| PRINTER'S NO. 877 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. | 765 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY DERMODY, BARBIN, BISHOP, BIZZARRO, B. BOYLE, K. BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRIGGS, V. BROWN, BROWNLEE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLAY, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, P. COSTA, CRUZ, M. DALEY, P. DALEY, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DEAN, DEASY, DELISSIO, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, D. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FARINA, FLYNN, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GAINEY, GALLOWAY, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, HAGGERTY, HALUSKA, HANNA, HARHAI, HARKINS, J. HARRIS, KAVULICH, W. KELLER, KIM, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MARKOSEK, MATZIE, MCCARTER, McGEEHAN, MCNEILL, MIRABITO, MIRANDA, MOLCHANY, MULLERY, MUNDY, NEILSON, NEUMAN, O'BRIEN, PAINTER, PARKER, PASHINSKI, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROZZI, SABATINA, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTARSIERO, SCHLOSSBERG, SIMS, SNYDER, STURLA, THOMAS, VITALI, WATERS, WHEATLEY, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 25, 2013
REFERRED TO COMMITEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 25, 2013
AN ACT
1Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
2"An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
3thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
4Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
5funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
6from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
7in State lottery, providing for disposition of funds in
8fiscal year 2013-2014.
9The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10hereby enacts as follows:
11Section 1. The act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91),
12known as the State Lottery Law, is amended by adding a section
13to read:
14Section 311.1. Disposition of funds in fiscal year 2013-2014.
1(a) Establishment of account.--A restricted reserve account
2is established in the State Lottery Fund. The moneys of the
3account are hereby appropriated on a continuing basis to carry
4out the provisions of this section.
5(b) Initial transfer of moneys into account.--Within ten
6days of the effective date of this section, an amount equal to
7the difference between the aggregate increase for fiscal year
82013-2014 and the aggregate increase for fiscal year 2012-2013
9shall be transferred from available funds in the State Lottery
10Fund to the account.
11(c) Distribution of moneys from account.--Subject to the
12provisions of subsection (d), during the fiscal year 2013-2014,
13the moneys in the account shall be expended on programs for
14seniors on a pro rata basis, based on the distribution of funds
15to programs for seniors in the Governor's Executive Budget for
16fiscal year 2013-2014, except that the funds for medical
17assistance long-term care and for the Pharmaceutical Assistance
18Contract for the Elderly shall not be part of this calculation.
19(d) Hold harmless transfer of moneys into account.--After
20the transfer of moneys into the account under subsection (b) and
21enactment of a general appropriations act for the fiscal year
222013-2014, if any of the programs for seniors receive, excluding
23the distribution required under subsection (c), less funding
24from the State Lottery Fund in fiscal year 2013-2014 than was
25received in fiscal year 2012-2013, then the Secretary of Revenue
26shall transfer from the State Lottery Fund to the account an
27amount necessary to insure that any of such programs for seniors
28receive the same amount of funding from the State Lottery Fund
29as was proposed for the programs for seniors in the Governor's
30Executive Budget for fiscal year 2013-2014. Moneys transferred
1under this subsection shall be distributed in the same manner as
2provided in subsection (c).
3(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
4words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
5subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
6"Account." The restricted reserve account established by
7this section.
8"Aggregate increase for fiscal year 2012-2013." The
9difference between the aggregate dollar amount expended from the
10State Lottery Fund through appropriations and executive
11authorizations relating to programs for seniors in fiscal years
122012-2013 and 2011-2012.
13"Aggregate increase for fiscal year 2013-2014." The
14difference between the aggregate dollar amount expended from the
15State Lottery Fund through appropriations and executive
16authorizations relating to programs for seniors in fiscal year
172012-2013 and the Governor's Executive Budget for fiscal year
182013-2014.
19"Programs for seniors." The programs or grants for the
20benefit of seniors that are funded through the State Lottery
21Fund in the Governor's Executive Budget for fiscal year 2013-
222014. The term does not include:
23(1) Funds for prizes to the holders of winning lottery
24tickets or shares.
25(2) Funds for administrative or operating expenses for
26the lottery, including general government operations or
27expenses of any private contractor, advertising expenses or
28commissions.
29Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013, or
30immediately, whichever is later.