25 CFR § 293.1 - What is the purpose of this part?

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title: "25 CFR § 293.1 - What is the purpose of this part?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "293.1"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this part?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES"
part_number: "293"
part_name: "CLASS III TRIBAL-STATE GAMING COMPACTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2710."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 13256, Feb. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 293.1 What is the purpose of this part?

This part contains:

(a) Procedures that Indian Tribes and States must use when submitting Tribal-State gaming compacts and compact amendments to the Department of the Interior (Department); and

(b) Procedures and criteria that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) will use for reviewing such Tribal-State gaming compacts or compact amendments.