By California Political Desk
The six California Indian tribes who are members of the California
Tribal Business Alliance sent $8 million in quarterly payments to the
state today, funds that go to the state’s General Fund and to the fund
to support tribes without significant gaming operations.
The latest quarterly payments by the tribes, five of which signed
amended compacts with the state last summer, bring the total of their
payments to the state to more than
$134 million since the compacts took effect last September.
With annual payments totaling more than $134 million, the CTBA tribes
pay more to the state than all other gaming tribes combined.
Under the amended compacts, the member tribes of the Alliance pay into
three accounts – the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for tribes with small
or no casinos, the state’s General Fund, and a bond fund to repay the
General Fund debt to special transportation accounts.
The tribes’ General Fund payments, the so-called Additional Device
Fees, are based on how many slot machines they have added since the
compacts took effect.
In total, for the third quarter of 2005, the CTBA tribes paid
$2,064,029 to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund, $5,998,900 to the General
Fund, and $25,202,500 to the bond fund.
The amended compacts are in effect until 2030. They are between the
state and the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Pauma Band of Luiseño
Indians, the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians, the United Auburn Indian
Community, and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians.
