PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3620 PRINTER'S NO. 4034
No. 2458 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS AND CALTAGIRONE, APRIL 15, 2008
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 24, 2008
AN ACT
1 Making appropriations from the restricted revenue accounts
2 within the State Gaming Fund and from the State Gaming Fund
3 to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Department of
4 Revenue, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Attorney
5 General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, to June
6 30, 2009, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
7 unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 PART I
11 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
12 Section 101. Short title.
13 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Gaming
14 Control Appropriation Act of 2008.
15 PART III
16 STATE GAMING CONTROL
17 RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
18 Section 301. State Gaming Fund.--The following amounts set
19 forth in this part, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
1 hereby appropriated from the State Gaming Fund restricted
2 revenue accounts under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1401 (relating to slot
3 machine licensee deposits) to the agencies of the Executive
4 Department named in this part for the purposes set forth for the
5 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and for the payment of bills
6 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
7 ending June 30, 2008.
8 Section 302. Attorney General.--The following
9 amounts are appropriated to the Attorney General:
10 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
11 of the Attorney General related to 4 Pa.C.S. Pt.
12 II (relating to gaming).
13 State appropriation.................... 942,000
14 Section 303. Department of Revenue.--The
15 following amounts are appropriated to the
16 Department of Revenue:
17 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
18 expenses of the Department of Revenue related to 4
19 Pa.C.S. Pt. II (relating to gaming).
20 State appropriation.................... 10,091,000
21 Section 304. Pennsylvania State Police.--The
22 following amounts are appropriated to the
23 Pennsylvania State Police.
24 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
25 expenses of the Pennsylvania State Police related
26 to 4 Pa.C.S. Pt. II (relating to gaming).
27 State appropriation.................... 17,002,000
28 PART V
29 STATE GAMING FUND
30 Section 501. State Gaming Fund.--The following amounts set
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1 forth in this part, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
2 hereby appropriated from the State Gaming Fund to the agencies
3 of the Executive Department named in this part for the purposes
4 set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and for
5 the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close
6 of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.
7 Section 502. Pennsylvania Gaming Control
8 Board.--The following amounts are appropriated to
9 the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
10 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
11 expenses for the proper operation and
12 administration of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control
13 Board. This appropriation includes $9,208,000 from
14 the restricted revenue account established in the
15 State Gaming Fund for fees and other revenues
16 collected by the board.
17 State appropriation.................... 34,719,000
18 Section 503. Loan.--Unrestricted funds appropriated to the
19 Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board under this part in the amount
20 of $25,511,000 shall constitute a loan from the State Gaming <--
21 Fund. OF $25,511,000 SHALL CONSTITUTE A LOAN AND SHALL BE REPAID <--
22 IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN SECTION 1720-I OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9,
23 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), KNOWN AS THE FISCAL CODE. THE BOARD
24 SHALL DEFER ASSESSING SLOT MACHINE LICENSEES FOR REPAYMENT UNTIL
25 SUCH TIME AS 11 SLOT MACHINE LICENSES HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND 11
26 LICENSED GAMING ENTITIES HAVE COMMENCED THE OPERATION OF SLOT
27 MACHINES.
28 PART VII
29 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
30 SECTION 701. TRANSFERS PROHIBITED.--THERE IS NO AUTHORITY <--
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1 FOR THE STATE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY OF THE BUDGET, THE
2 SECRETARY OF REVENUE OR THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD TO
3 TRANSFER ANY MONEY WITHIN OR BETWEEN THE APPROPRIATIONS IN PART
4 III OR PART V.
5 Section 701 702. Effective date.--This act shall take effect <--
6 July 1, 2008, or immediately, whichever is later.
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