Senate Bill S8986

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2017-S8986 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §212, RWB L

2017-S8986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the composition of the local advisory board for the Belmont racetrack facility; 15 members designated by the temporary president of the senate; speaker of the assembly and the franchised corporation.

2017-S8986 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8986
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 11, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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 AND INCLUDE FIVE DESIGNEES FROM EACH OF
 THE FOLLOWING: THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY AND  THE  FRANCHISED  CORPORATION.  ALL  SUCH  DESIGNEES  SHALL
 RESIDE,  WORK  OR  OWN A BUSINESS WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE BELMONT RACE-
 TRACK FACILITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NO ONE SHALL DESIGNATE MORE THAN  TWO
 INDIVIDUALS FROM ANY ONE COMMUNITY OR VILLAGE. THE BOARD SHALL ADVISE ON
 MATTERS RELEVANT TO THE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE FRAN-
 CHISED  CORPORATION  AT  THE BELMONT RACETRACK FACILITY. TO AVOID DUPLI-
 CATION, THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL NOT ADVISE ON THE PROPOSED  DEVELOPMENT
 BEING  SEPARATELY REVIEWED BY THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMED BY
 THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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