Section 292.7 - What must be demonstrated to meet the "restored lands" exception?This section contains criteria for meeting the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii) , known as the "restored lands" exception. Gaming may occur on newly acquired lands under this exception only when all of the following conditions in this section are met:
(a) The tribe at one time was federally recognized, as evidenced by its meeting the criteria in § 292.8 ;(b) The tribe at some later time lost its government-to-government relationship by one of the means specified in § 292.9 ;(c) At a time after the tribe lost its government-to-government relationship, the tribe was restored to Federal recognition by one of the means specified in § 292.10 ; and(d) The newly acquired lands meet the criteria of "restored lands" in § 292.11 .