California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 654


Introduced by Assembly Member Hall

February 21, 2013


An act to amend Section 12012.85 of the Government Code, relating to gaming.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 654, as introduced, Hall. Tribal gaming.

Existing law permits specified federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct gaming on Indian lands in California pursuant to compacts negotiated by the Governor and ratified by the Legislature. Existing law creates the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund for the receipt of moneys received by the state from the tribes conducting gaming according to the terms established by the compacts, which moneys are available for appropriation by the Legislature for specified purposes.

This bill would make nonsubstantive, technical changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 12012.85 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:

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12012.85.  

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund
4called the “Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund” for the
5receipt and deposit of moneys received by the state from Indian
6tribes pursuant to the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts. These
P2    1moneys shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature for
2the following purposes:

3(a) Grants, including any administrative costs, for programs
4designed to address gambling addiction.

5(b) Grants, including any administrative costs, for the support
6of state and local government agencies impacted by tribal
7government gaming.

8(c) Compensation for regulatory costs incurred by the State
9Gaming Agency and the Department of Justice in connection with
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tribal-state gaming compacts.

12(d) Payment of shortfalls that may occur in the Indian Gaming
13Revenue Sharing Trust Fund. This shall be the priority use of
14moneys in the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund.

15(e) Disbursements for the purpose of implementing the terms
16of tribal labor relations ordinances promulgated in accordance with
17the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts ratified pursuant to
18Chapter 874 of the Statutes of 1999. No more than 10 percent of
19the funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2000 for
20implementation of tribal labor relations ordinances promulgated
21in accordance with those compacts shall be expended in the
22selection of the Tribal Labor Panel. The Department of Human
23Resources shall consult with and seek input from the parties prior
24to any expenditure for purposes of selecting the Tribal Labor Panel.
25Other than the cost of selecting the Tribal Labor Panel, there shall
26be no further disbursements until the Tribal Labor Panel, which
27is selected by mutual agreement of the parties, is in place.

28(f) Any other purpose specified by law.

29(g) Priority for funding from the Indian Gaming Special
30Distribution Fund is in the following descending order:

31(1) An appropriation to the Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing
32Trust Fund in an aggregate amount sufficient to make payments
33of any shortfalls that may occur in the Indian Gaming Revenue
34Sharing Trust Fund.

35(2) An appropriation to the Office of Problem and Pathological
36Gambling within the State Department of Alcohol and Drug
37Programs for problem gambling prevention programs.

38(3) The amount appropriated in the annual Budget Act for
39allocation between the Department of Justice and the California
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2directly relates to Indian gaming.

3(4) An appropriation for the support of local government
4agencies impacted by tribal gaming.



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