Washington State Gambling Commission — Letter to The Honorable Senator Derek Stanford, Chair

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A letter from Tina Griffin, Director of the Washington State Gambling Commission, to the Honorable Senator Derek Stanford, Chair of the Senate Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade Committee, advises that the Commission has reached a tentative agreement with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to amend the Class III Gaming Compact. It states that, when a tentative agreement is reached, the Gambling Commission shall transmit a copy of the proposed compact to the Commission’s voting members and to the designated committees. The letter states that the Commission plans a public hearing on the proposed Class III Gaming Compact Amendment, in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams, and that a copy of the proposed amendment is enclosed. The copy list names Governor Inslee.

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Issuer: Congressional materials
Document type: 2024 03 27 A32097 D273616 Cowlitz 5Th Amendment Tent Agreement Senator Stanford
Date: 2024-03-27
Case: 2024 03 27 A32097 D273616 Cowlitz 5Th Amendment Tent Agreement Senator Stanford

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“Washington State Gambling Commission — Letter to The Honorable Senator Derek Stanford, Chair.” Original at app.leg.wa.gov, dated 2024-03-27. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2024-03-27-2024-03-27-a32097-d273616-cowlitz-5th-amendment-tent-agreement-senator-stanford/, SHA-256 c117cfb120ef28e432323364edb3e84cdf85860d4434d548a9057e2b75bb4da7.

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          Washington                                 State Gambling                                       Commission
                           Protect the Public          by Ensuring        that    Gambling           is Legal and Honest.



March i8, 2024



The Honorable              Senator     Derek         Stanford,        Chair
Senate      Business,          Financial      Services,         Gaming         & Trade       Committee
p.o. Box 4o4o'i
Olympia, WA 9850,!,

Dear     Senator       Stanford:


I am sending           this     correspondence              to advise      you that         we have        reached      a tentative
agreement           with      the Cowlitz      Indian        Tribe     to amend           their     Class III Gaming         Compact.
Per RCW g.46.36o,                when a tentative agreement with a Tribe is reached, the Gambling
Commission             shall    transmit       a copy       of the proposed           compact            to all voting     members           of
the Commission                 and to the designated               committees.


RCW g.46.36o also requires the designated committee of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, within 3o days of receipt, to hold a hearing and
forward       any comments             to the Gambling                Commission.             The Gambling             Commission,
including          ex officio     members,           then     vote,    after     giving      the public          an opportunity       to
comment,           to determine            whether       to forward           the proposed            compact       to Governor
Inslee      for review         and execution           or return       it to me with              instructions       for further
negotiation.


The Gambling               Commission          plans        to hold    its public         hearing       concerning        the proposed
Class III Gaming Compact Amendment                                    on April z5,2oz4, in-person                     and virtually         via
Microsoft          Teams.       The exact      time      will    be available        on ourwebsite
(www.wsgc.wa.gov).


I have      enclosed        a copy    of the proposed              Class       III Gaming           Compact        amendment.         For
additional information, please Call me at (360) 486-3546, Or the Commission'S
Assistant Attorney General, Kristin Lamson at (360) 586-1752.

Sincerely,




Tina     Griffin
Director


Enclosure:

 4565       7th Avenue          SE                     Pa Box 42400                                         901 N Monroe           St Suite 240
 Lacey, WA 98503                                       Olympia,        WA 98504                             Spokane,      WA 99201
 wsgc.wa.gov                                           360-486-3440                                         509-325-7900
The Honorable    Derek Stanford
March 'i8, zozt,
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Amendment



Duplicate   Original:
        The Honorable Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington
        The Honorable    Patty Kinswa-Gaiser,    Chair, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
        The Honorable    Shelley Kloba, Co-Chair,   House Regulated    Substances          & Gaming
        The Honorable    SharonWylie,   Co-Chair,   House Regulated   Substances           & Gaming
        Alicia Levy, Chair, Washington    State Gambling   Commission

CC:
        Senator    Noel Frame, Vice Chair
        Senator    Perry Dozier, Ranking Member
        Clint McCarthy, Coordinator/Analyst,         Senate Committee Services
        Kristin   Lamson,   Assistant   Attorney   General,   Office   of the Attorney   General
        Julie Lies, Tribal Liaison, Washington       State Gambling Commission

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Our copy: 2024-03-27_a32097_d273616_cowlitz-5th-amendment-tent-agreement-senator-stanford.pdf
Original: app.leg.wa.gov