California AB2539 ratifies tribal-state gaming compacts with the Yurok Tribe and other federally recognized tribes, exempting them from California.

California AB2539 ratifies the tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Yurok Tribe, executed on August 4, 2026, and other compacts executed on September 10, 1999, with various federally recognized Indian tribes. The bill ensures that the execution of these compacts and their on-reservation impacts are not considered projects under the California Environmental Quality Act. It also acknowledges the right of tribes to negotiate and enter into compacts that differ from those already ratified.

California AB2539 ratifies tribal-state gaming compacts with the Yurok Tribe and other federally recognized tribes, exempting them from California.

California AB2539 ratifies the tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Yurok Tribe, executed on August 4, 2026, and other compacts executed on September 10, 1999, with various federally recognized Indian tribes. The bill ensures that the execution of these compacts and their on-reservation impacts are not considered projects under the California Environmental Quality Act. It also acknowledges the right of tribes to negotiate and enter into compacts that differ from those already ratified.