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Senate Finance hearing on Indian tax policy7/18/2008, Indian Country Today
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana), the chairman of the committee, said the hearing will address three specific issues: the Indian Employment Tax Credit, tax-exempt bonds for tribal governments and accelerated depreciation for tribes. The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 22, to address tax policy in Indian Country.At 10am in Room 215 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building
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The Blue Lake Casino will soon be the site of a new hotel. 7/19/2008, Eureka Reporter The Blue Lake Casino will soon be the site of a new hotel. The Blue Lake Rancheria held a ground-breaking ceremony outside the casino Friday to mark the kick off of the expansion project. At four levels, the hotel will contain 104 rooms, including two junior and two deluxe suites, a 1,700 square foot non-smoking casino addition and an outdoor swimming pool. Blue Lake Rancheria officials said they hope the hotel will become a destination, adding to the The Play Station 777 and entertainment options offered by Blue Lake Casino.
San Pasqual tribe could expel about 80 members7/19/2008, North County Times About 80 members of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, which owns Valley View Casino, will be expelled from the Valley Center tribe if an internal effort to "disenroll" them is successful. It is the latest in a long-standing, bitter feud among factions of the 300-member tribe that calls into question what it means to be American Indian and who gets to benefit from the spoils of casino wealth. A week ago, members of the tribe held separate meetings on the disenrollment matter. One was held at the reservation and another at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Escondido.
Effects of proposed casino expansion will be far ranging7/18/2008, Daily Democrat An open letter to Marshall McKay, tribal chairman, Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians: As neighbors and long time residents of the Capay Valley, we are very concerned about the effects of a proposed expansion to the Cache Creek Casino Resort. Of the many concerns raised by the thoughtful residents of Yolo County - the three most-often mentioned are traffic on Highway 16, adequate water supplies for the valley and the overwhelming presence of a 10-story, environmentally intrusive hotel looming above the horizon.
Racing board duty's no act7/18/2008, San Deigo Union Tribune This week, California's "Terminator" governor appointed famed actress Bo Derek, an animal rights activist, to help set state policy for a sport that often considers animal hardships to be "part of the game." It's not fiction, though. The proof came yesterday when Derek made her first appearance as a commissioner for the California Horse Racing Board. As part of the seven-member panel, she will help govern the state's $4 billion racing industry, including its many controversial issues in wagering, medication and safety.
Lottery official: We'll consider Florez gas giveaway idea
7/18/2008, The Bakersfield Californian
The term "scratch and pump" could become the latest catchphrase if Dean Florez has his way. The state senator from Shafter is continuing to push for the California Lottery to give gas cards as prizes. He went to the State Legislative Counsel to see if the idea would be legal - which issued an opinion late Wednesday announcing it was. However, officials from the California Lottery said the legality was never an issue - the timing was.
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SENATE HEARING: TRIBAL COURT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Upcoming Conference
INDIAN COUNTRY'S WINNING HAND, October 16-17, 2008, Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino Scottsdale/Fountian Hills, Arizona. Register online: www.law.asu.edu/ilp
LINKS and Legislation
Stand Up For California - Library
Stand Up For California - Helpful Links
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State Legislation to Watch
AJR 39 - Assembly Member Huffman
Reaffirmation of the Winneman Wintu.
AB 1924 - Assembly Member Jeffries Changes the amount of charitable BINGO funds that may be used for overhead and other operational expenses. Amended 6-18-08
AB 2026 - Assembly Member Levine -
The California Gambling Control in conjunction with the Department of Justice, shall authorize and report its findings to the legislature by June 30, 2009, regarding authorizing interstate Internet Poker. Amended 6-18-008
SB 62 - Sen. Florez - Permits the transfer of funds from the General Fund to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for eligible recipient tribes should there be insufficient funds in the Special Distribution Fund.
SB 331 -Sen. Romero - Imposes a state mandated local program to address tresspassers on tribal lands
SB 996 Sen. Florez - This bill would require each tribal state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and a federally recognized Indian Tribe to be ratified by the Legislature in Separate Statute.
SB 1201 - Sen. Battin Increases the aggregate limit of gaming devices licenses available for issuance under the 1999 compacts to 122,000 slot machines without tribal state compact renegotiations.
SB 1328 - Sen. Cedillo - deletes the $250 limitation on bingo game payouts, thereby allows for an award of any denomination.
SB - 1570 - Sen. Vincent - Requires the Governor to use best efforts to ensure that satellite wagering on horese racing is one of the forms of gaming offered at any gambling facility authorized under a compact. SB 1626 - Sen. Steinberg -Game of Bingo to be played by machine with electronic cards. Slot machines? SB 1679 - Sen. Florez - Lottery Reform Bill: requiresthat not less than 87% of revenues be used for prizes and to benefit education, 13% for lottery expenses. Total revenue to education will be decided by the Commission but not less than 1,200,000,000. Requires 1 million to be committed to the Office of Problem and Pathological gambling. Defines, expands and loosens restrictions of lottery game themes.
SB 1695 - Sen. Florez - Prohibits the Governor from negotiating or concluding a gaming compact with a tribe that does not have land held in trust on which the gaming is to occur and that is not federally recognized. Bill passes the Senate.
SCA 20 -Sen. Vincent - Constitutional Amendment authorizes Roulette and Craps on California Indian lands for compact tribes.
SCA 25 - Sen. Florez -Will allow the legislature, to adjust annually the percentages for prizes, public education, lottery expenses and problem gambling awareness and treatment programs. Introduced 6-6-08
Federal Legislation to Watch
H. R. 2963 - Congressman Issa Transfers without regulatory environmental process 1,178 ac. in Riverside and San Diego Counties to the Pechanga Band. Why?
H.R. 3490 - Congressman Radanovich
Declares that specificed federal lands are to be held in trust by the US for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuik Indians for non gaming purposes.
H.R. 5608 Congressman Rahall - mandates that adminstration directly consults with tribes on policies that directly affect their lives.
H. R. 5680 Congressman Grijalva - A bill to extend leases for Morongo and transfer money to CRIT.
S. 2676 - Senator Vitter - Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform Act of 2008. To make technical corrections to IGRA. Consultation with local government.
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