PRINTER'S NO. 65
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
70
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, BARRAR, BOBACK, R. BROWN, COX,
GILLESPIE, GROVE, JAMES, LAWRENCE, MILLARD, MULLERY, SACCONE,
STEPHENS, GABLER AND GILLEN, JANUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, JANUARY 23, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in revenues relating to gaming, providing for
revenue from expansion of gaming.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 4 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 1410. Revenue from expansion of gaming.
(a) General rule.--If an expansion of gaming occurs in this
Commonwealth on or after the effective date of this section, any
revenue received by the Commonwealth from the expansion shall be
deposited into the Property Tax Relief Fund established in
section 1409 (relating to Property Tax Relief Fund).
(b) Determination and publication.--
(1) The Secretary of Revenue shall determine whether an
expansion of gaming after the effective date of this section
has occurred.
(2) After determining that an expansion of gaming has
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occurred, the Secretary of Revenue shall submit to the
Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice on the nature of the expansion
of gaming. The notice shall be transmitted as soon as
practicable after the determination is made.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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