Opinion No. (2006)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE RONALD D. REITZ, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. For purposes of making nexus grants from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund to public agencies impacted by tribal gaming, what constitutes a "local government jurisdiction"? 2. What projects are eligible for the distribution of grants to public entities from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund? CONCLUSIONS 1. For purposes of making nexus grants from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund to public agencies impacted by tribal gaming, a "local government jurisdiction" refers to the geographical area over which a city or county exercises authority. 2. The projects that are eligible for the distribution of grants to public entities from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund must involve law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, environmental impacts, water supplies, waste disposal, behavioral, health, planning and adjacent land uses, public health, roads, recreation and youth programs, or child care programs. ANALYSIS California has entered…