S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3334--B
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 17, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. LANZA, GOLDEN, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing,
Gaming and Wagering -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering in accordance with
Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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 and
the state finance law, in relation to the New York city off-track
betting corporation and establishing the New York city off-track
betting corporation fund; and to repeal certain provisions of the
racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 602 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 115 of the laws of
2008, is amended and a new subdivision 15 is added to read as follows:
9. "Cost of corporation's functions." All costs and expenses incurred
by the corporation in connection with the performance of the functions
of the corporation, including, but not limited to, operating expenses of
the corporation, the cost of acquiring, constructing or equipping branch
offices and other facilities and premises of the corporation, [and
interest and principal on bonds,] notes or other obligations of the
corporation issued to finance the acquisition, construction or equipment
of such offices, facilities or premises.
15. "VENDOR OPERATOR." THE VENDOR OPERATOR SHALL BE SELECTED PURSUANT
TO THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS
ARTICLE AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF
THE CORPORATION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S 2. Section 603 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law,
as amended by chapter 115 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
S 603. New York city off-track betting corporation. 1. A corporation
to be known as the "New York city off-track betting corporation" is
hereby created. Such corporation shall be a body corporate and politic
constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall be [administered]
OVERSEEN by a board of directors consisting of five members, who may be
public officers, appointed by the governor for fixed terms as hereinaft-
er provided, one of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the
temporary president of the senate, and one of whom shall be appointed on
the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly.
2. THE TERMS OF ALL DIRECTORS SERVING A TERM THAT ENCOMPASSED JANUARY
TWENTY-FIFTH, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE EXPIRED AND
NEW DIRECTORS SHALL BE APPOINTED. Of the directors, one shall be
appointed for a term ending on December thirty-first, two thousand
[nine] TWELVE, one for a term ending on December thirty-first, two thou-
sand [ten] THIRTEEN, one for a term ending on December thirty-first, two
thousand [twelve] FOURTEEN, and the two directors appointed on the
recommendation of the temporary president of the senate and the speaker
of the assembly, for a term ending December thirty-first, two thousand
[fourteen] FIFTEEN. Upon the expiration of such terms, the terms of
office of their successors shall be six years. Vacancies occurring
otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired
term.
3. The governor shall designate one of the directors to be chairman of
the board of directors and may at his pleasure, change his designation
of any such director to be chairman.
4. Each director shall continue to serve until the appointment and
qualification of his successor.
5. The directors shall be removable for cause by the governor, upon
charges and after a hearing.
6. The [powers] OVERSIGHT of the corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by the board at a meeting duly held at a time fixed by any
by-law adopted by the board, or at any duly adjourned meeting of such
meeting or at any meeting held upon reasonable notice to all of the
directors, or upon written waiver thereof, and a majority of the whole
number of directors shall constitute a quorum[; provided that neither
the business nor the powers of the corporation shall be transacted or
exercised except pursuant to the favorable vote of at least a majority
of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is in attend-
ance].
7. The board may delegate to one or more of the directors, officers,
agents or employees of the corporation such powers and duties as it may
deem proper.
8. The directors shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
9. The directors may engage in outside employment or in a profession
or business EXCEPT AS AN EXECUTIVE OR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEE OR unless
otherwise prohibited from doing so by virtue of holding another public
office subject to the provisions of section seventy-three of the public
officers law.
10. The board shall hold an annual meeting.
11. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be the same as [that of
the city, provided, however, that the corporation shall have a nine
month fiscal year from July first, two thousand eight through March
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thirty-first, two thousand nine, and then the fiscal year of the corpo-
ration shall be the same as] the state.
12. THE CORPORATION WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE VENDOR OPERATOR AND
THE POWERS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE VESTED IN THE VENDOR OPERATOR.
S 3. Section 617 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
is amended to read as follows:
S 617. Exemption from taxation. [1.] The moneys and property of the
corporation and any property under its jurisdiction, control or super-
vision, and all of its activities and operations shall be exempt from
taxation.
[2. The state covenants with the purchasers of and with all subsequent
holders and transferees of bonds and notes issued by the corporation
pursuant to this article, in consideration of the acceptance of and
payment for the said bonds and notes, that the said bonds and notes and
the income therefrom, and all moneys, funds and revenue pledged to pay
or secure the payment of such bonds and notes shall at all time be free
from taxation, except for estate and gift taxes and taxes on transfers.]
S 4. The opening paragraph of section 621 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 115 of the laws of
2008, is amended to read as follows:
Within one hundred twenty days after the end of the fiscal year of the
corporation, the [directors thereof] VENDOR OPERATOR shall submit to the
governor, the legislature, the racing and wagering board and the state
comptroller a complete and detailed report setting forth:
S 5. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by
adding a new section 625 to read as follows:
S 625. SELECTION OF VENDOR OPERATOR. 1. THE NEW YORK STATE RACING AND
WAGERING BOARD SHALL SUBMIT, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS SECTION, A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFYING ENTITIES AS
DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ADMINISTRATING OF THE
CORPORATION. THE ENTITY CHOSEN TO ADMINISTER THE CORPORATION SHALL ENTER
INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE FOR A TERM OF TEN YEARS, WHICH MAY BE
RENEWED SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD
AND THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS.
2. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES SHALL CONSIST OF INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS OR
CORPORATIONS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, WHICH ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THEIR
PROPOSAL TO SUBMIT AT LEAST ONE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT
AND CONTINUATION OF A PROFITABLE CORPORATION. IN AWARDING THE CONTRACT,
THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD MUST CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
WITH RESPECT TO EACH APPLICANT: ITS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, ITS EXPERIENCE IN THE RACING INDUSTRY, ITS EXPERI-
ENCE IN THE PARI-MUTUEL AND/OR OFF-TRACK BETTING INDUSTRIES, ITS EXPERI-
ENCE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, THE FEASIBILITY OF ITS PROPOSED
BUSINESS PLAN OR PLANS, AND ITS COMMITMENT TO USE ITS BEST EFFORTS TO
SUPPORT THE VIABILITY OF OFF-TRACK BETTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS
WELL AS THE RACING INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
3. ALL BUSINESS PLANS SUBMITTED BY AN ENTITY MUST INCLUDE PROVISIONS
FOR PRIORITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT BY ANY FORMER EMPLOYEE OF
THE CORPORATION WHOSE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE, BY
RETIREMENT, OR WITH A SEVERANCE AWARD. SUCH PLANS MUST ALSO PROVIDE FOR
REPRESENTATION OF OFF-TRACK BETTING BRANCH OFFICES, OR AN EQUIVALENT, IN
ALL OF THE BOROUGHS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN FOR
BUSINESS PLANS THAT HAVE AT LEAST THREE FACILITIES IN EACH BOROUGH AND
THAT MAINTAIN THE SAME RATIO OF ACCESS TO OFF-TRACK BETTING FACILITIES
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AS WAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND TEN.
4. THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD SHALL MAKE PUBLIC ITS PRELIMI-
NARY SELECTION OF THE VENDOR OPERATOR NO LATER THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER
THE SUBMISSION OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AND ALLOW FOR TWO WEEKS FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. THE FINAL SELECTION AND THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE VENDOR
AND THE STATE MUST BE FINALIZED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE PRELIMINARY
SELECTION, BUT NO SOONER THAN THE END OF THE TWO WEEK PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
5. THE SELECTION OF VENDOR MAY BE REVOKED AND CANCELLED BY THE STATE
RACING AND WAGERING BOARD FOR A MATERIAL BREACH OF CONTRACT OR FOR A
VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD OR IF SUCH
VENDOR OR ITS OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS SHALL KNOWINGLY VIOLATE THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF THE PENAL LAW. THE ACTION OF THE STATE
RACING AND WAGERING BOARD IN REVOKING THE SELECTION SHALL BE REVIEWABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY AND SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
6. FOR CONTRACTS IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, ENTERED
INTO BY THE VENDOR FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OR SERVICES, THE BOARD
MAY REVIEW THE CHARACTER AND FITNESS OF THE ENTITY OR ITS PRINCIPALS
ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE VENDOR.
S 6. Clause (E) of subparagraph 5 and clause (F) of subparagraph 6 of
paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 1016 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008,
are amended to read as follows:
(E) On days when a franchised corporation is not conducting a race
meeting and when a licensed harness track is neither accepting wagers
nor displaying the signal from an in-state thoroughbred corporation or
association or an out-of-state thoroughbred track:
(i) Such licensed regional harness track shall receive in lieu of any
other payments on wagers placed at off-track betting facilities outside
the special betting district on races conducted by an in-state thorough-
bred racing corporation, [two and eight-tenths] ONE AND FOUR-TENTHS
percent on regular and multiple bets during a regional meeting and [one
and nine-tenths] NINETY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS percent of such bets if there is
no regional meeting and [four and eight-tenths] TWO AND FOUR-TENTHS
percent on exotic bets on days on which there is a regional meeting and
[three and four-tenths] ONE AND SEVEN-TENTHS percent of such bets if
there is no regional meeting.
(ii) Such licensed regional harness track shall receive [one and one-
half] SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS per centum on total regional handle on
races conducted at out-of-state or out-of-country thoroughbred tracks.
(iii) In those regions in which there is more than one licensed
regional harness track, if no track is accepting wagers or displaying
the live simulcast signal from the out-of-state track, the total sum
shall be divided among the tracks in proportion to the ratio the wagers
placed on races conducted by each track bears to the corporation's total
in-region harness handle. If one or more tracks are accepting wagers or
displaying the live simulcast signal, the total amount shall be divided
among those tracks not accepting wagers or displaying the simulcast
signal for an out-of-state track or in-state thoroughbred corporation or
association.
(F) Of the sums retained by a licensed harness facility, [fifty] ONE
HUNDRED percent shall be used exclusively for purses awarded in races
conducted by such licensed facility [and the remaining fifty percent
shall be retained by such licensed facility for its general purposes,
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provided, however, that in a harness special betting district the
portion of the sums retained by a licensed harness facility to be used
for purses or the methodology for calculating the amount to be used for
purses may be specified in a written contract between a harness racing
association or corporation and its representative horsemen's associ-
ation].
S 7. Section 1017 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
S 1017. Out-of-state or out-of-country races. 1. Licensed simulcast
facilities may accept wagers and display the signal of out-of-state or
out-of-country thoroughbred tracks after 7Labor P.M. in accordance with
the provisions of this section. Such simulcasting may include mixed
meetings if such meetings are integral to such racing programs and all
such wagering on such races shall be construed to be thoroughbred races.
For facilities located within the special betting district, such
approval shall also be required from a thoroughbred racing corporation
during the period a racing program is being conducted at such track.
Such approval shall not be required on any day such thoroughbred racing
corporation is also accepting an out-of-state or out-of-country signal
and wager, as authorized by this section. The provisions of section one
thousand sixteen of this article shall be applicable to the conduct of
such simulcasting and the provisions of clauses (A) and (B) of subpara-
graph four of paragraph b of subdivision one of section one thousand
sixteen of this article shall apply to those facilities licensed in
accordance with sections one thousand eight and one thousand nine of
this article and the provisions of clauses (A) and (B) of subparagraph
six of paragraph b of subdivision one of section one thousand sixteen of
this article shall apply to those facilities licensed in accordance with
section one thousand seven of this article, when such provisions are in
full force and effect pursuant to such section. Provided, however, the
provisions of section one thousand fourteen of this article shall be
applicable to the conduct of such simulcasting, when such provisions are
in full force and effect pursuant to such section.
2. a. Maintenance of effort. Any off-track betting corporation which
engages in accepting wagers on the simulcasts of thoroughbred races from
out-of-state or out-of-country as permitted under subdivision one of
this section shall submit to the board, for its approval, a schedule of
payments to be made in any year or portion thereof, that such off-track
corporation engages in nighttime thoroughbred simulcasting. In order to
be approved by the board, the payment schedule shall be identical to the
actual payments and distributions of such payments to [tracks and] purs-
es made by such off-track corporation pursuant to the provisions of
section one thousand fifteen of this article during the year two thou-
sand two, as derived from out-of-state harness races displayed after
6:00 P.M. If approved by the board, such scheduled payments shall be
made from revenues derived from any simulcasting conducted pursuant to
this section and section one thousand fifteen of this article.
b. Additional payments. During each calendar year, to the extent, and
at such time in the event, that aggregate statewide wagering handle
after 7Labor P.M. on out-of-state and out-of-country thoroughbred races
exceeds one hundred million dollars, each off-track betting corporation
conducting such simulcasting shall pay to its regional harness track or
tracks, an amount equal to [two] ONE percent of its proportionate share
of such excess handle. In any region where there are two or more
regional harness tracks, such two percent shall be divided between or
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among the tracks in a proportion equal to the proportion of handle on
live harness races conducted at such tracks during the preceding calen-
dar year. [Fifty percent of the] THE sum received by each track pursuant
to this paragraph shall be used exclusively for increasing purses,
stakes and prizes at that regional harness track.
S 8. Subdivision 2 of section 529 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
2. [Ninety-five percent of the balance of such account remaining
unclaimed as of the last day of February of such year shall be paid to
the state tax commission by March fifteenth. On or before April tenth of
each year the balance of such account and any other unclaimed amounts
received in the course of conducting off-track betting shall be paid by
such corporation to the state tax commission. A penalty of five percent
and interest at the rate of one percent per month from the due date to
the date of payment of the unclaimed balance due March fifteenth or
April tenth, as the case may be, shall be payable in case such balance
is not paid when due. Such amounts, interest and penalties when
collected by the state tax commission shall be deposited into the gener-
al fund of the state treasury] ON APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE AMOUNT
OF TICKETS REMAINING UNCLAIMED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR MAY BE USED FOR
CORPORATE PURPOSES.
S 9. Subdivision 7 of section 532 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law, as added by chapter 115 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
7. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any payments
otherwise payable to a city with a population of one million or more,
pursuant to this section, [other than payments pursuant to subparagraphs
(i) and (iii) of paragraph b of subdivision three of this section, shall
be payable to the corporation and shall be available for its corporate
purposes] SHALL PAY REMAINING AMOUNTS TO THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK FOR DEPOSIT IN THE NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION
FUND.
S 10. Subdivision 2 of section 610 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law, as amended by chapter 115 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
2. All moneys due the city pursuant to article five-A of this chapter
shall be paid to the New York city [comptroller] OFF-TRACK BETTING
CORPORATION FUND.
S 11. Subdivision 6 of section 527 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law, as amended by chapter 115 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
6. The net amount remaining to each regional corporation after payment
of taxes and distributions pursuant to this section and after payment of
operating expenses and principal and interest on any obligations shall,
in the case of the New York city off-track betting corporation, be
retained by the corporation, and in the case of other regional corpo-
rations shall accrue and be payable to participating counties pursuant
to section five hundred sixteen of this chapter; provided, however, that
the [New York city off-track betting corporation] VENDOR OPERATOR, after
payment of all current taxes and distributions shall use such net amount
to pay all [liabilities] OPERATING EXPENSES of such corporation [as of
the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand eight
which amended this subdivision], and at such time as all [liabilities]
OPERATING EXPENSES have been paid, such [corporation] VENDOR OPERATOR
shall pay ANY remaining amounts to the comptroller of the state of New
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York for deposit in the [general fund of the state] NEW YORK CITY
OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION FUND.
S 12. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by
adding a new section 626 to read as follows:
S 626. VENDOR OPERATOR FEE. AS CONSIDERATION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE
CORPORATION, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL PAY A VENDOR FEE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
DAILY OPERATIONS AND CAPITALIZATION OF A NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING
OPERATION TO BE PAID AS FOLLOWS: IF THE ANNUAL DEPOSIT INTO THE NEW
YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION FUND IS LESS THAN TWO AND
ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS, THE VENDOR OPERATOR SHALL RECEIVE ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL DEPOSITS; IF THE ANNUAL DEPOSIT INTO THE NEW YORK
CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION FUND IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO TEN
MILLION DOLLARS, THE VENDOR OPERATOR SHALL BE PAID TWO AND ONE-HALF
MILLION DOLLARS AND THE REMAINING FUNDS SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE STATE
GENERAL FUND; IF THE ANNUAL DEPOSIT IS MORE THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS,
THE VENDOR OPERATOR SHALL BE PAID TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNU-
AL DEPOSITS AND THE REMAINING FUNDS SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE STATE
GENERAL FUND.
S 13. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-h to
read as follows:
S 95-H. NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION FUND. 1. THERE IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO
BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION FUND".
2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONIES RECEIVED BY THE STATE PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND SIX OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN AND
SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THE RACING,
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW. ANY INTEREST EARNED BY THE
INVESTMENT OF MONEYS IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE ADDED TO SUCH FUND, BECOME A
PART OF SUCH FUND, AND BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH FUND.
3. MONEYS OF THE NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION FUND
SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPTROLLER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE
NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING VENDOR OPERATOR FEE DISTRIBUTED ACCORD-
ING TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGER-
ING AND BREEDING LAW; ALL REMAINING MONEY SHALL BE DISBURSED INTO THE
STATE GENERAL FUND.
S 14. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by
adding a new section 113 to read as follows:
S 113. TELEPHONE AND INTERNET WAGERING. THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING
BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER ELIMINATING OR REGULATING THE AUTHORITY OF
OUT-OF-STATE ENTITIES TO ACCEPT TELEPHONE AND/OR INTERNET WAGERING FROM
STATE RESIDENTS PLACED WHILE IN THIS STATE, WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
OBJECTIVES OF OFF-TRACK PARI-MUTUEL BETTING AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE
HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AND IF SO DETERMINED, THE STATE RACING
AND WAGERING BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH SUCH GENERAL REGULATIONS TO ELIMINATE
OR REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF OUT-OF-STATE ENTITIES OF ACCEPTING SUCH
WAGERS.
S 15. Subdivision 4 of section 606 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law, as amended by chapter 115 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
4. All [employees and officers] PRESENT AND FUTURE RETIREES of the
corporation in classes or positions whose incumbents, in equivalent
classes or positions of the city, are eligible, as of the effective date
hereof, to participate in, and receive benefits from any city authorized
health insurance or welfare benefit program, shall be eligible to
participate in, and receive benefits from any such health insurance or
welfare benefit program; provided, however, that the [corporation] STATE
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shall reimburse the city or its designee for the actual cost of benefits
under this subdivision.
S 16. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 610 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law are REPEALED.
S 17. Sections 611, 612, 613, 614, 616 and 620 of the racing, pari-mu-
tuel wagering and breeding law are REPEALED.
S 18. This act shall take effect immediately.
