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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 2695
Author: Assembly Governmental Organization Committee
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 13-0, 6/26/12
AYES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella,
Corbett, De Le�n, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Walters,
Wyland, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/10/12 (Consent) - See last page
for vote
SUBJECT : Tribal gaming
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill repeals and renumbers sections of the
Government Code Section related to Indian gaming into one
stand-alone Title in the Government Code. Makes other
technical non-substantive changes.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law :
1. Through federal law, provides for the negotiation and
execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the
purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian
lands within the state Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
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1988, 18 U.S.C. Sections 1166 to 1168, inclusive and 25
U.S.C. Section 2701, et. seq.
2. Authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude gaming
compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature,
with specified Indian tribes.
3. Establishes the Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
(RSTF) and the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund
(SDF) in the State Treasury for the receipt and deposit
of moneys received by the state from Indian tribes
pursuant to the terms of the gaming compacts entered
into with the State of California and authorizes moneys
in those funds to be used for certain purposes.
4. Establishes the method for calculating the distribution
of appropriations from the SDF for grants to local
government agencies impacted by tribal gaming.
5. Authorizes the backfill of the shortfall to the RSTF
from the SDF (SDF) to occur on a quarterly basis rather
than at the end of each fiscal year.
This bill represents the annual Assembly Governmental
Organization Committee clean-up bill that makes clarifying,
technical and non-controversial changes to existing
statute.
This bill was developed in consultation with Legislative
Counsel to establish a separate chapter within the
Government Code for the compacts.
Background
Currently, Indian gaming laws are found in two separate
chapters in the Government Code. Government Code Title 2,
Part 2, Chapter 1, Article 1 contains laws related to: (1)
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts, (2) the RSTF, (3) the SDF;
and (4) the methodology for the backfill of shortfalls in
revenues in the RSTF from the SDF. Government Code Title 2,
Part 2, Chapter 7.5 contains the laws related to Grants of
Indian Gaming Revenue to Local Government Agencies.
This bill is a code maintenance proposal that will
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consolidate all Indian gaming related laws into one
stand-alone Title in the Government Code, namely, Title
16.5 - Tribal Gaming.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/10/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Beth Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell,
Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Pan, Perea,
Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson,
Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada,
John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cook, Fletcher, Furutani, Jeffries,
Norby, Olsen, V. Manuel P�rez
DLW:d 6/26/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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