Scanned: Case Number 101180

101180 New Mexico State Senate SEAL GREAT OF THE STREET STATE OF NEW Santa Ife IN 1912 SENATOR BILLY J. McKIBBEN COMMITTEES: Minority Floor Leader R-Curry, Lea, Roosevelt - 42 MEMBER: Corporations & Transportation Mailing Address: Indian & Cultural Affairs 505 East Alto Hobbs, NM 88240 Committees' Committee Home: 397-3500 March 6, 1995 The Honorable Bill Clinton President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We have learned that the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Raymond G. Sanchez, has written to you requesting your help in denying approval of the recently signed Indian gaming campacts between the State of New Mexico and the various Tribes within our state. It is our intent to dispute his request. The negotiations for these gaming compacts, twelve thus far, were carried out in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 and are in full compliance with federal law. Seven years have passed since IGRA without an agreement; six lawsuits were pending and the state has already spent a half a million dollars on litigation. New Mexicans have waited long enough. These Compacts and their accompanying Revenue Sharing Agreements were signed after good faith negotiations, in the spirit of cooperation, and with respect for the interests of each party. All lawsuits have been dropped, saving the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in losing endeavors. Current legal