PRINTER'S NO. 3839
No. 2878 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY SAURMAN, PETTIT, YOUNGBLOOD, TRELLO, MELIO, LAUB,
MAITLAND AND RUBLEY, JUNE 8, 1994
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND YOUTH, JUNE 8, 1994
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
2 "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
3 thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
4 Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
5 funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
6 from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
7 further providing for the disposition of funds from sale of
8 tickets or shares.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 12 of the act of August 26, 1971
12 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, amended
13 October 17, 1980 (P.L.1088, No.184), is amended to read:
14 Section 12. Disposition of Funds from Sale of Tickets or
15 Shares.--(a) All moneys received from the operation of the
16 State lottery shall be deposited in a State Lottery Fund which
17 is hereby created. Such moneys shall be used to the extent
18 necessary for the payment of lottery prizes but the amount so
19 used shall not be less than forty per cent of the amount of
20 which tickets or shares have been sold. All payments of lottery
1 prizes and for expenses of operation of the lottery shall be
2 made as provided by law. All moneys remaining after payment of
3 prizes and operating expenses shall remain in the State Lottery
4 Fund and shall be allocated for the purpose of providing
5 property tax relief for the elderly for taxes paid in 1971 and
6 thereafter pursuant to the provisions of the act of March 11,
7 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the ["Senior Citizens Property
8 Tax or Rent Rebate and Older Persons Inflation Needs Act,"]
9 "Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act," and for the purpose
10 of providing free or reduced fare transit service for the
11 elderly pursuant to the act of [January 22, 1968 (P.L.42, No.8),
12 known as the "Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Assistance
13 Law of 1967," and the act of February 11, 1976 (P.L.14, No.10),
14 known as the "Pennsylvania Rural and Intercity Common Carrier
15 Surface Transportation Assistance Act."] August 14, 1991
16 (P.L.342, No.36), known as the "Lottery Fund Preservation Act,"
17 and for the provision of library services directly to facilities
18 that house or are established to primarily serve the elderly, as
19 determined by the local area agencies on aging. In the event
20 sufficient funds are not available from the lottery receipts to
21 meet the requirements of the [act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104,
22 No.3), known as the "Senior Citizens Property Tax or Rent Rebate
23 and Older Persons Inflation Needs Act,"] "Senior Citizens Rebate
24 and Assistance Act," or for providing free or reduced fare
25 transit service for the elderly under the [act of January 22,
26 1968 (P.L.42, No.8), known as the "Pennsylvania Urban Mass
27 Transportation Assistance Law of 1967," and the act of February
28 11, 1976 (P.L.14, No.10), known as the "Pennsylvania Rural and
29 Intercity Common Carrier Surface Transportation Assistance
30 Act,"] "Lottery Fund Preservation Act," additional funds to
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1 fulfill these obligations, shall be appropriated from the
2 General Fund for this purpose.
3 (b) The moneys in said State Lottery Fund shall be
4 appropriated only:
5 (1) For the payment of prizes to the holders of winning
6 lottery tickets or shares;
7 (2) For the expenses of the division in its operation of the
8 lottery;
9 (3) For property tax relief, for the provision of library
10 services directly to facilities that house or are established to
11 primarily serve the elderly and free or reduced fare transit
12 service for the elderly as provided under section 12 of this
13 act; and
14 (4) For transfer to the General Fund through June 30, 1972,
15 and for the repayment to the General Fund of the amount
16 appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 16 of this act.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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