Bill Text: NY S04170 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to video lottery gaming devices in the Suffolk region.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING [S04170 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S04170-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4170 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 5, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager- ing 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: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision a of section 1617-a of the tax 2 law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 (4) at a maximum of two facilities, neither to exceed one thousand 5 video lottery gaming devices, established within region three of zone 6 one as defined by section one thousand three hundred ten of the racing, 7 pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, one each operated by a corpo- 8 ration established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, 9 pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law in the Suffolk region and the 10 Nassau region to be located within a facility authorized pursuant to 11 sections one thousand eight or one thousand nine of the racing, pari-mu- 12 tuel wagering and breeding law. The facilities authorized pursuant to 13 this paragraph shall be deemed vendors for all purposes under this arti- 14 cle. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR ANY 15 FACILITY WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE SUFFOLK REGION, THE STATE GAMING 16 COMMISSION MUST CONSULT WITH THE HOST COMMUNITY AND CONSIDER MARKET 17 FACTORS SUCH AS POTENTIAL REVENUE IMPACT, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL 18 INVESTMENT. CONSULTATION WITH HOST COMMUNITIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE 19 LIMITED TO, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CIVIC ORGANIZA- 20 TIONS, SPECIAL AND FIRE DISTRICTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 21 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09676-01-5