A. The Tribe shall issue a separate license to each place, facility or location on Indian lands where gaming activities are conducted under this chapter.

B. The Gaming Commission is responsible for issuing new or renewed facility licenses to each of the Tribe’s gaming facilities in compliance with this section, and any additional requirements specified under the NIGC’s regulations at 25 C.F.R. Part 559 or the tribal-state compact. Each facility license shall be reviewed and renewed every two (2) years; provided, that the gaming facility remains substantially in compliance with the standards set forth herein.

C. The Gaming Commission shall require that each facility license application be completed by the chief management official of the gaming facility.

D. The Gaming Commission shall by regulation identify the environmental, health and public safety standards with which the gaming facility must comply, and specify the form, conditions and content of a facility license application.

E. The Gaming Commission shall only issue a facility license if the application includes the required information and documentation, and sufficiently satisfies any additional conditions deemed necessary by the Gaming Commission.

F. The Tribe or Gaming Commission shall submit to the NIGC Chair a notice that issuance of a facility license is under consideration by the Gaming Commission. This notice must be submitted at least one hundred twenty (120) calendar days before the opening of any new gaming facility.

G. Each subsequent application for the renewal of such facility license shall identify any changes or additions to the legal description of the property and applicable environmental, health and safety standards, and include current certifications of compliance therewith. The Gaming Commission shall only issue such licenses if the corresponding applications include the required information and certifications and such further conditions as the Gaming Commission shall have specified. (Res. 2019-28)