Governor Signs Bills
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed four bills yesterday that together will allow four Southern California tribes to add a total of 17,000 new slot machines to their casinos. The bills take effect Jan 1. The compacts and the MOA’s still are subject to review of the U.S. Department of Interior.
"Needless to say we're all pleased to be here,'' Agua Caliente chairman Richard Milanovich said. "It is a quite an accomplishments.'' “We've secured the future for our tribe, our community and our region,'' added Pechanga chairman Mark Macarro.Schwarzenegger signed the bills in a private ceremony along with an additional measure known as a Memorandum of Agreement that Assembly Democrats required the tribes to accept as a condition of passing the ratification measures. The governor didn't put out a statement but his press secretary Aaron McLear said the administration is glad the compacts, which were signed last year, now have made it through the Capitol. "These are the right agreements,'' McLear said. "We're pleased they are in place.''
"Needless to say we're all pleased to be here,'' Agua Caliente chairman Richard Milanovich said. "It is a quite an accomplishments.'' “We've secured the future for our tribe, our community and our region,'' added Pechanga chairman Mark Macarro.Schwarzenegger signed the bills in a private ceremony along with an additional measure known as a Memorandum of Agreement that Assembly Democrats required the tribes to accept as a condition of passing the ratification measures. The governor didn't put out a statement but his press secretary Aaron McLear said the administration is glad the compacts, which were signed last year, now have made it through the Capitol. "These are the right agreements,'' McLear said. "We're pleased they are in place.''
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