25 U.S.C. § 2705
Section 2705 · Powers of Chairman
This is § 6 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Gaming World International, Ltd. v. White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians (2003)
Most recently applied in State v. Ala. Coushatta Tribe of Tex. (February 2018)
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(a) The Chairman, on behalf of the Commission, shall have power, subject to an appeal to the Commission, to—
(1) issue orders of temporary closure of gaming activities as provided in section 2713(b) of this title;
(2) levy and collect civil fines as provided in section 2713(a) of this title;
(3) approve tribal ordinances or resolutions regulating class II gaming and class III gaming as provided in section 2710 of this title; and
(4) approve management contracts for class II gaming and class III gaming as provided in sections 2710(d)(9) and 2711 of this title.
(b) The Chairman shall have such other powers as may be delegated by the Commission.