PRINTER'S NO. 2780
No. 2196 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY SCHULER, BARLEY, PLATTS, COY, YOUNGBLOOD,
STRITTMATTER AND STEELMAN, NOVEMBER 14, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, NOVEMBER 14, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 17, 1981 (P.L.435, No.135),
2 entitled "An act providing for the regulation of pari-mutuel
3 thoroughbred horse racing and harness horse racing
4 activities; imposing certain taxes and providing for the
5 disposition of funds from pari-mutuel tickets," further
6 providing for distributions from the State Racing Fund.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 222(b)(5) of the act of December 17, 1981
10 (P.L.435, No.135), known as the Race Horse Industry Reform Act,
11 amended December 30, 1983 (P.L.400, No.93), is amended to read:
12 Section 222. Distribution of moneys retained from pari-mutuel
13 pools; taxation.
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15 (b) The commissions shall distribute moneys from the State
16 Racing Fund, together with the interest earned thereon, in the
17 following manner:
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19 (5) From remaining moneys in the State Racing Fund:
1 (i) An amount equivalent to seven-tenths of one
2 percent of the amount wagered each racing day at
3 thoroughbred horse race meetings shall be paid by the
4 State Horse Racing Commission from the State Racing Fund
5 through the Department of Revenue for credit to the
6 Pennsylvania Breeding Fund, beginning on July 1, 1983.
7 (ii) An amount equivalent to one and one-half
8 percent of the amount wagered each racing day at harness
9 horse race meetings shall be paid by the Harness Racing
10 Commission from the State Racing Fund through the
11 Department of Revenue for credit to the Pennsylvania Sire
12 Stakes Fund, beginning on July 1, 1983.
13 (iii) An amount equivalent to one-half of one
14 percent of the amount wagered each racing day at an off-
15 track wagering facility shall be paid by the State Horse
16 Racing Commission from the State Racing Fund through the
17 Department of Revenue to each municipality and school
18 district which hosts the off-track wagering facility.
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20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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