PRINTER'S NO. 4403
No. 2855 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY BOYD, TRUE, TURZAI, HICKERNELL, SCAVELLO, BARRAR,
STERN, R. STEVENSON, CLYMER, CRAHALLA, HERSHEY AND ARMSTRONG,
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for authorized slot machine
3 licenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1301 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes, added July 5, 2004 (P.L.572, No.71), is
8 amended to read:
9 § 1301. Authorized slot machine licenses.
10 (a) General rule.--There shall be three distinct
11 classifications of slot machine licenses, designated by
12 category, each permitting a licensed racing entity or person to
13 apply for a qualifying license category and, upon issuance by
14 the board in its discretion, to place and operate slot machines
15 at a licensed facility. Except for conditional Category 1
16 license applications pursuant to section 1315 (relating to
17 conditional Category 1 licenses), it is mandatory that the board
1 shall consider, approve, condition or deny the approval of all
2 initial applications for each and every category of slot machine
3 licenses collectively and together, in a comprehensive Statewide
4 manner, within 12 months following the time set by the board at
5 which all applications are to be filed and deemed complete by
6 the board. The board shall approve, condition or deny the
7 issuance of a slot machine license of any category within the
8 time period provided for herein. Following approval of an
9 application for a slot machine license, the applicant shall
10 provide formal notification to the board as soon as:
11 (1) it fulfills all required conditions for issuance of
12 the license; and
13 (2) the board's decision approving the application is a
14 final, binding, nonappealable determination which is not
15 subject to a pending legal challenge.
16 Upon receipt of such formal notification and upon conducting any
17 necessary verification, the board shall issue a slot machine
18 license to the applicant.
19 (b) Limitation.--Each slot machine license issued pursuant
20 to this part shall restrict the licensee to the placement and
21 operation of slot machines at a single licensed facility. Under
22 no circumstances shall slot machines be placed or operated at a
23 nonprimary location.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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