BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1417| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 CONTINUED AB 1417 Page 2 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 AB 1417 Page 3 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 AB 1417 Page 4 PQ:do 8/30/11 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****