03:51 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 5, 2005

By VINCE PATTON, KGW Staff

Editor's note: Here's an outline of the deal reached between the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski to build a new casino in Cascade Locks. Details were outlined by officials to the media on Tuesday afternoon...

GOVERNOR agreed Monday night.

MAKE OR BREAK ISSUES:

- Preserve tribal land at Hood River / keep it natural.

- Only 1 casino per tribe.

- Economic benefits for all.

AGREEMENT:

- State takes over most of Hood River land, the rest remains undeveloped in conservation trust forever. Tribes give up Hood River claims forever.

- Kahneeta shuts down its casino as soon as this one opens.

- State gets cut of profits, but will not say how much until Wednesday.

- Tribe pays entire cost of brand new I-84 interchange. Estimated price tag: $20 million.

- Tribe agrees to minimum standards for:

- wages

- worker safety

- non discrimination

- workers can unionize

- New Casino will seek certification for energey efficiency.

- Will build low profile, blend into gorge.

CASINO PROJECT

- 400 construction jobs

- 1,200 full-time casino operation jobs (includes hotel, restaurant, related businesses.)

- Will be largest casino in Oregon, larger than Grande Ronde.

LOCATION

- Location is in an industrial park at the east end of Cascade Locks in an area that is already zoned for development. The area is near a wood pekket company, between I-84 and the river.

- The site in Cascade Locks is not environmentally sensitive. The proposed site in Hood River, which has been nixed, was much more environmentally sensitive.