This bill provides that the State, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians agree and intend pursuant to United States Public Law 96-420 and the State and the Mi'kmaq Nation agree and intend pursuant to United States Public Law 102-171 that any law of this State, including, without limitation, laws of this State relating to land use or environmental matters, that is contrary to or that would be affected or preempted by the operation of or the application of any statute or regulation of the United States that accords a special status or right to or relates to a special status or right of any Indian, Indian nation, tribe or band of Indians, Indian lands, Indian reservations, Indian country, Indian territory or land held in trust for Indians does not apply, except for laws of this State applicable to certain crimes and juvenile crimes. Except for statutes and regulations of the United States that conflict with or affect or preempt the jurisdiction of this State over certain enumerated crimes and juvenile crimes and except for federal laws identified in Section 6(c) of United States Public Law 96-420, the State, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi'kmaq Nation further agree and intend pursuant to United States Public Law 96-420 and to United States Public Law 102-171, as applicable, that any statute or regulation of the United States enacted before, on or after October 10, 1980 that accords a special status or right to or relates to a special status or right of any Indian, Indian nation, tribe or band of Indians, Indian lands, Indian reservations, Indian country, Indian territory or land held
47 in trust for Indians is applicable within this State, without regard to any effect on the
48 jurisdiction of or the application of the laws of this State. The Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi'kmaq Nation may conduct gaming activities only in accordance with the laws of this State and may not conduct gaming activities under the authority of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act or under any regulations promulgated under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act by the chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission or its successor organization. The State, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians agree and intend pursuant to United States Public Law 96-420, and the State and the Mi'kmaq Nation agree and intend pursuant to United States Public Law 102-
171, that each tribe, nation or band has the power to enact laws and ordinances relating to the operation, application and implementation of any statute or regulation of the United States enacted before, on or after October 10, 1980 that accords a special status or right to or relates to a special status or right of any Indian, Indian nation, tribe or band of Indians, Indian lands, Indian reservations, Indian country, Indian territory or land held in trust for Indians.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2004, HP 1284: 12.6302, 30.6203