---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 293.3"
title: "25"
number: "293.3"
heading: "What authority does the Secretary have to approve or disapprove compacts and amendments?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/293.3"
---

# §293.3. What authority does the Secretary have to approve or disapprove compacts and amendments?


The Secretary has the authority to approve a compact or amendment “entered into” by a Tribe and a State under IGRA. See [§ 293.15](/cfr/25/293.15.md) for the Secretary's authority to disapprove compacts or amendments.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2710.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 13256, Feb. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.