THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SEIP, DONATUCCI, KORTZ, SAINATO, BARRAR, DALEY AND KNOWLES, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled, as

reenacted, "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and

malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating

and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and

restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,

consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding

in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic

liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the

persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and

duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing

for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores,

for the payment of certain license fees to the respective

municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain

nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure

without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;

providing for local option, and repealing existing laws,"

providing for a special club license to be issued to a

nonprofit organization selected by the Department of Military

and Veterans Affairs for the benefit of present and past

members of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known

as the Liquor Code, reenacted and amended June 29, 1987 (P.L.32,

No.14), is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 408.17.  National Guard Club License.--(a)  Subject

to the provisions of this act and regulations promulgated under

this act, the board, upon application, shall issue a special

club license to a non-profit organization selected by the

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

(b)  The location of the proposed licensed facility shall be

Fort Indiantown Gap.

(c)  The purpose of a non-profit organization that will be

issued a license under this section is the promotion of military

values, and the proposed membership shall be limited to current

and former members of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

(d)  A maximum of two special club licenses may be issued by

the board.

(e)  Any club issued a license under this section shall be

eligible for licensing under the act of December 19, 1988

(P.L.1262, No.156), known as the "Local Option Small Games of

Chance Act," and the club is exempt from the local option

requirements of section 14 of that act.

Section 2.  Repeals are as follows:

(1)  The General Assembly declares that the repeal under

paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the addition of

section 408.17 of the act.

(2)  Section 14 of the act of December 19, 1988

(P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of

Chance Act, is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with

this act.

Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.