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Assembly Bill A6384A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Extends expiration date for contributions of an additional 1% of purse money

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2011-A6384 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §228, RWB L

2011-A6384 - Summary

Extends expiration date for contributions of an additional 1% of purse money.

2011-A6384 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6384

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to certain payments to the horsemen's organization

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of  section  228  of
the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter
259 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  The  state  racing  and  wagering  board  shall, as a condition of
racing, require any franchised corporation and every  other  corporation
subject  to  its  jurisdiction  to  withhold  one percent of all purses,
except that for the franchised corporation, starting on September first,
two thousand seven and continuing through August thirty-first, two thou-
sand [eleven] THIRTEEN, two percent of all  purses  shall  be  withheld,
and,  in  the case of the franchised corporation, to pay such sum to the
horsemen's organization or its successor  that  was  first  entitled  to
receive  payments  pursuant  to this section in accordance with rules of
the board adopted effective November  third,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-
three representing at least fifty-one percent of the owners and trainers
utilizing  the  facilities of such franchised corporation, on the condi-
tion that such horsemen's organization shall expend as much as is neces-
sary, but not to exceed one-half of one percent of such  total  sum,  to
acquire  and maintain the equipment required to establish a program at a
state college within this state with an approved equine science  program
to  test  for  the presence of steroids in horses, provided further that
the qualified organization shall also, in an amount to be determined  by
its board of directors, annually include in its expenditures for benevo-
lence  programs,  funds  to  support  an organization providing services
necessary to backstretch employees, and, in  the  case  of  every  other
corporation,  to  pay  such  one percent sum of purses to the horsemen's

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10157-01-1

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2011-A6384A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §228, RWB L

2011-A6384A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends expiration date for contributions of an additional 1% of purse money.

2011-A6384A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6384--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
  relation to certain payments to the horsemen's organization

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 228 of
the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter
259 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  The state racing and wagering board shall, as a condition  of  racing,
require  any  franchised corporation and every other corporation subject
to its jurisdiction to withhold one percent of all purses,  except  that
for  the  franchised corporation, starting on September first, two thou-
sand seven and continuing  through  August  thirty-first,  two  thousand
[eleven]  TWELVE,  two  percent of all purses shall be withheld, and, in
the case  of  the  franchised  corporation,  to  pay  such  sum  to  the
horsemen's  organization  or  its  successor  that was first entitled to
receive payments pursuant to this section in accordance  with  rules  of
the  board  adopted  effective  November third, nineteen hundred eighty-
three representing at least fifty-one percent of the owners and trainers
utilizing the facilities of such franchised corporation, on  the  condi-
tion that such horsemen's organization shall expend as much as is neces-
sary,  but  not  to exceed one-half of one percent of such total sum, to
acquire and maintain the equipment required to establish a program at  a
state  college within this state with an approved equine science program
to test for the presence of steroids in horses,  provided  further  that
the  qualified organization shall also, in an amount to be determined by
its board of directors, annually include in its expenditures for benevo-
lence programs, funds to  support  an  organization  providing  services
necessary  to  backstretch  employees,  and,  in the case of every other

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10157-02-1

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