PRINTER'S NO. 810
No. 712 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY LLOYD, SINGEL AND HELFRICK, MAY 3, 1983
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MAY 3, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 17, 1981 (P.L.435, No.135),
2 entitled "An act providing for the regulation of pari-mutuel
3 thoroughbred horse racing and harness horse racing
4 activities; imposing certain taxes and providing for the
5 disposition of funds from pari-mutuel tickets," providing
6 moneys for the support of the Compulsive Gambling Prevention
7 and Treatment Program from unclaimed winning tickets.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 222(b) of the act of December 17, 1981
11 (P.L.435, No.135), known as the Race Horse Industry Reform Act,
12 is amended by adding a clause to read:
13 Section 222. Distribution of moneys retained from pari-mutuel
14 pools; taxation.
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16 (b) The State Harness Racing Commission shall make all
17 distributions of moneys from the State Harness Racing Fund. The
18 State Horse Racing Commission shall make all distribution of
19 moneys from the State Horse Racing Fund. The commissions shall
20 distribute moneys from their respective funds in the following
1 manner:
2 (7.1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be paid
3 annually to the Department of Health for support of the
4 Compulsive Gambling Prevention and Treatment Program with the
5 money to be derived from the funds from unclaimed winning
6 tickets with the sum of $100,000 payable from the State Horse
7 Racing Fund and the sum of $50,000 payable from the State
8 Harness Racing Fund.
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10 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 1984.
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