SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1544 PRINTER'S NO. 2172
No. 1287 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, MAY 8, 2007
SENATOR ARMSTRONG, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JUNE 29, 2007
AN ACT
1 Making appropriations from restricted revenue accounts within <--
2 the State Gaming Fund to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control
3 Board, the Department of Revenue, the Pennsylvania State
4 Police and the Attorney General.
5 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNTS <--
6 WITHIN THE STATE GAMING FUND AND FROM THE STATE GAMING FUND
7 TO THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT OF
8 REVENUE, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE AND THE ATTORNEY
9 GENERAL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2007, TO JUNE
10 30, 2008, AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS INCURRED AND REMAINING
11 UNPAID AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2007.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. State Gaming Fund.--The following sums set forth <--
15 in this act, or as much thereof as maybe necessary, are hereby
16 appropriated from the State Gaming Fund restricted revenue
17 accounts under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1401 (relating to slot machine
18 licensee deposits) to the hereinafter named agencies of the
19 Executive Department for the purposes set forth herein for the
20 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and for the payment of bills
21 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
1 ending June 30, 2006.
2 Section 2. Pennsylvania Gaming
3 Control Board.--The following amounts
4 are appropriated to the Pennsylvania
5 Gaming Control Board: Federal State
6 For the salaries, wages and all
7 necessary expenses for the proper
8 operation and administration of the
9 Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
10 State appropriation........ 31,266,000
11 Section 3. Attorney General.--The
12 following amounts are appropriated to
13 the Attorney General: Federal State
14 For the salaries, wages and all
15 necessary expenses of the Attorney
16 General related to the Pennsylvania
17 Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.
18 State appropriation........ 799,000
19 Section 4. Department of
20 Revenue.--The following amounts are
21 appropriated to the Department of
22 Revenue: Federal State
23 For the salaries, wages and all
24 necessary expenses of the Department
25 of Revenue related to the Pennsylvania
26 Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.
27 State appropriation........ 8,273,000
28 Section 5. Pennsylvania State
29 Police.--The following amounts are
30 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
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1 Police: Federal State
2 For the salaries, wages and all
3 necessary expenses of the Pennsylvania
4 State Police related to the
5 Pennsylvania Race Horse Development
6 and Gaming Act.
7 State appropriation........ 13,629,000
8 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007, or
9 immediately, whichever is later.
10 PART I <--
11 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
12 SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
13 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE GAMING
14 CONTROL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2007.
15 PART III
16 STATE GAMING CONTROL
17 RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
18 SECTION 301. STATE GAMING FUND.--THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS SET
19 FORTH IN THIS PART, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, ARE
20 HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE STATE GAMING FUND RESTRICTED
21 REVENUE ACCOUNTS UNDER 4 PA.C.S. § 1401 (RELATING TO SLOT
22 MACHINE LICENSEE DEPOSITS) TO THE AGENCIES OF THE EXECUTIVE
23 DEPARTMENT NAMED IN THIS PART FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH FOR THE
24 FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2007, AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS
25 INCURRED AND REMAINING UNPAID AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR
26 ENDING JUNE 30, 2007.
27 SECTION 302. ATTORNEY GENERAL.--THE FOLLOWING
28 AMOUNTS ARE APPROPRIATED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:
29 FOR SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES
30 OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RELATED TO 4 PA.C.S. PT.
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1 II (RELATING TO GAMING).
2 STATE APPROPRIATION.................... 799,000
3 SECTION 303. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.--THE
4 FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ARE APPROPRIATED TO THE
5 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE:
6 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
7 EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE RELATED TO 4
8 PA.C.S. PT. II (RELATING TO GAMING).
9 STATE APPROPRIATION.................... 7,786,000
10 SECTION 304. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE.--THE
11 FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ARE APPROPRIATED TO THE
12 PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE.
13 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
14 EXPENSES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE RELATED
15 TO 4 PA.C.S. PT. II (RELATING TO GAMING).
16 STATE APPROPRIATION.................... 11,573,000
17 PART V
18 STATE GAMING FUND
19 SECTION 501. STATE GAMING FUND.--THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS SET
20 FORTH IN THIS PART, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, ARE
21 HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE STATE GAMING FUND TO THE AGENCIES
22 OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT NAMED IN THIS PART FOR THE PURPOSES
23 SET FORTH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2007, AND FOR
24 THE PAYMENT OF BILLS INCURRED AND REMAINING UNPAID AT THE CLOSE
25 OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2007.
26 SECTION 502. PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL
27 BOARD.--THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ARE APPROPRIATED TO
28 THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD.
29 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
30 EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER OPERATION AND
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1 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL
2 BOARD. THIS APPROPRIATION INCLUDES $7,409,000 FROM
3 THE RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED IN THE
4 STATE GAMING FUND FOR FEES AND OTHER REVENUES
5 COLLECTED BY THE BOARD.
6 STATE APPROPRIATION.................... 29,984,000
7 SECTION 503. LOAN.--UNRESTRICTED FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
8 PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD UNDER THIS PART IN THE AMOUNT
9 OF $22,575,000 SHALL CONSTITUTE A LOAN AND SHALL BE REPAID IN
10 THE MANNER SET FORTH IN SECTION 1720-G OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9,
11 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), KNOWN AS THE FISCAL CODE. THE BOARD
12 SHALL DEFER ASSESSING SLOT MACHINE LICENSEES FOR REPAYMENT UNTIL
13 SUCH TIME AS 11 SLOT MACHINE LICENSES HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND 11
14 LICENSED GAMING ENTITIES HAVE COMMENCED THE OPERATION OF SLOT
15 MACHINES.
16 PART VII
17 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
18 SECTION 701. TRANSFERS PROHIBITED.--THERE IS NO AUTHORITY
19 FOR THE STATE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY OF THE BUDGET, THE
20 SECRETARY OF REVENUE OR THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD TO
21 TRANSFER ANY MONEYS WITHIN OR BETWEEN THE APPROPRIATIONS IN PART
22 III AND PART V OF THIS ACT.
23 SECTION 702. EFFECTIVE DATE.--THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT
24 JULY 1, 2007, OR IMMEDIATELY, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
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