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Assembly Bill A8627

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the composition of the local advisory board for the Belmont racetrack facility

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2017-A8627 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §212, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A2317

2017-A8627 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the composition of the local advisory board for the Belmont racetrack facility.

2017-A8627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8627
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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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