BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican House majority leader has proposed allowing up to six state-owned casinos, if voters approve.

The proposal by Rep. Al Carlson of Fargo was introduced Wednesday. It will be scheduled for hearings later.

The proposed constitutional amendment would allow the Legislature to authorize funds for the casinos. They would be regulated by a state casino gaming commission.

North Dakota already has six casinos on American Indian reservations. The proposal would forbid state casinos from being built within 20 miles of a reservation.

The casinos also would not be allowed within five miles of a city of more than 5,000 people.

If approved by the Legislature, voters could decide the issue in the June 2018 primary.