AB 1767, as introduced, Bigelow. Tribal gaming.
Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, including the tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the United Auburn Indian Community, executed on August 14, 2015.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 12012.68 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in
4accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
51988 (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec.
P2 12701 et seq.) between the State of California and the United Auburn
2Indian Community, executed on August 14, 2015, is hereby
3ratified.
4(b) (1) In deference to tribal sovereignty,begin delete none ofend delete the following
5shallbegin insert notend insert be deemed a project for purposes of the California
6Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section
721000) of the Public Resources Code):
8(A) The execution of an amendment to the tribal-state gaming
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compact ratified by this section.
10(B) The execution of the tribal-state gaming compact ratified
11by this section.
12(C) The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between
13a tribe and a county or city government negotiated pursuant to the
14express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, the tribal-state
15gaming compact ratified by this section.
16(D) The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between
17a tribe and the Department of Transportation negotiated pursuant
18to the express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, the
19tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.
20(E) The on-reservation impacts of compliance with the terms
21of the tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.
22(F) The sale of compact assets, as defined in subdivision (a) of
23Section 63048.6, or the creation of the special purpose trust
24established pursuant to Section
63048.65.
25(2) Except as expressly provided herein, this subdivision does
26not exempt a city, county, or city and county, or the Department
27of Transportation, from the requirements of the California
28Environmental Quality Act.
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