Bill against Tohono O'odham Nation casino back on agenda

Thursday, April 8, 2010  

Lawmakers in the Arizona House are trying to revive a bill that seeks to prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from pursuing an off-reservation casino.

The House passed HB2297 in late March. But the president of the Arizona Senate said he wouldn't hold hearings on the bill.

To get around the roadblock, House lawmakers are attaching HR2279 to a bill that already passed the Senate. A hearing was held yesterday.

HR2279 allows any municipality to annex tribal-owned fee land without tribal consent. The Tohono O'odham Nation and the National Congress of American Indians have criticized the bill.

The tribe plans to use 135 acres of unincorporated land near the city of Glendale for the $500 million West Valley Resort.

Get the Story:
House committee to hear Glendale casino bill (AP 4/7)
Tohono O'odham tribe hires architects for Glendale casino (The Arizona Republic 4/7)

Earlier Stories:
Poll backs Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino (4/2)
Gila River Tribe slams Tohono O'odham off-reservation bid (4/1)
Tohono O'odham Nation hails end to anti-casino measure (3/30)
Lawmaker halts bill that targeted Tohono O'odham casino (3/29)
Editorial: Casino foes seek to steal Tohono O'odham land (3/24)
Tohono O'odham Nation sues over off-reservation casino (3/23)
Tohono O'odham Nation slams bill targeting casino bid (3/18)
Vote planned on bill targeting Tohono O'odham casino (3/16)
Tohono O'odham Nation loses ruling in gaming site case (3/12)
NCAI joins Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino fight (3/9)
Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid still at BIA (3/8)
Bill affects Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid (2/26)
Bill targets Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid (2/3)
Tohono O'odham Nation 'more committed' to casino (1/28)
Sen. Kyl voices opposition to Tohono O'odham casino (1/27)
McCain joins opposition to off-reservation casino bid (1/21)
Tohono O'odham Nation won't drop off-reservation bid (1/20)