Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the First Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of California and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California

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#  Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the First Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of California and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California

**AGENCY:**

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the first amendment to the Tribal-State Compact Between the State of California and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California (Amendment) governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities.

**DATES:**

The Amendment takes effect on January 26, 2026.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Mr. Troy Woodward, Acting Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, *[email protected];* (202) 219-4066.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 25 U.S.C. 2701 *et seq.,* (IGRA) provides the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) with 45 days to review and approve or disapprove the Tribal-State compact governing the conduct of class III gaming activity on the Tribe's Indian lands. *See* 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8). If the Secretary does not approve or disapprove a Tribal-State compact within the 45 days, IGRA provides the Tribal-State compact is considered to have been approved by the Secretary, but only to the extent the compact is consistent with IGRA. *See* 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D). The IGRA also requires the Secretary to publish in the *Federal Register* notice of the approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in class III gaming activities on Indian lands. *See* 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D). As required by 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval by the Secretary.

The Amendment details the Tribe's contribution requirements to the Special Distribution Fund, eliminates the payment to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund, and creates an Impact Mitigation Fund.

The Secretary took no action on the Amendment within the 45-day statutory review period. Therefore, the Amendment is considered to have been  approved, but only to the extent it is consistent with IGRA. *See* 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).

William Henry Kirkland, III,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.