25 CFR § 293.15 - When may the Secretary disapprove a compact or amendment?

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title: "25 CFR § 293.15 - When may the Secretary disapprove a compact or amendment?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "293.15"
section_name: "When may the Secretary disapprove a compact or amendment?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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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"
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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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# 293.15 When may the Secretary disapprove a compact or amendment?

The Secretary may disapprove a compact or amendment only if:

(a) It violates:

(1) Any provision of IGRA;

(2) Any other provision of Federal law that does not relate to jurisdiction over gaming on Indian lands; or

(3) The trust obligations of the United States to Indians; or

(b) The documents required in § 293.8 are not submitted and the parties have been informed in writing of the missing documents and are provided with an opportunity to supply those documents.