Santa Cruz's Governor Ruben Costas, second left, celebrates the approval of the autonomy statute for the country's eastern state in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, accompanied by an unidentified woman, left, by the president of the autonomy assembly Pablo Klinsky, right, and by the president of Santa Cruz's civic committee, Branko Marincovic. Under this statute the state would hold on to nearly two-thirds of the tax revenues it currently turns over to central authorities, but it would still have to undergo a popular referendum to gain legitimacy. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)