Bill Text: TX SB1340 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the temporary operation of a racetrack extension location.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-21 - Placed on General State Calendar [SB1340 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1340-Engrossed.html
By: Seliger | S.B. No. 1340 |
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relating to the temporary operation of a racetrack extension | ||
location. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 6.15, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, | ||
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 6.15. RACING AT TEMPORARY LOCATION. After an | ||
association has been granted a license to operate a racetrack and | ||
before the completion of construction at the designated place for | ||
which the license was issued, the commission may, on application by | ||
the association, issue a temporary license that permits the | ||
association to conduct races at a location in the same county for a | ||
period expiring six [ |
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temporary license or on the completion of the permanent facility, | ||
whichever occurs first. The commission may set the conditions and | ||
standards for issuance of a temporary license and allocation of | ||
appropriate race days. An applicant for a temporary license must | ||
pay the application fees and must post the bonds required of other | ||
licensees before the issuance of a temporary license. After a | ||
temporary license has expired, no individual, corporation, or | ||
association, nor any individual belonging to a corporation or | ||
association which has been granted a temporary license, may get an | ||
extension of the temporary license or a new temporary license. | ||
SECTION 2. The Texas Racing Commission shall grant an | ||
extension of up to four years for any association currently in | ||
possession of an unexpired temporary license as described in | ||
Section 1 of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |