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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 65

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER

Printer's No. 2552

Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by striking out "prospective"

and inserting

 projected

Amend Bill, page 2, line 2, by striking out "bidder's" and

inserting

 prospective licensee's

Amend Bill, page 2, line 8, by striking out "sold" and

inserting

 awarded

Amend Bill, page 2, line 10, by striking out "sold" and

inserting

 awarded

Amend Bill, page 3, line 6, by striking out "bidder" and

inserting

 prospective licensee

Amend Bill, page 3, line 7, by striking out "offer to

purchase" and inserting

 binding proposal to accept the award of

Amend Bill, page 3, line 8, by striking out "shall provide"

and inserting

 must include

Amend Bill, page 3, line 11, by striking out "purchaser" and

inserting

 licensee

Amend Bill, page 3, line 30, by striking out "discussion" and

inserting

 description

Amend Bill, page 4, line 8, by striking out "(C)  Revenue

sharing with other communities."

Amend Bill, page 4, lines 9 and 10, by striking out "through

2011 " in line 9 and all of line 10 and inserting

 for five years following the projected date to commence

gaming operations at the licensed facility.

Amend Bill, page 4, line 11, by striking out "purchaser" and

inserting

 licensee

Amend Bill, page 4, line 14, by inserting after "A"

projected 

Amend Bill, page 4, line 15, by striking out "purchaser" and

inserting

 licensee

Amend Bill, page 4, line 17, by striking out "After

receiving" and inserting

 Within five days of its receipt of

Amend Bill, page 4, line 18, by striking out "open" and

inserting

 disclose the content of

Amend Bill, page 4, lines 18 through 21, by striking out "and

" in line 18 and all of lines 19 through 21 and inserting

, including:

(i)  owners' names;

(ii)  venture partners, if any; and

(iii)  in the case of applicants for owners'

licenses, the locations of the proposed development

sites.

Amend Bill, page 4, line 22, by striking out "six" and

inserting

 30

Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 29 and 30

(7)  Following the selection of the three final

applicants, the board shall do all of the following:

(i)  Hold public hearings under section 1205

(relating to license or permit application hearing

process; public input hearings).

(ii)  Evaluate the winning bid within a reasonable

period of time for license suitability in accordance with

all applicable statutory and regulatory criteria,

including compliance with sections 1310 (relating to slot

machine license application character requirements), 1313

(relating to slot machine license application financial

fitness requirements), 1316 (relating to bond for

issuance of slot machine license) and proof of financial

ability as required by section 13A12(b)(9).

Amend Bill, page 4, line 30, by striking out "(7)" and

inserting

 (8)

Amend Bill, page 5, line 2, by striking out "competing

bidder" and inserting

 prospective licensee

Amend Bill, page 5, line 4, by striking out "purchaser" and

inserting

 licensee

Amend Bill, page 5, line 7, by striking out "(8)" and

inserting

 (9)

Amend Bill, page 5, line 8, by striking out "competing

bidder" and inserting

 prospective licensee

Amend Bill, page 5, lines 8 and 9, by striking out "leading "

in line 8 and "proposal" in line 9 and inserting

 winning prospective licensee

Amend Bill, page 5, lines 10 through 18, by striking out all

of said lines

Amend Bill, page 5, line 19, by striking out "bidder" and

inserting

 prospective licensee

Amend Bill, page 5, line 23, by striking out "bidders" and

inserting

 prospective licensees

Amend Bill, page 5, line 24, by striking out "bidders" where

it occurs the first time and inserting

 prospective licensees

Amend Bill, page 5, line 24, by striking out "bidders" where

it occurs the second time and inserting

 prospective licensees

Amend Bill, page 5, line 28, by striking out "bidders" and

inserting

 prospective licensees

Amend Bill, page 5, line 30, by striking out "bidder" and

inserting

 prospective licensee

Amend Bill, page 6, by inserting between lines 7 and 8

(e)  Temporary regulations.--

(1)  In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of

this section, regulations promulgated by the board shall be

deemed temporary regulations which shall expire not later

than two years following the publication of the temporary

regulation. The board may promulgate temporary regulations

not subject to any of the following:

(i)  Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the act

of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the

Commonwealth Documents Law.

(ii)  Section 204(b) of the act of October 15, 1980

(P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys

Act.

(iii)  The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181),

known as the Regulatory Review Act.

(2)  The board's authority to promulgate temporary

regulations under paragraph (1) shall expire one year after

the effective date of this section. Regulations adopted after

this period shall be promulgated as provided by law.

Amend Bill, page 6, line 8, by striking out "(e)" and

inserting

 (f)