State-Tribal Compacts
18 formal agreements between New Mexico and 16 federally recognized tribal nations covering 2 policy domains.
Compacts
18
Tribal nations
16
Policy domains
2
Most recent
2015
Tribal nation
Jicarilla Apache Nation
2 compacts on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2015
New Mexico–Jicarilla Apache Nation Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact under the 2015 framework; supports the Apache Nugget and Wild Horse casino operations.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1 - Water rightsEffective·Signed 1992
Jicarilla Apache Water Rights Settlement
Quantifies the Jicarilla Apache Nation’s San Juan and Rio Chama basin water rights, with a federally funded trust and Navajo Reservoir storage contracts; an early model for later New Mexico tribal water settlements.
Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-441)
Tribal nation
Mescalero Apache Tribe
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2015
New Mexico–Mescalero Apache Tribe Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact under the 2015 framework; covers the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino and Casino Apache.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Navajo Nation
2 compacts on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2015
New Mexico–Navajo Nation Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact under the 2015 New Mexico framework (up to four gaming facilities), covering Navajo Nation gaming enterprises in northwestern New Mexico (e.g. Fire Rock, Northern Edge, Flowing Water).
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1 - Water rightsEffective·Signed 2009
Navajo Nation San Juan River Basin Water Rights Settlement
Quantifies the Navajo Nation’s rights to the San Juan River in New Mexico and authorizes the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, delivering San Juan water to Navajo communities, the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the City of Gallup.
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Act, Title X, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11)
Tribal nation
Ohkay Owingeh
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Ohkay Owingeh Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Ohkay Casino Resort.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Acoma
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2015 · Effective 2016
New Mexico–Pueblo of Acoma Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact under the 2015 framework; supports Sky City Casino Hotel.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Isleta
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of Isleta Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Isleta Resort & Casino.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Jemez
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2015 · Effective 2017
New Mexico–Pueblo of Jemez Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact under the 2015 framework; the last of the 2015-cohort compacts allowed to take effect (2017).
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Laguna
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of Laguna Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Route 66 Casino Hotel and Dancing Eagle Casino.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of San Felipe
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of San Felipe Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports San Felipe Casino Hollywood.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Sandia
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of Sandia Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Sandia Resort & Casino.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Santa Ana
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of Santa Ana Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Santa Clara
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of Santa Clara Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Big Rock Casino.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Taos
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of Taos Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Taos Mountain Casino.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblo of Tesuque
1 compact on file
- Class III gamingEffective·Signed 2007 · Effective 2008
New Mexico–Pueblo of Tesuque Class III Gaming Compact
Class III gaming compact (2007 amendment extending terms to 2037, with higher state revenue sharing and casino/racetrack caps); supports Camel Rock / Tesuque Casino.
IGRA 25 U.S.C. 2710(d) · NMSA 1978 § 11-13-1
Tribal nation
Pueblos of Nambé, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque
1 compact on file
- Water rightsEffective·Signed 2010 · Effective 2017
Aamodt Litigation Settlement (Pojoaque Basin)
Resolves the 1966 Aamodt adjudication — the longest-running water-rights case in U.S. history — quantifying the four Pojoaque Basin Pueblos’ water rights and authorizing the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System. New Mexico is a settling party through the Office of the State Engineer.
Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, Title VI, Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-291)
Tribal nation
Taos Pueblo
1 compact on file
- Water rightsEffective·Signed 2010 · Effective 2016
Taos Pueblo (Abeyta) Water Rights Settlement
Settles the Abeyta adjudication of the Rio Pueblo de Taos and Rio Hondo, protecting Taos Pueblo’s sacred Buffalo Pasture aquifer and funding mutual-benefit water projects among the Pueblo, acequia associations, and the Town of Taos.
Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, Title V, Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-291)