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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 1417
          Author:   Assembly Governmental Organization Committee 
          Amended:  8/30/11 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE  :  12-0, 6/14/11
          AYES:  Wright, Anderson, Calderon, Cannella, Corbett, De 
            León, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Strickland, Wyland, Yee
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Berryhill

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  9-0, 8/25/11
          AYES:  Kehoe, Walters, Alquist, Emmerson, Lieu, Pavley, 
            Price, Runner, Steinberg

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 5/26/11 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT :    Tribal gaming

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill appropriates $9.1 million from the 
          Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund to the California 
          Gambling Control Commission to provide grants to local 
          agencies for the purpose of mitigating the adverse impacts 
          of tribal gaming.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law creates in the State Treasury the 
          Indian Gaming Special Distribution fund for the receipt and 
          deposit of monies received by the state from certain Indian 
          tribes pursuant to the terms of gaming compacts entered 
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          into with the state.  Existing law authorizes monies in 
          that fund to be used for specified purposes, including for 
          grants for the support of state and local government 
          agencies impacted by tribal government gaming.

          This bill appropriates $9.1 million from the Indian Gaming 
          Special Distribution Fund to the California Gambling 
          Control Commission to provide grants to local agencies for 
          the purpose of mitigating the adverse impacts of tribal 
          gaming.

           Comments
           
          The $9.1 million appropriated in this bill, will be used to 
          provide grants to local governments for the purpose of 
          mitigating the adverse impacts of tribal gaming.  Existing 
          law creates the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund for 
          the receipt of revenue contributions made by tribal 
          governments pursuant to the terms of the 1999 model 
          Tribal-State Gaming Compacts and authorizes the Legislature 
          to appropriate money from the Gaming Special Distribution 
          Fund for the following purposes:  (a)  grants for gambling 
          addiction programs,( b)  grants for the support of state 
          and local government agencies impacted by tribal gaming, 
          (c) compensation for regulatory costs incurred by the 
          California Gambling Control Commission and the Department 
          of Justice in connection with implementation and 
          administration of compacts, (d)  payment of shortfalls that 
          may occur in the Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Trust Fund, 
          (e)  disbursements for the purpose of implementing the 
          terms of tribal labor relations ordinances promulgated in 
          accordance with the terms of the 1999 compacts, and (f) any 
          other purpose specified by law.

           Prior Legislation
           
          SB 827 (Governmental Organization), 2009-10 Session, would 
          have established a stand-alone article within the 
          Government Code for compacts.  (Gutted and amended in 
          Assembly G.O. Committee)

          AB 3072 (Governmental Organization), 2007-2008 Session, 
          would have established a stand-alone article within the 
          Government Code for compacts.  (Gutted and amended on the 







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          Senate Floor)

          AB 1275 (J. Horton), 2003-2004 Session, would have 
          established a stand-alone chapter within the Government 
          Code for compacts.  (Died on Senate Third Reading file)

          AB 2286 (J. Horton), 2001-2002 Session, would have 
          established a stand-alone chapter within the Government 
          Code for compacts enacted and approved under Proposition 
          1A.  (Died on Senate Inactive file)

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No

          According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:

                          Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
           

          Major Provisions                2011-12     2012-13    
           2013-14   Fund
           
          Grants                              $18,200             $0  
                         $0           Special* 

          *Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 75-0, 5/26/11
          AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill 
            Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, 
            Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Carter, 
            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, 
            Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, 
            Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, 
            Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, 
            Huffman, Jeffries, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, 
            Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, 
            Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel 
            Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, 
            Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, 
            Yamada, John A. Pérez
          NO VOTE RECORDED: Campos, Cedillo, Davis, Gorell, Jones








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