Senator Joan Menard, the every-faithful supporter of bringing Malaysian Investors to Fall River offered the Amendments below. It is unclear whether either is enforceable under Federal law.
Adopted
REDRAFT - Clerk #105
Rules, Regulations and Payments
Ms. Menard moves to amend the bill (Senate, No. 2495), in Section 69, subsection (c), by striking out clause (i), in lines 2786 through 2789 inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-
(i) the tribe shall be subject to all laws, statutes, and bylaws of the commonwealth, the host community, and any other properly constituted legal body, including chapter 23K of the General Laws; provided, however, that a fair and comparable payment in lieu of taxes may be substituted for any tax or fee required by the commonwealth; and
CLERK 106
Indian Rights
Ms. Menard moves to amend the bill (Senate, No. 2495), in Section 13 by striking out in lines 920 to 922 the following words:- “and whether the tribe has entered into an agreement with the commonwealth to waive its rights under the Indian Regulatory Gaming act, 25 U.S.C. sections 2701, et. seq.”
Adopted
REDRAFT - Clerk #105
Rules, Regulations and Payments
Ms. Menard moves to amend the bill (Senate, No. 2495), in Section 69, subsection (c), by striking out clause (i), in lines 2786 through 2789 inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-
(i) the tribe shall be subject to all laws, statutes, and bylaws of the commonwealth, the host community, and any other properly constituted legal body, including chapter 23K of the General Laws; provided, however, that a fair and comparable payment in lieu of taxes may be substituted for any tax or fee required by the commonwealth; and
CLERK 106
Indian Rights
Ms. Menard moves to amend the bill (Senate, No. 2495), in Section 13 by striking out in lines 920 to 922 the following words:- “and whether the tribe has entered into an agreement with the commonwealth to waive its rights under the Indian Regulatory Gaming act, 25 U.S.C. sections 2701, et. seq.”
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