Legislative Analyst's Office Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget Bill Department of Justice (0820) Under the direction of the Attorney General, the Department of Justice (DOJ) enforces state laws, provides legal services to state and local agencies, and provides support services to local law enforcement agencies. Budget Proposal The budget proposes total expenditures of $620 million for support of the DOJ in the budget year. This amount is $29 million, or about 4 percent, less than estimated current-year expenditures. The requested amount includes $324 million from the General Fund (a decrease of $30 million, or 8.4 percent), $135 million from special funds, $28 million from federal funds, and $133 million from reimbursements. Division of Gambling Control Chapter 867, Statutes of 1997 (SB 8, Lockyer), established the Division of Gambling Control to enforce gambling regulations (mainly cardrooms) throughout the state. With the passage of Proposition 1A (March 2000), which legalized Las Vegas-style gaming on Indian lands, the division, along with the California Gambling Control Commission, assumed the state's regulatory responsibility for tribal gambling. For 2001-02, the division is authorized 158 enforcement agents, auditors, and support staff. Of these, approximately 67 positions are used to support cardroom regulatory actions with the remaining 91 positions engaged in tribal regulatory activities. The budget proposes expenditures of $14.6 million for support of the Division of Gambling Control. This represents a $1.8 million, or 14 percent, increase over current-year spending. Almost 60 percent of the 2002-03 expenditures will come from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund, and about 33 percent will be from the Gambling Control Fund. The remaining expenditures will be funded from fines, penalties, and reimbursements. Of the proposed increase, $1.3 million is requested to implement "License 2000," a data system to track the licensing of certain groups of individuals employed in, or connected to, gambling facilities. | |
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