25 CFR § 1000.545 - May a participating Tribe/Consortium retain its existing compact which was executed prior to the enactment of Public Law 116-180?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s1000.545"
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title: "25 CFR § 1000.545 - May a participating Tribe/Consortium retain its existing compact which was executed prior to the enactment of Public Law 116-180?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "1000.545"
section_name: "May a participating Tribe/Consortium retain its existing compact which was executed prior to the enactment of Public Law 116-180?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "1000"
part_name: "ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ACT"
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. 5373"
regulatory_source: "89 FR 100245, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1000"
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# 1000.545 May a participating Tribe/Consortium retain its existing compact which was executed prior to the enactment of Public Law 116-180?
Yes, a participating Tribe/Consortium with a negotiated compact executed prior to October 21, 2020, the enactment of Public Law 116-180, shall have the option at any time after that date to:
(a) Retain its existing compact, in whole or in part, to the extent that the provisions of the compact are not directly contrary to any express provision of the Act, as amended, or
(b) Negotiate a new compact in accordance with the Act.