25 CFR § 522.10 - Approval by operation of law.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s522.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 522.10 - Approval by operation of law."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "522.10"
section_name: "Approval by operation of law."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "APPROVAL OF CLASS II AND CLASS III ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS"
part_number: "522"
part_name: "SUBMISSION OF GAMING ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2706, 2710, 2712."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 57593, Sept. 21, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "522"
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# 522.10 Approval by operation of law.
If the Chair fails to approve or disapprove an ordinance, resolution, or amendment thereto submitted under § 522.2 or § 522.3 within 90 days after the date of submission to the Chair, the tribal ordinance, resolution, or amendment thereto shall be considered to have been approved by the Chair but only to the extent that such ordinance, resolution, or amendment thereto is consistent with the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA or Act) and this chapter.