HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1574, 1598, 1650 | PRINTER'S NO. 1794 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. | 1181 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, PILEGGI, SCARNATI, TOMLINSON, McILHINNEY, VULAKOVICH, YAW AND HUGHES, NOVEMBER 18, 2013
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 10, 2014
AN ACT
1Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled,
2as amended, "An act relating to the finances of the State
3government; providing for the settlement, assessment,
4collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts
5due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and
6other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth,
7or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the
8proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other
9disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the
10possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims
11against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and
12appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to
13the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth
14and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
15moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
16and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
17authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
18to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
19section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
20Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
21certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
22department, board, commission, and officer of the State
23government, every political subdivision of the State, and
24certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
25association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
26collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
27imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
28other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
29every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
30Commonwealth," in additional special funds, further providing
31for the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund<-; in 2013-
322014 budget implementation, further providing for executive
1offices; lapsing certain funds; and making an appropriation.
2The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3hereby enacts as follows:
4Section 1. Section 1723-A.1(2) of the act of April 9, 1929
5(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, added July 18, 2013
6(P.L.574, No.71), is amended to read:
7Section 1723-A.1. Distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse
8Development Fund.
9Funds in the fund are appropriated to the department on a
10continuing basis for the purposes set forth in this subsection
11and shall be distributed to each active and operating Category 1
12licensee conducting live racing as follows:
13* * *
14(2) [For fiscal year 2013-2014, distributions<-]
15Distributions from the fund shall be allocated as follows:
16(i) [Each<-] For fiscal year 2013-2014, each week,
17$802,682 in the fund shall be transferred to the account.
18This transfer shall not exceed $17,659,000 annually.
<-19(i.1) After December 31, 2013, and before July 1,
202014, the following apply:
21(A) Subject to clause (B), each week, $250,000
22in the fund shall be transferred to the State Racing
<-23(i.1) In addition to the transfer under subparagraph
24(i), for a total of 14 weeks from the effective date of
25this subparagraph, each week, $300,000 shall be
26transferred from the fund, for a total amount of
27$4,200,000, to the State Racing Fund to be used
28exclusively for the enforcement of the act of December
2917, 1981 (P.L.435, No.135), known as the Race Horse
30Industry Reform Act. Moneys transferred pursuant to this
<-1clause subparagraph shall not be transferred subsequently
2to any other State fund or account for any purpose.
<-3(B) The total transfer under this subparagraph
4shall not exceed $5,000,000.
5(ii) [Each<-] For fiscal year 2013-2014, each week,
6the money remaining in the fund after any transfer under
7[subparagraph (i)] subparagraphs (i) and (i.1) shall be
8distributed to each active and operating Category 1
9licensee conducting live racing in accordance with the
10following formula:
11(A) Divide:
12(I) the total daily assessments paid, by
13each active and operating Category 1 licensee
14conducting live racing, into the fund for that
15week; by
16(II) the total daily assessments paid, by
17all active and operating Category 1 licensees
18conducting live racing, into the fund for that
19week.
20(B) Multiply the quotient under clause (A) by
21the amount to be distributed under this subparagraph.
22(iii) The distribution under subparagraph (ii) shall
23be allocated as follows:
24(A) The greater of 4% of the amount to be
25distributed under subparagraph (ii) or $220,000 shall
26be used to fund health and pension benefits for the
27members of the horsemen's organizations representing
28the owners and trainers at the racetrack at which the
29licensed racing entity operates for the benefit of
30the organization's members, their families, employees
1and others in accordance with the rules and
2eligibility requirements of the organization, as
3approved by the State Horse Racing Commission or the
4State Harness Racing Commission. This amount shall be
5deposited within five business days of the end of
6each week into a separate account to be established
7by each respective horsemen's organization at a
8banking institution of its choice. Of this amount, a
9minimum of $250,000 shall be paid annually by the
10horsemen's organization to the thoroughbred jockeys
11or standardbred drivers organization at the racetrack
12at which the licensed racing entity operates for
13health insurance, life insurance or other benefits to
14active and disabled thoroughbred jockeys or
15standardbred drivers in accordance with the rules and
16eligibility requirements of that organization. The
17total distribution under this clause in any fiscal
18year shall not exceed $11,400,000.
19(B) Of the money remaining to be distributed
20under subparagraph (ii) after application of clause
21(A), the following disbursements shall be made:
22(I) Eighty-three and one-third percent of
23the money to be distributed under this clause
24shall be deposited on a weekly basis into a
25separate, interest-bearing purse account to be
26established by and for the benefit of the
27horsemen. The earned interest on the account
28shall be credited to the purse account. Licensees
29shall combine these funds with revenues from
30existing purse agreements to fund purses for live
1races consistent with those agreements with the
2advice and consent of the horsemen.
3(II) For thoroughbred tracks, 16 and 2/3% of
4the money to be distributed under this clause
5shall be deposited on a weekly basis into the
6Pennsylvania Breeding Fund established in section
7223 of the Race Horse Industry Reform Act. For
8standardbred tracks, 8 and 1/3% of the money to
9be distributed under this clause shall be
10deposited on a weekly basis into the Pennsylvania
11Sire Stakes Fund as defined in section 224 of the
12Race Horse Industry Reform Act; and 8 and 1/3% of
13the money to be distributed under this clause
14shall be deposited on a weekly basis into a
15restricted account in the State Racing Fund to be
16known as the Pennsylvania Standardbred Breeders
17Development Fund. The State Harness Racing
18Commission shall, in consultation with the
19Secretary of Agriculture, promulgate regulations
20adopting a standardbred breeders program that
21will include the administration of the
22Pennsylvania Stallion Award, the Pennsylvania
23Bred Award and the Pennsylvania Sired and Bred
24Award.
<-25Section 2. Section 1712-H of the act, repealed and added
26July 18, 2013 (P.L.574, No.71), is amended to read:
27Section 1712-H. Executive Offices.
28(1) Funds appropriated to the Pennsylvania Commission on
29Crime and Delinquency for intermediate punishment treatment
30programs shall be distributed competitively to counties for
1offenders sentenced to intermediate punishment programs. The
2portion of funds for drug and alcohol treatment shall be
3based on national statistics that identify the percentage of
4incarcerated individuals that are in need of treatment for
5substance issues but in no case shall be less than 80% of the
6amount appropriated.
7(2) From funds appropriated to the commission, at least
8$285,000 shall be used to support the Statewide Automated
9Victim Information and Notification System (SAVIN) to provide
10offender information through county jails and $200,000 shall
11be used for a residential treatment community facility for
12at-risk youth located in a county of the fifth class.
13(3) From funds appropriated for violence prevention
14programs, at least $250,000 shall be used for programs in a
15city of the second class, and at least $450,000 shall be used
16for programs in a city of the first class.
17(4) From funds appropriated to the Office of
18Administration for a pilot program to allow for the purchase
19of technology and related equipment which shall primarily be
20used at outdoor events to ensure the public's safety, the
21Office of Administration shall enter into an interagency
22agreement or memorandum of understanding with the
23Pennsylvania State Police, the Office of Homeland Security
24within the Governor's Office or the Pennsylvania National
25Guard, or any combination thereof, for the purpose of such
26pilot program.
27Section 3. The allocation of $1,500,000 appropriated to the
28Pennsylvania State Police in section 224 of the act of June 30,
292013 (P.L. , No.1A), known as the General Appropriation Act
30of 2013, for the purpose of a pilot program to allow for the
1purchase of technology and related equipment which shall
2primarily be used at outdoor events to ensure the public's
3safety, shall lapse immediately.
4Section 4. The sum of $1,500,000 is hereby appropriated from
5the General Fund to the Office of Administration for the purpose
6of a pilot program to allow for the purchase of technology and
7related equipment which shall primarily be used at outdoor
8events to ensure the public's safety.
9Section 5. If this section takes effect after January 1,
102014, the amendment of section 1723-A.1(2) of the act shall
11apply retroactively to January 1, 2014.
12Section 6 2. This act shall take effect immediately.<-