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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2001

The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla of California may not have gotten all the money the tribe deserves for the Salton Sea flooding tribal land but some say the potential for gaming outweighs the concerns.

Under a bill signed into law by President Clinton in December, the tribe is to receive $14.2 million to compensate for flooded land. Of that amount, tribal members will share in a $2 million fund that pays $1,000 per acre for flooded land between $500 and $600 per acre for land near the sea.

The bill also gives the tribe money to purchase land to develop a casino. The casino, which would be located near a major interstate, could provide even more financial benefits for the remote tribe.

The tribe has been trying to negotiate a gaming compact with the state of California.

Get the Story:
Tribe to get money for flooding by Salton Sea (The Palm Springs Desert Sun 8/1)

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