Amended  IN  Assembly  March 24, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2012

Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry

February 14, 2022

An act to amend Section 12012.97 of the Government Code, relating to gaming. An act to amend Section 19596 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2012, as amended, Aguiar-Curry. Tribal-state gaming compacts. Horse racing: harness racing: Metro Pace.
Existing law provides that the California Horse Racing Board may authorize a California harness racing association conducting a live racing meeting to accept wagers on the full card of races conducted by another racing association on the day that other association conducts the Breeder’s Crown Stakes, the Meadowlands Pace, the Hambletonian, the Cane Pace, the Kentucky Futurity, or the North American Cup.
This bill would also authorize the board to permit a California harness racing association conducting a live racing meeting to accept wagers on the full card of races conducted by another racing association on the day that other association conducts the Metro Pace. The bill would make nonsubstantive changes.

Existing law ratifies various tribal-state gaming compacts entered into or amended in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 19596 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

19596.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may do any of the following:
(1) Authorize a licensed harness racing association that is conducting a live racing meeting in this state to accept wagers on the full card of races conducted by another racing association on the day that other association conducts the Breeders’ Crown Stakes, the Meadowlands Pace, the Hambletonian, the Metro Pace, the Cane Pace, the Kentucky Futurity, or the North American Cup.
(2) Authorize a licensed quarter horse racing association that is conducting a live racing meeting in this state to accept wagers on either of the following:
(A) Races conducted by the racing association that conducts the American Quarter Horse Racing Challenge, if the races are conducted on the same day as the American Quarter Horse Racing Challenge.
(B) The full card of races conducted by another racing association on the day that other association conducts the Texas Classic Futurity and Remington Park Futurity.
(3) Authorize the inclusion of wagers authorized pursuant to this section in the parimutuel pools of the out-of-state association that conducts the races on which the wagers are placed.
(b) The board authorization may be granted under this section only if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The authorization complies with federal laws, including, but not limited to, Chapter 57 (commencing with Section 3001) of Title 15 of the United States Code. the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.).
(2) Wagering is offered only within the racing enclosure and only within seven days of the running of the out-of-state race.

SECTION 1.Section 12012.97 of the Government Code is amended to read:
12012.97.

(a)The following tribal-state gaming compacts, entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), are hereby ratified:

(1)The compact between the State of California and the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, executed on August 1, 2018.

(2)The compact between the State of California and the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, executed on August 8, 2018.

(3)The compact between the State of California and the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, executed on August 8, 2018.

(4)The compact between the State of California and the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, executed on August 16, 2018.

(5)The compact between the State of California and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, executed on August 8, 2018.

(b)The following amendments to the tribal-state gaming compacts, entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), are hereby ratified:

(1)The amendment to the compact between the State of California and the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, executed on August 1, 2018.

(2)The amendment to the compact between the State of California and the Karuk Tribe, executed on August 1, 2018.

(c)(1)In deference to tribal sovereignty, none of the following shall be deemed a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code):

(A)The execution of a tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.

(B)The execution of an amendment to a tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.

(C)The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between a tribe and a county or city government negotiated pursuant to the express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, a tribal-state gaming compact or an amended tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.

(D)The execution of an intergovernmental agreement between a tribe and the Department of Transportation, or other state agency, negotiated pursuant to the express authority of, or as expressly referenced in, a tribal-state gaming compact or an amended tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.

(E)The on-reservation impacts of compliance with the terms of a tribal-state gaming compact or an amended tribal-state gaming compact ratified by this section.

(2)Except as expressly provided in this section, this subdivision does not exempt a city, county, or city and county, the Department of Transportation, or any state agency or local jurisdiction, from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.