By Puente, Reyna of Bexar, et al. H.B. No. 891 77R4411 YDB-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to authorizing the Texas Lottery Commission to participate 1-3 in a multistate lottery game. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 466, Government Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Subchapter J to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER J. PARTICIPATION IN MULTISTATE LOTTERY GAME 1-8 Sec. 466.451. MULTISTATE AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED. (a) The 1-9 commission may enter into a written agreement with the appropriate 1-10 officials of one or more other states to participate in the 1-11 operation of a multistate lottery game. 1-12 (b) The commission may participate in only one multistate 1-13 lottery game at any time. 1-14 Sec. 466.452. REVENUE FROM MULTISTATE LOTTERY. (a) Except 1-15 as provided by this section, revenue received from the sale of 1-16 tickets in this state for a multistate lottery game is subject to 1-17 Subchapter H. 1-18 (b) The commission may deposit a portion of the revenue 1-19 received from the sale of multistate lottery game tickets in this 1-20 state into a fund shared with other parties to an agreement under 1-21 this subchapter for the payment of prizes awarded in multistate 1-22 lottery games in which the commission participates. The commission 1-23 may retain such portion of revenue in the fund for as long as 1-24 necessary to pay prizes claimed during the period designated for 2-1 claiming a prize in the multistate lottery game. 2-2 Sec. 466.453. USE OF APPROPRIATED MONEY. The commission may 2-3 share in the payment of costs associated with participating in 2-4 multistate lottery games. 2-5 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-6 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-7 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-8 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-9 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.