Assembly Bill A5459A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring host community consultation prior to authorization of certain video lottery gaming facilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5459 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4170
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S900

2015-A5459 - Summary

Relates to video lottery gaming devices in the Suffolk region.

2015-A5459 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5459

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend  the tax law, in relation to requiring host community
  consultation prior to authorization of certain  video  lottery  gaming
  facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision a of section 1617-a of the tax law  is  amended
by adding a new paragraph 4-a to read as follows:
  (4-A)  AT  A FACILITY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO
BE DETERMINED BY THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION, ESTABLISHED WITHIN  REGION
THREE  OF  ZONE ONE AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
TEN OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND  BREEDING  LAW,  LIMITED  TO
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES. SUCH FACILITY MAY ONLY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE
STATE  GAMING  COMMISSION  FOLLOWING  HOST  COMMUNITY  CONSULTATION  AND
CONSIDERATION OF MARKET FACTORS SUCH AS POTENTIAL  REVENUE  IMPACT,  JOB
DEVELOPMENT  AND  CAPITAL INVESTMENT. CONSULTATION WITH HOST COMMUNITIES
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS,  CHAMBERS  OF
COMMERCE,  CIVIC  ORGANIZATIONS,  SPECIAL  AND  FIRE  DISTRICTS  AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE FACILITY AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE DEEMED A VENDOR FOR ALL PURPOSES UNDER THIS ARTICLE,  AND  NEED
NOT  BE OPERATED BY LICENSED THOROUGHBRED OR HARNESS RACING ASSOCIATIONS
OR CORPORATIONS. THE FACILITY  AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE DEEMED VENDORS FOR ALL PURPOSES UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08870-02-5

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2015-A5459A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4170
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S900

2015-A5459A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to video lottery gaming devices in the Suffolk region.

2015-A5459A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5459--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MURRAY, McDONOUGH, THIELE, PALUMBO, GARBARINO --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to video lottery gaming devices

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph 4 of subdivision a of section 1617-a of the tax
law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read  as
follows:
  (4)  at  a  maximum  of two facilities, neither to exceed one thousand
video lottery gaming devices, established within region  three  of  zone
one  as defined by section one thousand three hundred ten of the racing,
pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, one each  operated  by  a  corpo-
ration  established  pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing,
pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law in  the  Suffolk  region  and  the
Nassau  region  to  be  located within a facility authorized pursuant to
sections one thousand eight or one thousand nine of the racing, pari-mu-
tuel wagering and breeding law. The facilities  authorized  pursuant  to
this paragraph shall be deemed vendors for all purposes under this arti-
cle. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR ANY
FACILITY  WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE SUFFOLK REGION, THE STATE GAMING
COMMISSION MUST CONSULT WITH THE  HOST  COMMUNITY  AND  CONSIDER  MARKET
FACTORS  SUCH  AS  POTENTIAL REVENUE IMPACT, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL
INVESTMENT. CONSULTATION WITH HOST COMMUNITIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CHAMBERS  OF  COMMERCE,  CIVIC  ORGANIZA-
TIONS, SPECIAL AND FIRE DISTRICTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08870-03-5

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