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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, JUNE 12, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 12, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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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, 2009, to June |
6 | 30, 2010, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining |
7 | unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. |
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 2009. |
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 |
20 | hereby appropriated from the State Gaming Fund restricted |
21 | revenue accounts under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1401 (relating to slot |
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1 | machine licensee deposits) to the agencies of the Executive |
2 | Department named in this part for the purposes set forth for the |
3 | fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and for the payment of bills |
4 | incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year |
5 | ending June 30, 2009. |
6 7 8 9 10 | Section 302. Attorney General.--The following amounts are appropriated to the Attorney General: For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses of the Attorney General related to 4 Pa.C.S. Pt. II (relating to gaming). | | 11 | State appropriation............ | 1,068,000 | 12 13 14 15 16 17 | Section 303. Department of Revenue.--The following amounts are appropriated to the Department of Revenue: For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses of the Department of Revenue related to 4 Pa.C.S. Pt. II (relating to gaming). | | 18 | State appropriation............ | 9,959,000 | 19 20 21 22 23 24 | Section 304. Pennsylvania State Police.--The following amounts are appropriated to the Pennsylvania State Police. For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses of the Pennsylvania State Police related to 4 Pa.C.S. Pt. II (relating to gaming). | | 25 | State appropriation............ | 18,274,000 |
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26 | PART V |
27 | STATE GAMING FUND |
28 | Section 501. State Gaming Fund.--The following amounts set |
29 | forth in this part, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are |
30 | hereby appropriated from the State Gaming Fund to the agencies |
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1 | of the Executive Department named in this part for the purposes |
2 | set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and for |
3 | the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close |
4 | of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. |
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | Section 502. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.--The following amounts are appropriated to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses for the proper operation and administration of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. This appropriation includes $8,113,000 from the restricted revenue account established in the State Gaming Fund for fees and other revenues collected by the board. | | 15 | State appropriation............ | 34,530,500 |
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16 | Section 503. Loan.--Unrestricted funds appropriated to the |
17 | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board under this part in the amount |
18 | of $26,417,500 shall constitute a loan and shall be repaid in |
19 | the manner set forth in section (Upon enactment, the Legislative |
20 | Reference Bureau shall replace this blank with the appropriate |
21 | citation.) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known |
22 | as The Fiscal Code. The board shall defer assessing slot machine |
23 | licensees for repayment until such time as 11 slot machine |
24 | licenses have been issued and 11 licensed gaming entities have |
25 | commenced the operation of slot machines. |
26 | PART VII |
27 | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
28 | Section 701. Transfers prohibited.--There is no authority |
29 | for the State Treasurer, the Secretary of the Budget, the |
30 | Secretary of Revenue or the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to |
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1 | transfer any money within or between the appropriations in Part |
2 | III or Part V. |
3 | Section 702. Effective date.--This act shall take effect |
4 | July 1, 2009, or immediately, whichever is later. |
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