(KNZA)--The Kansas Legislature has approved compacts with two northeast Kansas Native American tribes aimed at increasing cooperation on accounting for tobacco sales on tribal lands in the state.
The compacts with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska were both unanimously approved this week by the Senate and House.
The bills approving the compacts will now by presented to Governor Sam Brownback.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt commended the Legislature for their quick action.
Schmidt said the compacts will significantly improve cooperation between the tribes and state to prevent the illicit shipment of untaxed and unaccounted for cigarettes in Kansas, strengthening the state’s ability to comply with a 1998 tobacco settlement agreement.
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