9.46.36001 Tribal actions—Federal jurisdiction.

WA Rev Code § 9.46.36001 (2019) (N/A)
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RCW 9.46.36001 Tribal actions—Federal jurisdiction.

The state consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts in actions brought by a tribe pursuant to the Indian gaming regulatory act of 1988 or seeking enforcement of a state/tribal compact adopted under the Indian gaming regulatory act, conditioned upon the tribe entering into such a compact and providing similar consent. This limited waiver of sovereign immunity shall not extend to actions other than those expressly set forth herein.

[ 2007 c 321 § 1; 2001 c 236 § 1.]