate rules for the conduct of Class III Indian gaming when:

(a) A State and an Indian tribe are unable to voluntarily agree to a compact and;

(b) The State has asserted its immunity from suit brought by an Indian tribe under 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(7)(B).