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N.Y. Exec. Law § 11

Indian settlement agreements

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Matter of Town of Verona v. Cuomo (2015)

Most recently applied in Kaplan v. State (February 2017)

2014-09-22

§ 11. Indian settlement agreements. 1. Oneida settlement agreement.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, upon filing with the\nsecretary of state, the settlement agreement executed between the\ngovernor, the counties of Oneida and Madison, and the Oneida Nation of\nNew York dated the sixteenth day of May, two thousand thirteen, to be\nknown as the Oneida Settlement Agreement, including, without limitation,\nthe provisions contained therein relating to arbitration and judicial\nreview in state or federal courts and, for the sole purpose thereof, a\nlimited waiver of the state's Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity from\nsuit, shall upon its effective date be deemed approved, ratified,\nvalidated and confirmed by the legislature. It is the intention of the\nlegislature in enacting this section to ensure that the settlement\nagreement shall be fully enforceable in all respects as to the rights,\nbenefits, responsibilities and privileges of all parties thereto.\n

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