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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1096
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE GAYDOS
Printer's No. 1144
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by inserting after "laws,""
in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 22 and 23, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 1. The definition of "public venue" in section 102
of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the
Liquor Code, is amended to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--The following words or phrases,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
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"Public venue" shall mean a stadium, arena, convention
center, museum, zoo, amphitheater or similar structure. If the
public venue is a cruise terminal owned or leased by a port
authority created under the act of June 12, 1931 (P.L.575,
No.200), entitled "An act providing for joint action by
Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the development of the ports on
the lower Delaware River, and the improvement of the facilities
for transportation across the river; authorizing the Governor,
for these purposes, to enter into an agreement with New Jersey;
creating The Delaware River Joint Commission and specifying the
powers and duties thereof, including the power to finance
projects by the issuance of revenue bonds; transferring to the
new commission all the powers of the Delaware River Bridge Joint
Commission; and making an appropriation," it shall have no
permanent seating requirement. If the public venue is an open-
air amphitheater owned by a port authority created under the act
of December 6, 1972 (P.L.1392, No.298), known as the "Third
Class City Port Authority Act," it shall have no permanent
seating requirement. If the public venue is owned by a political
subdivision, a municipal authority, the Commonwealth, an
authority created under the act of July 29, 1953 (P.L.1034,
No.270), known as the "Public Auditorium Authorities Law," an
authority created under Article XXV-A of the act of July 28,
1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the "Second Class County Code,"
an art museum established under the authority of the act of
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April 6, 1791 (3 Sm.L.20, No.1536), entitled "An act to confer
on certain associations of the citizens of this commonwealth the
powers and immunities of corporations, or bodies politic in
law," or an authority created under Article XXIII (n) or (o) of
the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The
County Code," it shall have permanent seating for at least one
thousand (1,000) people; otherwise, it shall have permanent
seating for at least two thousand (2,000) people. The term shall
also mean any regional history center, multipurpose cultural and
science facility, museum or convention or trade show center,
regardless of owner and seating capacity, that has a floor area
of at least sixty thousand (60,000) square feet in one building
or is comprised of no less than three hundred fifty (350) acres
and is a member of the American Public Garden Association. The
term shall also mean a convention or conference center owned by
a city of the third class or a university which is a member of
the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education which is
operated by a university foundation or alumni association,
regardless of seating capacity, that has a floor area of at
least fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in one building. The
term shall also mean a visitor center, regardless of floor area
or seating capacity, that was established under the authority of
the Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1999 (Public Law
106-131, 113 Stat. 1678, 16 U.S.C. ยง 407m).
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Section 2. Section 461(c)(9.2) of the act is amended to
read:
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