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��"�-A_g <br /> Propositlon 70 <br /> This initiative measure is submi#ted to the people in accordance with <br /> the provisions of Section 8 of Article II of the Califomia Constitution. <br /> This initiative measure amends the Califomia Constitution and adds <br /> a section to the Govemment Code; therefore, existing provisions proposed <br /> to be deleted are printed in strikeout type and new provisions proposed <br /> to be added are printed in italic type to indicate that they are new. <br /> PROPOSED LAW <br /> THE INDIAN GAMING FAIR-SHARE REVENUE ACT <br /> OF 2004 <br /> SECTION 1. Title <br /> This act shall be known as the "Indian Gaming Fair-Share Revenue <br /> Act of 2004." <br /> SEC. 2. Findings and Purpose <br /> The people of the State of California hereby find and declare as <br /> follows: <br /> (a) The purpose of the people of the State of Califomia in enacting <br /> this measure is to provide a means for Califomia lndian tribes to contribute <br /> their fair share of gaming revenues to the State of Califomia. <br /> Both the people of California and Califomia lndian tribal govemments <br /> desire for tribes to assist in restoring financial integrity to the state by <br /> contributing an amount that is equivalent to what any private Califomia <br /> corporation pays to the state on the net income it eams from its lawful <br /> business activities. <br /> (b) In March 2000, the people of the State of California adopted <br /> Proposition 1A, which authorized the Governor to negotiate tribal-state <br /> gaming compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes for the operation <br /> of slot machines and certain casino games on tribal lands in <br /> California in accordance with federal law. Proposition 1A was enacted <br /> by the people in recognition of the fact that, historically, Indian tribes <br /> within the state have long suffered from high rates of unemployment <br /> and inadequate educational, housing, elderly care, and health care <br /> opportunities, while typically being located on lands that are not conducive <br /> to economic development in order to meet those needs. <br /> (c) Since the adoption of Proposition 1A, over 50 Indian tribes have <br /> entered into tribal gaming compacts with the State of Califomia. These <br /> compacts and the gaming facilities they authorize have assisted Indian <br /> tribes throughout the state to move towards economic self-sufficiency <br /> by providing a much-needed revenue source for various tribal purposes, <br /> including tribal government services and programs such as those that <br /> address reservation housing, elderly care, education, health care, roads, <br /> sewers, water systems, and other tribal needs. Tribal gaming has also <br /> spurred new development, has created thousands of jobs for Indians and <br /> non-Indians alike, and has had a substantial positive economic impact <br /> on the local communities in which these facilities are located. <br /> (d) Under the existing tribal gaming compacts, Indian tribes also <br /> pay millions of dollars each year into two state special funds that are <br /> used to provide grants to local govemments, to finance programs <br /> addressing gambling addiction, to reimburse the state for the costs of <br /> regulating tribal gaming, and to share gaming revenues with other <br />