Bill Text: PA SB200 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for limitation on expenditures.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-27 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS [SB200 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB200-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 201
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 200 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY EARLL, SCARNATI, VANCE, M. WHITE, BROWNE, PICCOLA, ERICKSON, D. WHITE, ROBBINS, ORIE, WAUGH, WONDERLING, RAFFERTY AND BOSCOLA, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 25, 2007 (P.L.342, No.53), entitled "An
act providing for the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic
Development and Tourism Fund Capital Budget for 2007;
itemizing projects to be assisted by the Department of
Community and Economic Development, together with their
estimated financial costs; authorizing recurring payments for
certain projects; and making appropriations," further
providing for limitation on expenditures.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5 of the act of July 25, 2007 (P.L.342,
No.53), known as the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development
and Tourism Fund Capital Budget Itemization Act of 2007, is
amended to read:
Section 5. Limitation on expenditures.
(a) General rule.--Beginning in fiscal year 2007-2008, it
shall be mandatory, not directory, that payments made pursuant
to section 4(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7) and (8) shall be made
each year from the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and
Tourism Fund by the Department of Community and Economic
Development. In such years that it is determined for any reason
that there are not sufficient funds to make these mandatory
payments, each mandatory payment shall be proportionately
reduced in an amount equal to the shortfall in the Pennsylvania
Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund. Total expenditures
under this act for the projects referred to in section 4 shall
not exceed the total amount authorized for each project in
section 3.
(b) Contingent distribution for projects in cities of the
first class.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 4 Pa.C.S. §
1407(b) (relating to Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development
and Tourism Fund), the act of July 9, 2008 (P.L.908, No.63),
known as the H20 PA Act, or this act, no moneys shall be
distributed from the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development
and Tourism Fund for any project under section 3(51)(i)(A) of
this act until such time as the two Category 2 licensed
facilities within a city of the first class as provided for
under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1304(b)(1)(relating to Category 2 slot machine
license) are operating and generating gross terminal revenues as
certified by the Secretary of Revenue to the State Treasurer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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