# 25 C.F.R. § 291.3 (2025): When may an Indian tribe ask the Secretary to issue Class III gaming procedures?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 C.F.R. § 291.3 (2025)
- **Heading:** When may an Indian tribe ask the Secretary to issue Class III gaming procedures?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 25 CFR: Indians / Chapter I: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 291: CLASS III GAMING PROCEDURES / § 291.3: § 291.3   When may an Indian tribe ask the Secretary to issue Class III gaming procedures?

## Text

An Indian tribe may ask the Secretary to issue Class III gaming procedures when the following steps have taken place:
(a) The Indian tribe submitted a written request to the State to enter into negotiations to establish a Tribal-State compact governing the conduct of Class III gaming activities;
(b) The State and the Indian tribe failed to negotiate a compact 180 days after the State received the Indian tribe's request;
(c) The Indian tribe initiated a cause of action in Federal district court against the State alleging that the State did not respond, or did not respond in good faith, to the request of the Indian tribe to negotiate such a compact;
(d) The State raised an Eleventh Amendment defense to the tribal action; and
(e) The Federal district court dismissed the action due to the State's sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment.

## Nearby sections

- [25 C.F.R. § 291.1 (2025) § 291.1   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_1.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.2 (2025) § 291.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_2.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.3 (2025) § 291.3   When may an Indian tribe ask the Secretary to issue Class III gaming procedures?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_3.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.4 (2025) § 291.4   What must a proposal requesting Class III gaming procedures contain?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_4.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.5 (2025) § 291.5   Where must the proposal requesting Class III gaming procedures be filed?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_5.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.6 (2025) § 291.6   What must the Secretary do upon receiving a proposal?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_6.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.7 (2025) § 291.7   What must the Secretary do if it has been determined that the Indian tribe is eligible to request Class III gaming procedures?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_7.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.8 (2025) § 291.8   What must the Secretary do at the expiration of the 60-day comment period if the State has not submitted an alternative proposal?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_8.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.9 (2025) § 291.9   What must the Secretary do at the end of the 60-day comment period if the State offers an alternative proposal for Class III gaming procedures?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_9.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.10 (2025) § 291.10   What is the role of the mediator appointed by the Secretary?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_10.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.11 (2025) § 291.11   What must the Secretary do upon receiving the proposal selected by the mediator?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_11.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.12 (2025) § 291.12   Who will monitor and enforce tribal compliance with the Class III gaming procedures?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_12.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.13 (2025) § 291.13   When do Class III gaming procedures for an Indian tribe become effective?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_13.md)
- [25 C.F.R. § 291.14 (2025) § 291.14   How can Class III gaming procedures approved by the Secretary be amended?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T25_P291_S291_14.md)

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