Mike Enzi: “This letter is also supported by the National League of Cities. I would like to quote from this letter of endorsement.…”

“This letter is also supported by the National League of Cities. I would like to quote from this letter of endorsement. This is from the National League of Cities representing the cities and towns across our Nation. While further legislation is required to remove the power of the Interior Secretary to administratively create enclaves exempt from state and local regulatory authority, passage of this amendment would be a first step in this process. Because passage of the Enzi/Sessions amendment would slow the creation of new trust land in one narrow set of circumstances, NLC urges support of this amendment as a first step. The concept of allowing an appointed federal official to overrule and ignore state and local land use and taxation laws through the creation of trust lands flies in the face of federalism and intergovernmental comity. The Supreme Court has ruled that provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. (IGRA) violate certain constitutional principles that establish the obligations, immunities and privileges of the states.”