A. A tribe, pursuant to action of its governing authority, may request the state to negotiate a compact or to negotiate an amendment to an approved and existing compact. The request shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the governor.
B. The legislature by joint resolution or the governor may request a tribe to negotiate a compact or to negotiate an amendment to an approved and existing compact by submitting a written request to the chief executive officer of the tribe or a representative authorized by an existing compact to negotiate modifications to that compact.
C. The governor may designate a representative to negotiate the terms of a compact or an amendment, unless a representative has been identified in the wording of the compact to be amended. The designation shall be written, and a copy of the designation shall be delivered or mailed within three days of the designation to the attorney general, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate. The governor or the governor's designated representative is authorized to negotiate the terms of a compact or amendment on behalf of the state, but neither the representative nor the governor is authorized to execute a compact or amendment on behalf of the state without legislative approval granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 [11-13A-4 NMSA 1978] of the Compact Negotiation Act.
D. If a proposed compact or amendment is agreed upon through negotiations between the tribal representative and the governor's representative, it shall be prepared and submitted by the governor to the committee within five days of the conclusion of negotiations. The governor shall include in his submittal document his recommendation for approval of the proposed compact or amendment and comments about or analysis of its provisions.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 252, § 3.
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