---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 292.3"
title: "25"
number: "292.3"
heading: "How does a tribe seek an opinion on whether its newly acquired lands meet, or will meet, one of the exceptions in this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/292.3"
---

# §292.3. How does a tribe seek an opinion on whether its newly acquired lands meet, or will meet, one of the exceptions in this subpart?

- (a) If the newly acquired lands are already in trust and the request does not concern whether a specific area of land is a “reservation,” the tribe may submit a request for an opinion to either the National Indian Gaming Commission or the Office of Indian Gaming.
- (b) If the tribe seeks to game on newly acquired lands that require a land-into-trust application or the request concerns whether a specific area of land is a “reservation,” the tribe must submit a request for an opinion to the Office of Indian Gaming.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.