THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY TOEPEL, VEREB, STEPHENS, HARPER, MURT, QUIGLEY, GINGRICH, HACKETT AND MALONEY, JULY 17, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, JULY 17, 2012  

AN ACT

Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for establishment of State Gaming

Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1403(c)(2)(iv)(B) of Title 4 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 1403.  Establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine

revenue distribution.

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(c)  Transfers and distributions.--The department shall:

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(2)  From the local share assessment established in

subsection (b), make quarterly distributions among the

counties hosting a licensed facility in accordance with the

following schedule:

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(iv)  * * *

(B)  If the facility is a Category 3 licensed

facility located in a county of the second class A,

2% of the gross terminal revenue from the licensed

facility shall be [deposited into a restricted

receipts account to be established in the

Commonwealth Financing Authority to be used

exclusively for grants or guarantees for projects in

the host county that qualify under 64 Pa.C.S. §§ 1551

(relating to Business in Our Sites Program), 1556

(relating to Tax Increment Financing Guarantee

Program) and 1558 (relating to Water Supply and

Wastewater Infrastructure Program)] distributed to

the county hosting the licensed facility for the

purpose of supporting the maintenance and

refurbishment of parks and heritage sites throughout

the county.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.