19.__State.__"State" means the State of Maine and its authorized officials, agents and representatives.

20.__State gaming agency.__"State gaming agency" means the Department of Public Safety.

21.__State law enforcement agency.__"State law enforcement agency" means the Maine State Police.

22.__Tribal gaming agency.__"Tribal gaming agency" means a gaming commission or such other agency formed jointly by the governments of the Tribes as the Tribes may from time to time jointly designate by written notice to the State as the single tribal agency responsible for regulatory oversight of gaming on the part of the Tribes as authorized by this subchapter.__A person employed in, or in connection with, the management, supervision or conduct of any gaming activity may not be a member or employee of the tribal gaming agency.

23. Tribal gaming operator.__"Tribal gaming operator" means a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity established by the Tribes for the purpose of developing, owning or operating a gaming facility or gaming facilities or a gaming operation or gaming operations, all of the equity and voting securities of which are owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, 50% by the Passamaquoddy Tribe and 50% by the Penobscot Nation; provided that neither a tribal gaming operator nor a Tribe may be prohibited from including in the consideration for any extension of credit or service, including without limitation any credit or service relating to a gaming facility or a gaming operation, a return based on the revenues, earnings or other measure of financial performance of the tribal gaming operator or a gaming operation or other activity of the tribal gaming operator; and provided that neither of the Tribes nor any other 3rd party is liable or responsible for any act or omission of a tribal gaming operator except as specifically provided by a contract to which such Tribe or 3rd party is a signatory or otherwise as provided by law without regard to this subchapter.

24.__Tribe.__"Tribe" means each of the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation and their respective authorized officials, agents and representatives.