Government Code section 12012.120
(a)
The following tribal-state gaming compacts and amended compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), are hereby ratified:(1)
The compact between the State of California and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, executed on July 11, 2025.(2)
The first amendment to the compact between the State of California and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California, executed on July 30, 2025.(3)
The first amendment to the compact between the State of California and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, executed on July 30, 2025.(b)
(1)In deference to tribal sovereignty, none of the following shall be deemed a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code):(A)
The execution of a tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.(B)
The execution of an amended tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.(C)
The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between a tribe and a county or city government negotiated pursuant to the express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, a tribal-state gaming compact or amended compact ratified by this section.(D)
The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between a tribe and the Department of Transportation, or other state agency, negotiated pursuant to the express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, a tribal-state gaming compact or amended compact ratified by this section.(E)
The on-reservation impacts of compliance with the terms of a tribal-state gaming compact or amended compact ratified by this section.(2)
Except as expressly provided in this section, this subdivision does not exempt a city, county, or city and county, or the Department of Transportation, or any state agency or local jurisdiction, from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Source:
Section 12012.120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12012.120. (updated Oct. 1, 2025; accessed Oct. 13, 2025).
