Sokaogon 2 0 258,000 258,000 258,000 258,000 258,000
St. Croix 0 2,191,000 2,191,000 2,191,000 2,191,000 2,191,000
Stockbridge-Munsee 0 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000
Total $172,500 $21,538,685 $24,024,956 $24,024,956 $24,524,956 $24,352,456
1 Bad River Band makes quarterly payments instead of annual payments; based on the compact's term, three quarterly payments will be made in 1998-99 and one quarterly payment will be made in 2003-04.
2 The Lac Courte Oreilles, Menominee and Sokaogon agreements contain an escalator payment clause that provides for an additional 1% payment to the state ($4,200 for the Lac Courte Oreilles, $7,473 for the Menominee and $2,580 for the Sokaogon) for each 1% increase in net win in the base year for which the payment applies as compared to the net win in the immediately preceding base year.
3 The Lac du Flambeau and Menominee make their final annual payments under the current compact amendments in 2004-05.
4 The Oneida agreement specifies a total annual payment to the state of $5,400,000, adjusted by a reduction of $550,000 in direct recognition of existing municipal service agreements (for a net payment of $4,850,000).
5 The Red Cliff agreement includes a provision that, if net revenue is less than $3,000,000 for any one-year period, the tribe may petition the state to reduce its payment.
Eight of the 11 amended agreements contain government-to-government memoranda of understanding (MOU) relating to the use of the additional payments. While the MOU have some significant differences, their most important common element is a provision that the Governor must undertake his best efforts, within the scope of his authority, to assure that monies paid to the state under the agreements are expended for specific purposes. In most of the MOU, the specified purposes include: (a) economic development initiatives to benefit tribes and/or American Indians within Wisconsin; (b) economic development initiatives in regions around casinos; (c) promotion of tourism within the state; and (d) support of programs and services of the county in which the tribe is located. Several of the MOU add a fifth purpose relating to either law enforcement or public safety initiatives on the reservations.
The executive budget summary terms the Governor's allocation package the "Native American Gaming Initiative." The initiative would allocate tribal gaming revenues to 14 state agencies in 31 program areas. These allocations are listed in the following table. Each item is also summarized in greater detail, including any modifications to position authority, under the respective agency summaries.
In two instances (items 25 and 30), one-time funding is provided under the bill. In one instance (item 28), the appropriation structure for the use of the tribal gaming revenue would be established, but no tribal gaming funding would be provided in the 1999-01 biennium. For one provision (Item 7), a technical modification to the bill is required because funding for this purpose is not reflected in the DHFS budget. Finally, in some areas, the tribal gaming revenue would supplant or otherwise affect, in whole or in part, existing funding. These instances are explained in the footnotes to the table.
Tribal Gaming Revenue Allocations -- Governor
Program Revenue
Department 1999-00 2000-01 Purpose
1. Administration --
Office of Justice Assistance $200,000 $600,000 Tribal law enforcement assistance grant program.
2. Arts Board 25,200 25,200 Grants-in-aid to, or contracts with, American Indian individuals or groups for services furthering the development of the arts and humanities.
3. Commerce 2,500,000 3,000,000 Gaming economic development grants and loans, including grants to Brown County to support construction of a new arena.
4. Commerce 0 2,500,000 Gaming economic diversification grants and loans
5. Commerce 1 388,700 388,700 Physician Loan Assistance Program (PLAP), Health Care Provider Loan Assistance Program (HCPLAP) and a related contract.
6. Commerce 1 100,700 100,700 Native American liaison, economic development liaison and technical assistance grants.
7. Health and Family Services 2,055,000 2,115,000 Tribal MA outreach positions, matching funds for federally qualified health centers and a contingency fund for BadgerCare premiums of Native American Families.
8. Health and Family Services 1 920,000 920,000 Health services: tribal medical relief block grants ($800,000 PR annually) and cooperative American Indian health projects ($120,000 PR annually).
9. Health and Family Services 1 771,600 771,600 Social services: Indian substance abuse prevention education ($500,000 PR annually) and Indian Aids ($271,600 PR annually).
10. Health and Family Services 2 250,000 250,000 Compulsive gambling awareness campaign grants.
11. Higher Education Aids Board 1 779,800 779,800 Indian student assistance grant program for Native American undergraduate or graduate students.
Program Revenue
Department 1999-00 2000-01 Purpose
12. Higher Education Aids Board $400,000 $400,000 Wisconsin Higher Education Grant (WHEG) program for tribal college students.
13. Historical Society 1 170,100 170,100 Operation of Northern Great Lakes Center as an historic site.
14. Justice 3 758,900 758,900 County-tribal law enforcement programs: local assistance ($708,400 annually) and state operations ($50,500 annually).
15. Justice 81,100 93,700 Indian law unit for Indian-related litigation.
16. Natural Resources 4 2,000,000 2,000,000 Transfer to the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund.
17. Natural Resources 1,000,000 1,000,000 Nonpoint program cost-share grants to landowners.
18. Natural Resources 5 669,000 619,000 Snowmobile enforcement program.
19. Natural Resources 1 120,000 120,000 Nonpoint grants and local assistance to the Oneida Nation.
20. Natural Resources 1 109,700 109,700 Management of state fishery resources in off-reservation areas where tribes have treaty-based rights to fish.
21. Natural Resources 0 250,000 Management of an elk reintroduction program.
22. Natural Resources 6 100,000 100,000 Payment to the Lac du Flambeau Band relating to certain fishing and sports licenses.
23. Natural Resources 1 10,000 10,000 Spearfishing enforcement aids.
24. Natural Resources 81,000 131,000 Mandatory snowmobile education program.
25. Natural Resources 0 300,000 One-time grant to the Town of Swiss in Burnett County and the St. Croix Band for a drinking water study.
26. Public Instruction 7 198,000 203,000 Alternative schools operating American Indian language and culture education programs.
27. Tourism 4,000,000 4,000,000 Tourism marketing, including grants to nonprofit tourism promotion organizations.
28. University of Wisconsin System 0 0 Ashland full-scale aquaculture demonstration facility: debt service payments and operational costs.
29. Veterans Affairs 66,900 68,000 American Indian services coordinator project position and grants to assist American Indians in obtaining federal and state veterans benefits.
Program Revenue
Department 1999-00 2000-01 Purpose
30. Wisconsin Housing and
Economic Development Auth. $2,500,000 $0 One-time funding to guarantee loans to small businesses located in, or adjacent to, counties with tribal casinos.
31. Workforce Development 350,000 350,000 Vocational rehabilitation services for Native American individuals and tribes or bands.
Total $20,605,700 $22,134,400
