List of Secretarial Procedures



The Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior has issued procedures by which certain tribes may conduct class III gaming activities without a tribal-state gaming compact. Except as noted, the National Indian Gaming Commission, not the State of California, exercises regulatory authority over these Tribes' class III gaming activities.

There are currently 66 casinos operated by 63 Tribes. Of the 63 Tribes, 52 have Tribal-State Compacts and 11 have Secretarial Procedures.


No. Tribe Secretarial Procedures
Approval Date		 Prior Implementing Agreements
Compact/Amendment
Execution Date		 Effective Date1
1 Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria 05/10/2024 10/08/1999;
05/11/2022;
08/15/2023		 05/16/2000  
2 Big Lagoon Rancheria
     
3 Blue Lake Rancheria 01/31/2024 05/16/2000  
4 Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria 05/10/2024 10/08/1999;
05/11/2022;
08/15/2023		 05/16/2000  
5 Cahuilla Band of Indians 05/10/2024 09/10/1999;
05/16/2022;
07/10/2023		 05/16/2000  
6 Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation 01/31/2024 05/16/2000  
7 Chicken Ranch Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California		 01/31/2024 05/16/2000  
8 Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California 08/12/20162
 
 
 
9 Hopland Band of Pomo Indians 01/31/2024 05/16/2000
10 North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
 
 
 
11 Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation 02/08/2013;
04/23/2020 		05/16/2000
Agreement
12/26/2012
Agreement3
11/18/2022
12 Robinson Rancheria 01/31/2024 05/16/2000
13 Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians 05/10/2024 09/10/1999;
05/11/2022;
06/07/2023		 05/16/2000  

Footnotes:

1 A Compact becomes effective after it is ratified in accordance with State law and upon publication of its approval by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior in the Federal Register.

2 The State of California agreed to perform regulatory responsibility under the terms of the Secretarial Procedures, which are largely consistent with the State of California's regulatory role in numerous tribal-state class III gaming compacts.

3 After assuming regulatory responsibilities under the 2013 Secretarial Procedures, the State of California entered into a mutual agreement with the Tribe to transfer the regulatory duties and responsibilities to the National Indian Gaming Commission.