The New York State Senate

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                                  8627

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            September 1, 2017
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Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- 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  the  composition  of  the  local  advisory board for the
  Belmont racetrack facility

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of section 212 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law, as added by chapter 18 of the laws  of  2008,
is amended to read as follows:
  6.  Within thirty days following the appointment of the members of the
franchise oversight board, the members  of  the  oversight  board  shall
establish  a local advisory board for each racing operation comprised of
the following members to meet at least twice yearly:
  a. The local advisory board for the Saratoga racetrack facility  shall
be  comprised of fifteen members and include five designees from each of
the following: the board of supervisors, the mayor of the city of  Sara-
toga and the franchised corporation.
  b.  The local advisory board for the Aqueduct racetrack facility shall
be comprised of fifteen members, nine of whom shall be designees of  New
York  City Queens Community Board Ten, three designees of the franchised
corporation and three designees of the video lottery gaming operator.
  C. THE LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE BELMONT RACETRACK  FACILITY  SHALL
BE  COMPRISED  OF  FIFTEEN  MEMBERS,  SIX  OF WHOM SHALL BE DESIGNEES OF
NASSAU COUNTY,  THREE  DESIGNEES  OF  THE  FRANCHISED  CORPORATION,  AND
INCLUDE  TWO  DESIGNEES  FROM  EACH  OF THE FOLLOWING: VILLAGE OF FLORAL
PARK, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
SENATE.
  The  members  of the local advisory boards shall serve for a period of
two years. In the event of a vacancy occurring during a term of appoint-
ment by reason of death, resignation, disqualification or otherwise such

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

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vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the
original appointment. The members of  the  local  advisory  board  shall
serve without compensation, except that each member shall be allowed the
necessary  and actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her
duties pursuant to this section.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.