PRINTER'S NO. 2364
No. 1565 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, WONDERLING, ERICKSON, VANCE, ARMSTRONG, BROWNE, FOLMER AND WOZNIAK, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 2 Statutes, further providing for Auditor General's reports. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. Title 4 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes 6 is amended by adding a section to read: 7 § 1214. Auditor General's reports. 8 In cooperation with the department and the State Treasurer, 9 the Auditor General shall annually audit and report on the 10 amounts and uses of the distributions made under Chapter 14 11 (relating to revenues) from the State Gaming Fund and the 12 Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund. In 13 addition, every four years, the Auditor General shall perform an 14 internal audit of the expenses and revenues of the board. In 15 addition to examining the agency's financial statements, the 16 Auditor General shall be entitled to examine original source 17 documents at such times as is believed necessary, or may
1 otherwise examine original documents on a random basis designed 2 to ensure the integrity of the audit. The audit shall include, 3 but not be limited to, the expenses incurred by individual 4 members of the board and reimbursed or otherwise paid for by the 5 board. The Auditor General shall prepare a written report of its 6 audits under this section and submit a copy of the report to the 7 Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee of 8 the Senate and the Gaming Oversight Committee of the House of 9 Representatives no later than April 1 of each year. 10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. I12L04AJM/20080S1565B2364 - 2 -