BILL NUMBER:  AB 2166
  VETOED	DATE: 09/24/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2166 without my signature.

As I have stated before in vetoing similar measures, allowing a
tribal government that is not subject to all federal, state and local
laws to participate in the exercise of public power, particularly
off reservation lands, diminishes public accountability and control.

Sovereign tribes can work cooperatively with their local governments
through agreements and memorandums of understanding as contemplated
in the tribal-state compacts my Administration has executed.  I
encourage the proponents of this measure to pursue their objectives
in this manner.

For this reason I cannot sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger