4-29.5-17-6. Annual Payment Reduction
Sec. 6. In addition, from the total amount of each annual payment due to the State under section 2 of this chapter, the Band shall reduce such amount by up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) as provided in IC 4-29.5-18. As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.
4-29.5-17-7. Revenue Sharing Annual Reporting
Sec. 7. The Band shall file an annual report with the State, coinciding with the remittance of the payment due under section 2 of this chapter, that includes the following information: (1) calculations and supporting data for the Band’s determination of the Net Win payment under section 2 of this chapter, and specifically denoting the […]
4-29.5-18-1. Revenue for Band Citizens’ Education
Sec. 1. For so long as the Band makes payments in accordance with IC 4-29.5-17, the Band shall allocate a portion of the annual payment to provide funding for public postsecondary and vocational education for Band citizens (the “Pokagon Indiana Education Fund”). As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.
4-29.5-18-2. Pokagon Indiana Education Fund; Band Citizen Eligibility
Sec. 2. The Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be used solely to make payments directly to Indiana public institutions of higher learning or workforce development and training programs approved by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development for eligible Band citizens for direct costs and expenses, such as tuition, on-campus room and board, and other direct […]
4-29.5-18-3. Pokagon Indiana Education Fund Administration; Audit Procedures
Sec. 3. The Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be administered as follows: (1) The Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be established by the Band solely for the purposes set forth in this chapter and shall be maintained separate from all other Band (sovereign) funds. The Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be held in an interest-bearing […]
4-29.5-18-4. Pokagon Indiana Education Fund Payment Allocations
Sec. 4. Payments to the Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be made as follows: (1) An initial allocation of one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be made by the Band to the Pokagon Indiana Education Fund for the first full Payment Period from the Band’s annual payment due under IC 4-29.5-17-2. (2) In all subsequent years, […]
4-29.5-19-1. Authorized Local Agreements
Sec. 1. The State and the Band recognize that IGRA 2710(b)(2)(B) strictly limits the use of net revenues from tribal gaming, but expressly permits payments to, among other things, help fund operations of local government agencies. The State and the Band agree that the Band may, at its discretion and without any involvement by the […]
4-29.5-17-3. Class Ii Gaming Payments
Sec. 3. In the event that the Band continues to conduct Class II gaming at its South Bend Site Gaming Facility after the Effective Date of this Compact, beginning with the second full Payment Period the total amount of the Band’s payment of Net Win to the State due under section 2 of this chapter […]
4-29.5-17-4. Payment Period
Sec. 4. All annual payments made by the Band to the State under section 2 of this chapter shall be based on a full Payment Period, provided that the first payment under this provision may be for a period of less than a full Payment Period beginning on the day that Class III gaming commences […]
4-29.5-17-5. Revenue Allocation Requirements
Sec. 5. Funds received by the State under this chapter shall be expended at the direction of the Indiana State Budget Director, subject to appropriation by the Indiana General Assembly. It is the intent of the State and the Band that the funds be used in the following program areas: (i) education, (ii) economic and […]