Chapter 724 Oregon Laws 2007
AN ACT
SB 1042
Relating to siting of casino; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section
2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 227.160 to 227.186.
SECTION 2. (1)
As used in this section:
(a) “Casino” means a
facility in which casino games, as defined in ORS 167.117, are played for the
purpose of gambling.
(b) “Tribal casino”
means a facility used for:
(A) Class I gaming or
class II gaming regulated by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of October 17,
1988 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.);
(B) Class III gaming
conducted under a tribal-state compact approved by the Secretary of the
Interior under section 11(d)(8) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8));
or
(C) Gaming conducted in
accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and federal regulations.
(2) A casino may not be
sited on land in an incorporated city unless the electors of the city approve
the development.
(3) Before a permit, as
defined in ORS 227.160, can be approved authorizing a proposed development of
land in an incorporated city as a site for a casino, the governing body of the
city that contains the site shall submit the question of siting the casino to
the electors of the city for approval or rejection.
(4) Subsections (2) and
(3) of this section do not apply to a tribal casino.
SECTION 3. This
2007 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes
effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor June 28, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 2, 2007
Effective date June 28, 2007
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