INDIAN TRIBES/CANADA REFERENCE - S.B. 112 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 112 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Bill Schuette
Committee: Economic Development, International Trade and Regulatory Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Urban Cooperation Act to specify that "agency of the United States" within the Act's definition of "public agency" would include a Federally recognized Indian tribe exercising governmental authority over land within Michigan. The bill provides, however, that neither the Act nor any intergovernmental agreement entered into under it could authorize the approval of a Class III gaming compact negotiated under the Federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
The bill also would replace references to the "Dominion of Canada" in the Act with "Canada".
(Under the Act, a public agency of this State may exercise jointly with another public agency of this or another state, with a public agency of the Dominion of Canada, or with a public agency of the United States, any power or authority that the agencies share in common and may exercise separately, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement.)
MCL 124.502 et al. - Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 5-17-02 - Fiscal Analyst: David ZinFloor\sb112 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.