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EXECUTION COPY <br />ground transportation to, from and around the Site, as required by the Record of <br />Decision to be issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the <br />Interior CTIA") in Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of <br />1970 (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) upon its approval of-the Trust Land Application; <br />and (ii) all costs of bringing water, wastewater treatment, and other City - supplied <br />utility services and infrastructure to the Site and, subsectoo the limitations of <br />Section 10, the reasonable and necessary operational expenses of such services; <br />15. Public Nuisances. The Band Parties shall be responsible for ensuring that the <br />Resort operates in compliance with the following provisions of the City's <br />Municipal, Code: Sections 13- 57(a)- (b),13 -82, and 17 -8, as such sections exist at <br />the time of the execution of this Agreement as well as any amendments and /or <br />successor provisions to each. The Band Parties' agreement to comply with these <br />provisions shall be enforceable solely under the terms of this Agreement, but the <br />Band expressly does not subject itself to, or waive its sovereign immunity as to <br />any enforcement action undertaken pursuant to the foregoing provisions or other <br />provisions of the City's Municipal Code. <br />14. Payments in Lieu of Taxes to the City.. <br />(a). The City, the Band, and PGA recognize that: <br />(1). When the Site is taken into trust, it will be removed from the property tax <br />rolls and thereafter neither the Band nor PGA shall be under any legal <br />obligation to make property tax payments for the Site; <br />(2) The City will experience increases in some operating costs as a direct <br />result of the operation of the Resort <br />(3). IGRA subsection 2710(b)(2)(B) strictly limits the use of net revenues <br />from tribal gaming, but expressly permits payments to, among other <br />things, help fund operations of local government agencies; and <br />(4). Establishing financial incentives to the City will encourage, promote and <br />contribute to the success of the Resort and will benefit both parties and the <br />region. <br />Based on those considerations, the City and the Band Parties have determined . <br />that it is in their mutual best interests to establish the requirements in this <br />Section 14 for the Band Parties to make payments in lieu of taxes ( "ILT <br />Payments ") to the City from revenue generated by the operation of Class II <br />Games at the Resort. <br />Page 7 of.22 <br />