New Mexico § 60-2A-8.1 - Cooperative agreements with tribal governments

§ 60-2A-8.1. Cooperative agreements with tribal governments

A. The commission may enter into a cooperative agreement with an Indian nation, tribe

or pueblo whose tribal lands lie wholly or partly in New Mexico for the exchange of

information and for the reciprocal, joint or common direction, management or control

of professional contests conducted, held or given in New Mexico. To be effective, an agreement must be signed by the governor. B. Money collected by the commission on behalf of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo

in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to this section is not money

of this state and shall be collected and disbursed in accordance with the terms of

the agreement, notwithstanding any other provision of law. C. Nothing in an agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be construed

as an assertion or an admission by either this state or by the Indian nation, tribe

or pueblo that the fees of one have precedence over the fees of the other when the

person, event or transaction is subject to the jurisdiction of both governments. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be construed solely as

an agreement between the two party governments and shall not alter or affect the government-to-government

relations between this state and any other Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.