1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state contracting; providing that for the purposes of contracting with 
1.3 	state agencies, Indian tribes or bands are deemed to be local government units 
1.4 	and political subdivisions of the state;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
1.5 	section 16C.05, subdivision 7.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Contracts with Indian tribes and bands. Notwithstanding any other 
1.9 	law, an agency may not require an Indian tribe or band to deny its sovereignty as a 
1.10 	requirement or condition of a contract with an agency. For the purposes of contracting 
1.11 	with an agency, an Indian tribe or band is deemed to be a local government unit and 
1.12 	political subdivision of the state.