PRINTER'S NO. 744
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
644
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, O'BRIEN, CRUZ, KINSEY, HARPER, COHEN,
V. BROWN, PASHINSKI, THOMAS, BROWNLEE, WATSON, MURT, McNEILL,
D. PARKER AND ROEBUCK, FEBRUARY 26, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, FEBRUARY 26, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in revenues relating to gaming, further providing
for establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine
revenue distribution.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1403(c)(2)(iii)(A) of Title 4 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1403. Establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine
revenue distribution.
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(c) Transfers and distributions.--The department shall:
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(2) From the local share assessment established in
subsection (b), make quarterly distributions among the
counties hosting a licensed facility in accordance with the
following schedule:
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(iii) If the facility is a Category 2 licensed
facility and if the county in which the licensed facility
is located is:
(A) A county of the first class: 4% of the
gross terminal revenue to the county hosting the
licensed facility from each such licensed facility.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary,
funds from licensed gaming entities located within a
county of the first class shall not be distributed
outside of a county of the first class. The [first
$5,000,000 of the] total amount distributed annually
to the county of the first class under this part
shall be distributed to the Philadelphia School
District.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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