Correspondence

Letter to Rep. Barney Frank regarding internet legislation

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Rep. Barney Frank expressing wish to be consulted in the formation of any legislation to legalize forms of internet gambling in the United States. stating that CTBA has not taken a position on HR 2266 and HR 2267, expressing concern with the motives of those entities promoting the legislation to date, and indicating intention to participate in the discussion. Dated March 24, 2010

Letter to members of the Legislature opposing proposed internet poker legislation and expressing concern that such legislation could destroy tribal government gaming

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to legislators concerning serious constitutional questions, unforeseen policy consequences, and the impact on tribal gaming from moving tribal gaming off reservation and out from under the framework of federal law and tribal-state compacts. Dated August 11, 2009

Letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar opposing off-reservation gaming outside a Tribe’s ancestral lands

California Tribal Business Alliance, four other Indian gaming associations, and two tribes express strong opposition to pending applications by tribes seeking to establish casinos outside their ancestral lands and within the ancestral lands of another tribe and condemning these applications as a dangerous precedent for Indian gaming across the country. Dated June 29, 2009

Letter to Assembly Member Marty Block supporting his legislation concerning teaching about California Indian Tribes

California Tribal Business Alliance letter in support of AB 970, which encourages state schools to teach about California Indian tribes. Dated May 13, 2009

Letter to Assembly Member Paul Cook in support of his AB 1325 concerning traditional customary adoptions for California Indian children

California Tribal Business Alliance support letter for legislation requiring state courts to recognize a California tribe’s traditional customary adoption, in which parental rights are not terminated. Dated May 13, 2009

Letter to Assembly Member Joe Coto supporting his legislation concerning the teaching of California Native American languages

California Tribal Business Alliance letter supporting the creation of an eminence credential for fluent speakers of California Indian languages so that they can work in California schools. Dated May 13, 2009

Letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar opposing off-reservation casinos

California Tribal Business Alliance letter opposing the approval of tribal gaming projects on land that is not currently held in trust for a tribe and that is in an area where the tribe has never exercised governmental authority. Dated May 11, 2009

Letter to Assembly Member Roger Niello opposing his bill to increase the number of unaffiliated organizations operating a remote caller bingo game

California Tribal Business Alliance letter in opposition to AB 1036, noting that it is premature to increase the number of unaffiliated charities operating remote caller bingo before the creation of regulations is complete and a need for the increase has been demonstrated. Dated April 27, 2009.

Letter to Senator Denise Ducheny sponsoring her Senate Bill 358, creating the Native American Business Revolving Loan and Guarantee Program

California Tribal Business Alliance sponsorship letter for SB 358, which would boost the opportunities for nongaming California Indian tribes to establish a firm economic base for their members’ future. Dated March 18, 2009

Letter to Senator Pat Wiggins supporting her SB 670, which would put a moratorium on suction gold dredge mining until new regulations are in place

California Tribal Business Alliance support letter for legislation to stop the practice of instream suction gold dredge mining until new regulations are in place to protect populations of aquatic species on the brink of extinction, including the Coho salmon in ancestral rivers of the Karuk Tribe. Dated March 18, 2009

Letter to Dale Morris, regional director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, concerning the proposal to locate an off-reservation casino in Olivehurst, California

California Tribal Business Alliance letter opposing the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians' proposal to build a casino on land that has never been in their historical or cultural territory. Dated February 27, 2009

Letter to Governmental Organization Committee chairs expressing opposition to legislation to legalize the play of poker on the internet

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Senator Roderick Wright, chair of the Senate G.O. Committee, opposing proposed legislation to legalize intrastate internet poker in California before a thorough and impartial review of the potential impacts has been prepared. Same letter sent to Assembly G.O. Chair Curren Price. Dated February 19, 2009.

Letter to Morongo Tribal Chairman Robert Martin expressing concerns with Morongo ad campaign supporting ratification of Morongo compact amendments

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Robert Martin, chairman of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, expressing concern that Morongo's ad campaign implies that all California Indian tribes are participating in the ad campaign. Dated May 9, 2007.

Letter to Assembly Majority Leader Karen Bass in support of AB 1336 and AB 1339, dealing with problem gambling issues

California Tribal Business Alliance sponsorship letter for AB 1336 (Bass) and AB 1339 (Torrico), legislation which seeks to reduce problem gambling in California and to provide treatment options for problem gamblers. Dated April 16, 2007.

Letter to Rep. Pombo reiterating support for HR 4893

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Rep. Richard Pombo, chairman of the House Resources Committee, reiterating support for his HR 4893, which would limit the circumstances under which tribes may acquire lands for gaming. Dated September 8, 2006.

Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger requesting his signature on SB 1835 (Florez)

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting him to sign legislation requiring landfills sited through the initiative process to follow the same review process as those approved through normal government procedures. Dated August 29, 2006

Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger expressing CTBA's concern about the future of revenue sharing with non-gaming tribes

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger expressing concern for the future of funding to share tribal gaming revenues with tribes not in a position to have a casino and to offer a suggestion for the protection of the fund’s future integrity. Dated August 22, 2006

Letter to state Sen. Roy Ashburn explaining the reasons our tribal members oppose off-reservation casinos

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to state Senator Roy Ashburn explaining that CTBA opposition to off-reservation casinos is not for anti-competitive reasons -- it is because moving a tribe from its traditional homeland causes irreversible erosion to tribal sovereignty and tribal governmental jurisdiction. Dated August 15, 2006

Letter to Assembly Member Leland Yee opposing his AB 2409, which would permit video gambling machines at California race tracks.

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to the author of AB 2409, which would grant slot machines to seven race tracks, a concept that was resoundingly rejected by the voters in 2004, when they voted 84 percent against Proposition 68. Dated June 22, 2006.

Letter opposing S. 113 by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinsetin opposing her S. 113, which would would rescind the designation of reservation land held by the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians as eligible for tribal government gaming. Dated June 14, 2006

Letter supporting Assembly Member Joe Coto's AB 2641 (protection of Native American burial grounds)

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Assembly Member Joe Coto in support of his AB 2641, which provides for consultation with the descendants of California Indians whose graves are discovered during construction activities. Dated May 8, 2006

Letter to U.S. Senator John McCain supporting revisions to S. 2078 proposed by the Arizona Indian Gaming Association with some modification

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to U.S. Senator John McCain supporting the AIGA's proposed revisions to his S. 2078, with two additional suggestions. Dated March 22, 2006

Letter to Rep. Pombo supporting H.R. 4893, which would limit the circumstances under which tribes can acquire lands for gaming

Letter on behalf of the California Tribal Business Alliance to express support for H.R. 4893, which would limit the circumstances under which tribes can acquire lands for gaming. The bill is consistent with the CTBA’s policy, adopted last year, to oppose gaming on newly acquired tribal land that is outside a tribe’s traditional homeland or beyond where it historically exercised governmental authority. Dated March 9, 2006

Letter to U.S. Senator John McCain regarding provisions in S. 2078 regarding gaming-related contracts, minimum internal control standards, and off-reservation gaming

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Senator John McCain expressing serious concerns with the gaming-related contracts provisions in S. 2078; support for providing authority to the NIGC to promulgate regulatory standards; and qualified support for provisions addressing off-reservation gaming. Dated March 1, 2006

Letter to Anthony Miranda, Chairman of CNIGA, regarding the certification of Class II gaming devices used in compacted casinos

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Anthony Miranda, Chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, regarding the need for full public disclosure of the legality of Class II machines installed in tribal casinos operating under the terms of a tribal-state compact. Dated January 24, 2006

Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger regarding certification of Class II machines in compacted casinos

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger expressing concern with the proliferation of electronic gaming machines in compacted tribal casinos that may exceed the number authorized in tribal-state compacts. Dated January 17, 2006

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Rep. Pombo regarding the Energy Policy Act of 2005

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Rep. Richard Pombo, chair of the House Natural Resources Committee and a conferee on the Energy Policy Act of 2005, regarding provisions in the energy bill that would undermine the property rights of California Indian tribes. Dated July 22, 2005.

Chairwoman Paula Lorenzo's letter to Senator Cox regarding Indian land takings

Chairwoman Paula Lorenzo's letter to Senator Dave Cox regarding his comments in a committee hearing comparing eminent domain proceedings with the forceable taking of California Indian lands. Dated July 14, 2005.

Support letter for AB 1747 (Wolk)

Letter supporting legislation to authorize the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians to join with Yolo County and other local government agencies in a Joint Powers Authority for environmental, land conservation and other public benefit purposes. Dated July 5, 2005.

Text Of The Letter From James E Cason Associate Deputy Secretary U S Department Of The Interior Disapproving A Tribal State Gaming Compact Prior To The Tribal Land Being Acquired Into Trust

 

Letter to Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez expressing support for term limits initiative

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez supporting the Term Limits and Legislative Reform Act, an initiative proposed for the 2008 ballot. Dated May 15, 2007

Opposition letter to AB 413 (Yee)

Letter opposing legislation to permit no-limit Texas Hold'em games, dated May 5, 2005

Support letter for SB 922 (Ducheny)

Letter of support for legislation protecting confidentiality of information about traditional cultural places, dated April 14, 2005

Support letter for SB 919 (Cox)

Letter supporting legislation to allow CGCC to discuss confidential information in closed session, dated April 12, 2005

Views on the 2004 amended compacts of Assembly Member Jerome Horton

Open letter from Assembly Member Horton, chair of the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, concerning his views on the 2004 compact amendments, dated March 10, 2005.

CTBA letter on California Gambling Control Commission's proposed budget augmentation

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to the Budget Committees regarding the CTBA position of the CGCC's proposed 2005-06 budget augmentation, dated March 7, 2005

The structure of payments to the State under the 2004 amended compacts

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to the Senate Governmental Organization Committee on the structure of the quarterly payments to the State under the 2004 amended compacts, dated February 1, 2005

CTBA's reaction to distressing comments by Senator Bob Margett about tribal members

California Tribal Business Alliance letter to Senator Margett following his comments about the "gene pool" of the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians, dated January 27, 2005