PRINTER'S NO. 3063
No. 2213 Session of 1984
INTRODUCED BY TRELLO, POTT, STEVENS, PETRONE, DeLUCA, GRUPPO,
HALUSKA, BELFANTI, STEIGHNER, PRESTON, CIVERA, COLAFELLA,
JOHNSON, BELOFF, BOOK, TELEK AND VAN HORNE, MAY 30, 1984
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MAY 30, 1984
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
2 "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
3 thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
4 Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
5 funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
6 from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
7 further providing for the use of funds.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 2 of the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351,
11 No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, amended October 17, 1980
12 (P.L.1088, No.184), is amended to read:
13 Section 2. Statement of Purpose.--This act is enacted to
14 establish a lottery to be operated by the State, the net
15 proceeds of which are to be used after June 30, 1972 for the
16 purposes of providing property tax relief for the elderly for
17 taxes paid in 1971 and thereafter to persons sixty-five years of
18 age or older and persons ages sixty to sixty-four who are
19 unemployed and for providing certain free fixed route local
20 transit services to persons sixty-five years of age or older and
1 reduced fare on group ride transit service to persons sixty-five
2 years of age or older and persons ages sixty to sixty-four who
3 are unemployed. It is further intended to provide a means
4 through which to curb illegal gambling operations in
5 Pennsylvania.
6 Section 2. Section 3 of the act is amended by adding a
7 clause to read:
8 Section 3. Definitions.--As used in this act:
9 * * *
10 (6) "Unemployed" means persons eligible for unemployment
11 compensation benefits under the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd
12 Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment
13 Compensation Law, except that persons who were determined
14 ineligible because of pension offset provision of the law shall
15 also be considered unemployed.
16 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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